BYU Cougarettes Audition Process

First Round — Technique Auditions

  1. Legs combo (battements, extensions, leg hold turns)
  2. Turns combo (chaines, piques, pirouettes and variations of fouetté technique)
  3. Leaps combo 
  4. Aerials and tricks: Right and left side aerial, kip-up, headspring to stand, rubber-band and any other proficient trick or gymnastic skill
  5. Advanced specialty turn combo in center, dancer’s choice, three sets of eight

Second Round — Routine Auditions

  1. Jazz combo
  2. Hip hop combo
  3. Pom/sideline combo
  4. One-minute solo routine, use appropriate music with clean lyrics
  5. Specialty skills (if needed, by request of the judges)

Third Round — Solo, specialty skills and call backs 

  1. Perform one-minute solo
  2. Show any specialty skilss, turns or tricks
  3. Call backs in jazz, hip hop or technique

Fourth Round — Interviews

ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COUGARETTE TEAM

Each person who makes it to the final round of auditions will be contacted individually via email and informed if they made the 2022-23 Cougarette team or not.