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Pre-Audition

Spirit Program Candidate Form which includes:

  • Headshot
  • Dance resume (optional)
  • Video of yourself performing fight song
  • Physical (mandatory once you make the team)
  • UREC Facility Waiver
  • New students must provide an acceptance letter from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley for the current semester (Candidates will not be admitted on any type of probation)
  • Current UTRGV students must have a Grade Point Average of 2.5 or above and be in good academic and disciplinary standing with the university

Audition

Multiple audition sessions are held throughout the academic year. It is highly recommended to attend the first audition session available to you since the following auditions will be specifically to fill open positions, if any, from the first audition session.  Candidates not selected at the initial audition are encouraged to continue training and re-audition at the next available tryout session.

Please email Head Coach Isela Gomez at sel.gomez@utrgv.edu to get more information on audition dates. 

Dance Requirements

Dance Team members are expected to execute Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop dance styles. Dance requirements are listed, but are not limited to:

  • Triple Pirouette
  • Leaps in 2nd
  • Calypso
  • Grand jete/saut de chat
  • Turning disc
  • A la seconde turns (4 into a double)
  • Toe touch
  • Surprise leap
  • Ring leap
  • Switch leap
  • Audition routine
  • Fight song
  • Band lines

Dance Preferences

  • Switch tilt
  • Aerial
  • Head spring
  • Kip-up/rubber band
  • Other acrobatic skills
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