All prospective and transfer students must first submit an application for admission to the Steinhardt School at New York University before scheduling an audition below. You can find information on the application process through the appropriate admissions office.
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
Office of Graduate Admissions
Doctoral candidates should visit the Doctoral page for separate instructions and should contact the program director directly for an audition.
Audition Dates and Registration Information
Dance Education: Auditions are required for entrance to the MA degree program in Dance Education.
ABT track Masters program audition, Sunday, February 26, 2012, 10:00am. Location ABT Studios, 890 Broadway (at 19th Street), New York, NY. For more information or to reserve a place at the audition, call Frederick Curry, 212 998 5400. Those unable to attend, please send a DVD to Frederick Curry, Dance Education Program, 35 West Fourth Street, NYU, New York, NY 10012. You may also submit an audition video online instructions here. The DVD or online video (ten minutes maximum) should include the following: Work at the barre and in the center consisting of an adagio, petit allegro and grand allegro, as well as a port de bras exercise and pirouette combination with both en dehors and en dedans turns. Only one side of each exercise needs to be demonstrated.
Teaching K-12 + Teacher Certification and Teaching Dance in the Professions track Masters program audition, Saturday, February, 11, 2012, Time TBA. Location, 35 West Fourth Street, Studio 305, NYU, New York, NY. The live audition class includes a ballet barre, modern/contemporary combination, improvisation and West African dance. For those unable to attend the live audition, please send a DVD to Frederick Curry, Dance Education Program, 35 West Fourth Street, NYU, New York, NY 10012. The DVD (5 minutes maximum) should include footage of you dancing by yourself and should demonstrate your proficiency in a style or genre of dance with emphasis on the technique of that style. We are focusing on your ability to dance, not on choreography. You may also submit an audition video online instructions here. For more information or to reserve a place at the audition, call Frederick Curry, 212 998 5400.