Audition for WGRUV

Positions and auditions: dance careers in South Africa

Looking for South African and International dancers to audition for paid positions including full time, integrated and ad hoc roles. Competitive remuneration.

Applying dancers should be classically trained and highly interested in improving their artistic personality and stylistic versatility.

Required age: 18 and up

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How it works
A WGRUV dancer in a black jacket and shorts leaping with one arm raised

Full time

Dancers split a full time role between dance, training and work-study in fields related to running a dance company or school.

Integrated

Dancers perform with WGRUV for seasonal work and incorporate all training with the company while engaging with other jobs or study outside of WGRUV.

Ad hoc

Dancers are hired for seasonal work only, including international dancers.

At a glance

Roles
Full time, integrated and ad hoc. Paid positions with competitive remuneration.
Who can apply
Classically trained South African and international dancers, aged 18 and up.
Live auditions
At our Bryanston Met Studio, Gauteng. We phone you to agree your audition date.
If you cannot attend
Send a video audition: a ballet centre adage and your own contemporary choreography.
Next audition dates
To be announced. Apply now and we will phone you to arrange yours.

How it works

  1. Check you can apply

    Applying dancers should be classically trained and highly interested in improving their artistic personality and stylistic versatility. Required age: 18 and up.

  2. Prepare your audition

    If you can come to Bryanston, you will take a ballet class and then be taught a contemporary combination, and present your own choreography. If you cannot attend a live audition, film a video audition. See “What to put in your video” below.

  3. Share your video (video auditions)

    Paste a link to your video (the easiest way), or upload a short .mp4 clip of up to 100 MB. Instructions for each are below.

  4. Send your application

    Fill in the form on this page. It takes about five minutes. You will see a confirmation with a reference number straight away, and we email you a copy.

  5. Interview, audition and call back

    We will contact you by phone for a verbal interview and to assign you an audition date. Live auditions are held at our Bryanston Met Studio, and more information follows once your interview and audition are scheduled. Await call back information by email within two weeks.

What to put in your video

For a video audition, please include a ballet centre adage and an original contemporary choreography of your own. If you are attending live you may still send a video, but you do not have to.

Tips for filming.

  • Film in landscape, with your whole body in view from head to toe.
  • Use a plain background and good light, and keep the camera still (a tripod or a steady surface works well).
  • Wear fitted dancewear so your lines can be seen.
  • Say your full name at the start, so we can match the video to your application.
  • Choose music you are comfortable with and check that the sound is clear.
  • Play the finished video through once before you send it.

How to share your video

A link is the simplest way and works for videos of any size. Make sure that anyone who has the link can watch it, then paste it into the form. You can remove the link after the audition process is over.

YouTube

  1. Upload your video.
  2. Under Visibility, choose Unlisted.
  3. Copy the link and paste it into the form.

Google Drive

  1. Upload your video, then right-click it and choose Share.
  2. Under General access, choose Anyone with the link (Viewer).
  3. Copy the link and paste it into the form.

Vimeo, Dropbox or WeTransfer

  1. Upload your video.
  2. Set the privacy so that anyone with the link can view it (for Dropbox, create a link that anyone can view).
  3. Copy the link and paste it into the form.

Prefer to upload a file? Use the upload box in the form for an .mp4 file (.mov also works) of up to 100 MB. For anything bigger, please use a link.

We only accept links from YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Dropbox and WeTransfer.

Apply online

Complete the form below. If you would rather not use the form, you can download the PDF application and email it to info@wgruvdance.com with your current CV and a full body photo.

Fields marked with an asterisk are required. It takes about five minutes.

About you

We phone every applicant for a short verbal interview. Include the country code if you are outside South Africa.

We ask for this to check the age requirement and to know when a parent or guardian must give consent.

How will you audition? *

For example your training and any dates you are not available. Up to 1,000 characters.

Your audition video

Needed for a video audition. Optional if you will attend a live audition.

.mp4 preferred (.mov also works). Up to 100 MB. Longer or larger videos: use a link instead. You need a link or a file; both is fine.

We ask for a current CV and a full body photo. Share them as a link here, or email them to info@wgruvdance.com quoting your reference.

Parent or guardian (applicants under 18)

Because your date of birth shows you are under 18, a parent or legal guardian must give their details and consent. We cannot accept the application without it.

Your privacy

We use your information only to assess your application and contact you about it. Draft wording, pending approval: we propose to keep applications that do not lead to an offer for up to 12 months after the audition, then delete them. Information Officer: Ruan Galdino (write to info@wgruvdance.com). You can ask us to correct or delete your information at any time.

Questions about auditions

Who can apply?

Classically trained dancers who are highly interested in improving their artistic personality and stylistic versatility. We welcome South African and international dancers. The required age is 18 and up.

Do I have to come to a live audition?

No. If you are unable to attend a live audition, send a video audition with a ballet centre adage and an original contemporary choreography of your own.

Where are live auditions held?

At our Bryanston Met Studio in Gauteng. We give you the details when we phone you to schedule your audition.

When are the next auditions?

Audition dates are to be announced. Once you apply, we contact you by phone for a verbal interview and to assign you an audition date.

What should I do at a live audition?

Come ready for a ballet class. You will then be taught a contemporary combination and present your own choreography, which should be a contemporary or neoclassical piece set to music of your choice, under two minutes. We look for variety and soulful dancers with strong technique.

How long should my video be?

Include a ballet centre adage and your own contemporary choreography, and keep it to those two pieces.

What file or link can I send?

A link from YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive, Dropbox or WeTransfer, or an .mp4 (or .mov) upload of up to 100 MB. Links must be set so that anyone who has the link can watch.

My link does not work in the form. What now?

Check that it starts with https:// and comes from one of the sites above. Open it in a private browser window to make sure it plays. If it still fails, email info@wgruvdance.com and we will help.

I am under 18. Can I apply?

If your date of birth shows you are under 18, the form asks for a parent or legal guardian’s name, email and consent. We cannot accept the application without them, and we email your parent or guardian a copy of the confirmation.

What happens to my information and video?

We use them only to assess your application and contact you about it. Uploaded videos are kept in a private folder that is not on the public website. Read our privacy policy. To correct or delete your information, email info@wgruvdance.com.

I have not heard back. Who do I ask?

Email info@wgruvdance.com and quote the reference number from your confirmation.

Still need help?

Email info@wgruvdance.com. Read how we look after your information in our privacy policy.

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