What Would Happen…

If you’ve been following our site for the past 2 months or so, you’ve either a) been keeping up with us as loyal readers or b) been trying to get the latest information for any auditions in the Southern California area. It’s insane when you think about it. Over 10 auditions since August, which means over 400+ dancers have come out to show their stuff and hopefully make it onto a team so that they can share the stage and compete against other collegiate dance troupes.

But in the midst of it all, you have to wonder: What would happen if all the teams had their auditions on the same day? Think about it…

For someone who’s been in this scene for 4 years, I’ve noticed a trickling effect: When dancers don’t make it onto one team, they go to the very next available audition, and depending on when (if ever) they are accepted onto a team, they call that team their family. But suppose they only had one shot to audition for a team all at the same time. How would that influence which team they’d audition for in the first place? Dramatically, I presume.

I’m not trying to say that this should happen. I’m not trying to say that each team should push to have their auditions first at the beginning of each new season. What I am trying to say is this: To those who aspire to dance on a team one day, choose one that intrigues you the most, not one that accepts you first. In the past I’ve seen and heard dancers questioned about their loyalty on a team, simply because they went through the “trickling effect.” It’s a shame that people have to go through that because loyalty shouldn’t be questioned unless disloyalty is proven. But there is some truth in that…

All in all, I just want to re-iterate the fact that our dance community is massive and constantly growing. We have so many amazing dancers and artistry that no one other dance community in the world could ever touch us. For all those who made it onto a team, congratulations and make the best of it. I’m really looking forward to seeing all the new faces on the teams! This year is going to be an amazing one, I can feel it!

God bless
Shalom

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Published:: 11.03.08 / 9pm by chicken

Category:: Auditions, Rumors, That's Fresh

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Interesting point! I’ve noticed the same trend. I think there are more and more people coming into the dance scene trying to “make it” and just get on a team, no matter which one. I think people definitely should try and pick a team that really interests them, and best fits their style. But sometimes I think it’s really up to fate to choose what team you’ll end up with - sometimes it’s not your first choice but that team ends up being closer than blood relatives. And sometimes you make the team that you’ve always wanted to be on and you ended up hating life. So the “trickling effect” is a good thing and a bad thing.

I think it’s inevitable for people to just take the first team that offers them a spot…and then often times the next year, people move on to other teams. So yeah, loyalty is an issue, but I think as long as that person gives what they can to the team that they are on at that point in time, it’s okay. That might sound like heresy to some people who are all about loyalty, but I’m speaking from my own personal experience. I put all of my efforts into a team, and I did consider them my family (and still do to this day). And I wanted to experience something different, and I went to another competitive team. I put everything I had into that team, and I also to this day consider the people I danced with on that team my family. And now, dancing with Mavyn, I feel the same way about them. I think as long as the dancer can give whatever it is they can into that team during that year, it’s fine. The problem arises when a dancer is on a team and really would rather be somewhere else so just drags everyone down. Or when a dancer auditions for one team that is not their priority team, and then leaves sometime in the middle of the year to dance for the team they really wanted in the first place. Not cool!

Oh yeah, and sharing team secrets is not cool also! Haha, just had to add that.

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