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Auditions


June 28, 2008,
11:00am - 1:00pm.

Auditions will be held at Links Hall.
3435 North Sheffield Ave, Chicago.
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Auditions

JRJP is looking for people who love to dance high-energy, full-bodied rhythms.

Desired candidates include:

  • Jazz dancers who can explode energy out their bodies and voices;
  • Tap dancers who can turn the whole body into a rhythm machine;
  • Hip-hop artists who can mix popping with stopping on a dime;
  • Drummers who love to dance rhythm as well as play it;
  • Modern dancers who are aching to dance rhythmically;
  • Body percussionists of any type;
  • Musical theatre people who can throw the body and voice into performance with reckless abandon.

Bring current photo and resume. Jazz shoes or sneakers recommended.

Pease read the important information below.

Because the repertory of Jump Rhythm Jazz Project (JRJP) requires a developed understanding of the Jump Rhythm TechniqueTM, dancers selected from auditions are always first offered apprenticeships for a minimum term of six months.

Dancers interested in dancing with JRJP are thus encouraged to attend JRJP workshops or master classes in Chicago, and the various master classes and workshops held around the country throughout the year.

Taking such classes and workshops has multiple benefits:

  • the dancer gets more familiar with what Jump Rhythm Jazz and Tap techniques involve
  • the dancer gets more familiar with who we are and how we operate
  • we get to know the dancer on a more personal and professional level than is possible at a single audition

Important information prospective auditionees should consider:

Time Commitment:

Apprentice Time Commitment:

  • Company Class and Rehearsal, Mondays and Tuesdays 9:15 AM - 1:15 PM, Joel Hall Dance Center, Chicago
  • Company Class and Rehearsal, Thursdays, 6:30 PM- 9:15 PM, The Galaxie, Chicago

Scholarship Time Commitment:

  • Company Class Mondays and Tuesdays 9:15 AM -11:00 AM, Joel Hall Dance Center, Chicago
  • Thursdays 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM, The Galaxie, Chicago

If you would like to be placed on our mailing list to receive notification of our Chicago auditions, classes and workshops you can do so at this link. If you have questions you may contact us at info@jrjp.org or call 773.327.1808.