# @dancespiritmagazine on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DFs8aVfvjpN
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/26481475-dancespiritmagazine-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/383f5d8049.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-02-05T19:06:08.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Dance Spirit Magazine (@dancespiritmagazine) — https://gondola.cc/dancespiritmagazine

## Caption

Many competitive dancers are eager to land coveted convention scholarships. But why are these awards so sought-after? How can dancers increase their odds of winning them—and who might they not be right for?

Find out more at the link in our bio. 🏆

📝: haleyhilt for dancemagazine

janamonson nichols14 hailey.bills creativeartsacademy_utah #danceconvention #dancecompetition #dancescholarship #dancers #competitiondance

Image descriptions
(1) Text reads: Hey dancers, here are 4 tips for landing a dance convention scholarship
(2) Text reads: Know what to expect. While scholarship auditions vary, most happen during conventions and include a ballet combination and a jazz combination. Often, there are multiple cuts made before scholarships are presented.
(3) Text reads: Be strategic about where you stand. Scholarship audition rooms can be very crowded. Choreographer Martha Nichols, a former NUVO Dance Convention educator, recommends aiming for the center-back of the room in order to stay within the eyeline of the teacher. “It’s unhelpful to dance in the front if there isn’t enough space to do the combo full-out,” she says.
(4) Text reads: Pay attention to details. In a scholarship audition setting, personality is important—but be sure not to stray too far from the choreography. “A lot of people will want to put their own twist on things, which is awesome, but you need to maintain the details, especially the ones they specifically point out,” Hailey Bills, a two-time best-dancer winner at The Dance Awards, says.
(5) Text reads: Attend convention classes. “Teachers talk, and they are aware if you skip classes,” Nichols says. “It’s not a characteristic you want.” Attending class also allows you to discover teacher preferences, which you can emphasize later in your audition. “If you know the ballet teacher values clarity, can you try to be more clear?”
(6) Text reads: Head to the link in our bio for the full article!

## Stats

- **Views:** 0
- **Likes:** 248
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 4

## Tags

dancecompetition, dancescholarship, competitiondance, dancers, danceconvention

---
Copyright (c) Gondola