Young Dancers Initiative is a supplemental dance experience for middle school and high school dancers (grades 6-12 | ages 11-18), offering training that builds the foundations of contemporary and modern dance.
Audition for the 2022-2023 Season
Open to dancers ages 13-18
Now announcing our season 10 auditions! Open to all dancers aged 13-18 that are seeking to further their contemporary dance training and expand their knowledge of careers in the dance industry.
Our two tracks, The Performance Track, and The Training Track offer the flexibility to meet each dancer's needs. Both programs are designed for serious dancers looking to pursue dance in college and professionally. The Company supplies young artists with networking, teaching, and internship opportunities alongside weekly in-studio training. The company serves as a supplemental training program to complement a student's studio or conservatory training.
At this time, all auditions are virtual and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Our two tracks, The Performance Track, and The Training Track offer the flexibility to meet each dancer's needs. Both programs are designed for serious dancers looking to pursue dance in college and professionally. The Company supplies young artists with networking, teaching, and internship opportunities alongside weekly in-studio training. The company serves as a supplemental training program to complement a student's studio or conservatory training.
At this time, all auditions are virtual and will be accepted on a rolling basis.
Submission Requirements
Resume
Headshot or Dance Shot
Contemporary/Modern Solo Video
Improvisation Video (30 seconds-1 minute in length)
Resume
Headshot or Dance Shot
Contemporary/Modern Solo Video
Improvisation Video (30 seconds-1 minute in length)
2022 Summer Dance Intensive
Save the date and join YDI for our first-ever one-day intensive! Immerse yourself in a day full of contemporary techniques, YDI repertoire, improvisation, and more!
When: Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Where: Ann Arbor Dance Classics
Who’s dancing: open to anyone in grades 6-12
Who’s teaching: @jodierandolphdance, @k.p.renee, @bellavaron, and special guest, former ECP winner @haleytarling
$120 to Register
When: Sunday, June 26th, 2022
Where: Ann Arbor Dance Classics
Who’s dancing: open to anyone in grades 6-12
Who’s teaching: @jodierandolphdance, @k.p.renee, @bellavaron, and special guest, former ECP winner @haleytarling
$120 to Register
Emerging Choreographers Project Summer Residency
Now Seeking Dancers Ages 14+
Register to participate in a one week only choreography residency with the 2022 Emerging Choreographers Project winner Kylie Vinitski. Dancing alongside Jodie Randolph Dance Company professional dancers, participants will be provided with networking opportunities with working professional dancers and choreographers, professional photos and videos of the performance and creative process, and more! This year's residency will take place August 15th-20th in Ann Arbor, MI. The original work created during the residency will premier at the August 20th Brighton Dance Festival Showcase and will also be performed at the December 4th YDI Company Concert in Kalamazoo and the December 17th YDI Company Concert in Ann Arbor (optional pending dancer availability).
Fee to participate is $350 per dancer.
Fee to participate is $350 per dancer.
Important Dates
EVENT |
DATE |
Residency rehearsals |
August 15th-20th |
Brighton Dance Festival performance |
August 20th |
Kalamazoo YDI Concert |
December 4th |
Detroit YDI Concert |
December 17th |
Upcoming Speciality Workshops
DATE |
TIME |
TOPIC |
June 25 |
10:00 AM-12:00 PM EST |
Injury Prevention |