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2023-2024 Season Tryouts

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3ryouts practice is the morning of April 1,  2023
​ (all tryout material will be taught) 
At Davenport Central High School, in Grensing Fieldhouse.

The gym doors will open at 7:30 that day to turn in paperwork and get stretched. Practices with start at 8:00 am sharp and we will stay until we feel girls have a handle on material.

Tryouts: Saturday April 1, 2023 in Grensing Fieldhouse.
We will take a lunch/practice/get ready break from around 12:30-1:30 and then begin the tryouts after that break. Dancers will try out with a partner in alphabetical order.

Students are asked to stay at Central until tryouts are complete (let Coach Dennis know ASAP if there are any conflicts). We will pull girls back in to dance in groups after the small tryout.

The team will be announced at a later date (exact date, time and announcement TBD).

​If you cannot make tryouts, you still can tryout, contact Coach Meredith Dennis to make arrangements.

Please fill out this google form, so we know you're coming to tryouts.


EVERYONE TRYING OUT OUT NEEDS TO HAVE THIS PERMISSION SLIP OR A CENTRAL BLUE CARD (BLUE CARD IS REQUIRED ONCE YOU MAKE THE TEAM).

PLEASE CONTACT YOUR SCHOOL FOR DETAILS OR THE CENTRAL ACTIVITIES OFFICE FOR DETAILS.
Download Forms Here:

Physical Form
Parent Form
Medical Form

These forms need to be turned into the Central Activities office or Coach Dennis at first practice after making the team.

Anyone attending Davenport Central High School for the 2023-2024 school year is eligible to tryout for the team.

Practices for the new team will begin the beginning of May!
Watch Facebook, Twitter and the Website: www.blueillusiondance.com for more information.

Please e-mail Coach Meredith Dennis with questions. 

requirements

We encourage everyone to tryout regardless of dance background. Over the years many girls have made the team and been very successful without any dance experience coming in. However there will be some technical skills we are looking for at tryouts and this list will give you an idea. Keep in mind that just because you can do some of the skills does not mean you will automatically make that team:


Junior Varsity (includes, not limited to):

Double Turn
Knowledge of turns in second
Chaine Turns
Jete Leap
Toe Touch
Strong pom motions
​Strong kick technique
A Great Attitutde
​*Varsity (includes, not limited to):

​Everything for JV, Plus:

Triple Turn*
Three Turns in Second into a double*
Calypso
Spinning Disc
Center Leap
Tilt Jump

Optional Skills:
Ariel
Kip Up
Headspring

*Required skills for varsity. Dancers may be asked to demonstrate these several times throughout auditions.

tryout routines

 Coming in early March
Videos of dances and combos will be posted in the BAND App prior to tryouts. There will be some things kids are expected to know when they come in that day. We will go over things and answer questions, but the more dancers know, the better. 

 (not all of these have been updated for 2023-2024)
​tryout documents

All new and returning members should look over these and know what to expect.
(This is an example of this past year's constitution. A new one is made and signed by all team members each year)
2022-2023_blue_illusion_constitution__2_.pdf
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Frequently Asked Questions
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