Introducing: the COMMON DANCE TEAM RECRUITING VIDEO

Out of our Future of Dance survey and feedback gathered from parents, coaches, and studio owners, NDCA has developed a recommended structure for college dance team recruiting videos and a general recruitment timeline. This is intended to help simplify and streamline the recruitment process for college dance teams that agree to participate, and dancers going through the recruitment process.  

College programs that agree to accept the Common Dance Team Recruiting Video will still facilitate their recruitment processes independently, and submission of all materials will go directly to colleges/coaches according to their program's recruiting instructions. 

KEY DATES & TIMELINE

May 1 
NDCA publishes updates to the Common Video Guidelines for the upcoming recruiting cycle

June 1 
Colleges & Universities who are accepting the Common Video publish recruitment guidelines to their website/social media, and are included on the published list on NDCA's website 

September 1 
Early submission deadline

January 1
Second submission deadline

📌 Note: Each school will select which deadline best suits their recruiting model, NDCA recommends that all schools accepting the video choose from one of the two common deadlines. 

general information

Follow the below steps to guide your recruitment process: 

1. Check if the team you are interested in auditioning for is accepting the Common College Dance Team Recruiting Video. The list of participating colleges is located below.
2. Confirm directly with the coach/team exactly what their audition process is, as well their deadlines and submission instructions for your materials. Individual teams may have supplemental requirements.
3. Create your video with the content and parameters of the guidelines. You can find those guidelines below.
4. Submit your videos directly to the coach/team.
5. If you have questions, please reach out to the coach directly.

Colleges Accepting the Common Video

Alma College (Alma, MI)
Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI)
Army West Point (West Point, NY)
Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)
Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)
Blinn College (Brenham, TX)
Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA)
Calumet College of St. Joseph (Whiting, IN)
Carson Newman University (Jefferson City, TN)
Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO)
Chadron State College (Chadron, NE)
Cleary University (Howell, MI)
College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, IL)
Concordia University, Nebraska (Seward, NE)
Connors State College (Warner, OK)
Dallas Baptist Univ (Dallas, TX)
Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI)
Doane University (Crete, NE)
Dordt University (Sioux Center, IA)
East Carolina University (Greenville, NC)
East Texas Baptist University (Marshall, TX)
Eastern Florida State College (Melbourne, FL)
Endicott College (Beverly, MA)
Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL)
Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
Greenville University (Greenville, IL)
Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)
Henderson State University (Arkadelphia, AR)
Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
Idaho State University (Pocatello, ID)
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs, IA)
Johnson County Community College (Overland Park, KS)
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL)
Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Long Island University (Brookville, NY)
Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
Manhattan University (Bronx, NY)
Merrimack College (North Andover, MA)
Miami University (Oxford, OH)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Midland University (Fremont, NE)
Minnesota State University Mankato (Mankato, MN)
Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis, MO)
Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO)
Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
Morningside University (Sioux City, IA)
Mount Mercy University (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Mount St Mary’s University (Emmitsburg, MD)
Northeastern University (Boston, MA)
Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ)
Northwest Mississippi Community College (Senatobia, MS)
Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, OK)
Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)
Orange Coast College (Costa mesa, CA)
Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, TX)
Pittsburg State University (Pittsburg, KS)
Rogers State University (Claremore, OK)
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT)
Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud, MN)
Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA)
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (Winona, MN)
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville , TX)
Santa Clara University Dance Team (Santa Clara, CA)
Simpson University (Redding, CA)
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
St. John's University (Queens, NY)
Stonehill College (North Easton, MA)
Syracuse University (Syracuse, NY)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
The College of Idaho (Caldwell, ID)
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
Towson University (Towson, MD)
Trine Univeristy (Angola, IN)
Trinity Christian College (Palos Heights, IL)
Tulane University (New Orleans, LA)
University of Akron (Akron, OH)
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)
University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass) (Amherst, MA)
University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)
University of Montana (Missoula, MT)
University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)
University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND)
University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)
University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK)
University of Oregon Duck Dancers (Eugene, OR)
University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
University of South Carolina Upstate (Spartanburg, SC)
University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)
University of South Florida (Tampa, FL)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
University of Washington (Seattle, WA)
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)
Virginia Tech (Blacksburg, VA)
Wake Forest University (Winston Salem, NC)
Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
West Virginia Wesleyan College (Buckhannon, WV)
WM Elite Dance Team at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
Wright State University (Dayton, OH)

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