Character Heights/CP Auditions

[PennyLou]

Thanks,

Just want to poitn out that the last minni I worked with(who was soo freakin cute by the way) was from Japan and came in thinking she woul dbe merch and went to th audition and was Minni obviously, you really still do have the same chance more so since I think you said you are mouse height.

 

[ZeroToHero]

Soooooo.. issue. I know people said earlier to wear sneakers, that's really all you need, but I just checked the disneyauditions site, and it says no street shoes allowed in studio.. but it doesn't say that on the wdwcollegeprogram.com website...

What should I do? Pretend I didn't see that? I don't know how much dance shoes are - I have character shoes, but I don't know if I'll be able to do what is required in those.

Ugh. Stuck-up, snooty studio.. other audition places don't have that rule!

 

[kmg148]

Soooooo.. issue. I know people said earlier to wear sneakers, that's really all you need, but I just checked the disneyauditions site, and it says no street shoes allowed in studio.. but it doesn't say that on the wdwcollegeprogram.com website...

What should I do? Pretend I didn't see that? I don't know how much dance shoes are - I have character shoes, but I don't know if I'll be able to do what is required in those.

Ugh. Stuck-up, snooty studio.. other audition places don't have that rule!

I was watching a vlog the other day and the girl said that several people who wore jazz shoes ended up moving on, even though they necessarily couldn't dance well--they looked the part. I've never been to an audition so I have no idea how it really works.

But, I did buy jazz shoes for my plays in high school. They were between $20-30.

 

[PennyLou]

Soooooo.. issue. I know people said earlier to wear sneakers, that's really all you need, but I just checked the disneyauditions site, and it says no street shoes allowed in studio.. but it doesn't say that on the wdwcollegeprogram.com website...

What should I do? Pretend I didn't see that? I don't know how much dance shoes are - I have character shoes, but I don't know if I'll be able to do what is required in those.

Ugh. Stuck-up, snooty studio.. other audition places don't have that rule!

what they mean is, the studio has dance floors rahter then wood floors (its a differnt and more exspensive flooring that offerns more support and dance shoes move better on it) so they don't want sneakers that are dirty and grose from outside stuff on it. They dont want it to get nasty for the elimints or cut up from old shoes. so as it says if you bring sneakers they have to be clean. Walmart sells dance skin sneakers for like $11 - $22 that are really comfotable and easy to dance in, get them wear them just in the house to get a feel for them and then bring them to the audition, its a much cheaper altrnitive to jazz shoes.

Or if you have new sneakers in general that havent been worn on the st that will be fine.

But thats what no street shoes means.

 

[ZeroToHero]

Aha! Okay. Thanks you guys! I think we're headed to go shopping for shoes tomorrow anyway, so I will check out options.

 

[PennyLou]

Aha! Okay. Thanks you guys! I think we're headed to go shopping for shoes tomorrow anyway, so I will check out options.

I'd go for sneakers just cuz you'll use them again, I have Jazz shoes from doing shows but if you're just doing this, you don't need them once you get in so at least you'll use the sneakers lol

 

[MaryPoppins86]

Would cheer shoes be ok? I'm just more comfortable with something light on my feet if I have to move around a lot.

 

[PennyLou]

Would cheer shoes be ok? I'm just more comfortable with something light on my feet if I have to move around a lot.

yea cuz they are like sneakers right? I would say they are find as long as they are clean

 

[Kayticheer101]

yea cuz they are like sneakers right? I would say they are find as long as they are clean

Iv been a cheerleader all my life and was thinking about wearing my cheer shoes...but i decided not to. I have these black jazz shoes. Im auditioning in orlando and from what i hear thats what most people wear because its easier. I can tumble and jump in them so they work for everything.
I had a question though for anyone who knows.. are we going to have an entrance thing where we have to impress the judges.. like spirit on.. or something like that. i wanted to show them my tumbling skills as well. is there any opportunity to do anything like that or is it just dance and emotion expressions etc?

 

[PennyLou]

Iv been a cheerleader all my life and was thinking about wearing my cheer shoes...but i decided not to. I have these black jazz shoes. Im auditioning in orlando and from what i hear thats what most people wear because its easier. I can tumble and jump in them so they work for everything.
I had a question though for anyone who knows.. are we going to have an entrance thing where we have to impress the judges.. like spirit on.. or something like that. i wanted to show them my tumbling skills as well. is there any opportunity to do anything like that or is it just dance and emotion expressions etc?

um, idk what sprit on is.. cheerleaders are like another species to me lol but no, we're not aloud to tumble as character performers the tumblers are in shows and are on equity contracts, they have audition for tumblers (not cps) 2xs a year in FL if that is something you want to look for in the future. but for this its they give you a dance then you make up a pantomime and then you dance the same like 36 counts and then make up pantomime again and then the advance dance is generally just dance. As someone who has done cheering for every you should have no problem moving on the advance dance and even with the advance dance for dancers and people who are movers it normaly not super hard stuff even in the advanced level.

 

[Kayticheer101]

um, idk what sprit on is.. cheerleaders are like another species to me lol but no, we're not aloud to tumble as character performers the tumblers are in shows and are on equity contracts, they have audition for tumblers (not cps) 2xs a year in FL if that is something you want to look for in the future. but for this its they give you a dance then you make up a pantomime and then you dance the same like 36 counts and then make up pantomime again and then the advance dance is generally just dance. As someone who has done cheering for every you should have no problem moving on the advance dance and even with the advance dance for dancers and people who are movers it normaly not super hard stuff even in the advanced level.

Ahhh okay. darn i thought i was going to get to tumble :/ Oh well. so the pantomime thing.. do we have to just go ahead and make up a routine or will they say act like this.. and then you on the spot have to do it?

 

[PennyLou]

Ahhh okay. darn i thought i was going to get to tumble :/ Oh well. so the pantomime thing.. do we have to just go ahead and make up a routine or will they say act like this.. and then you on the spot have to do it?

they will give you a topic like "somthing to do with the holidays" or "getting ready for a party" and then you have to make up a sotry to do with that theme and tell it.

 

[spottywotty]

um not sure

 

[ZeroToHero]

how long do you have to make up the story?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

how long do you have to make up the story?

It's only been about a minute or so when I've done it, maybe a little less- but it's not very long. It doesn't have to be an in depth story lol- just as long as your actions are big enough and you have a beginning, middle, and end.

 

[PennyLou]

how long do you have to make up the story?

uh I think its normaly 16 counts then you dance and then 16 more counts I think 16 its not a ton of time

 

[r1009t]

Has anyone ever heard of a cp getting trained in more than one face character?

 

[ZeroToHero]

Has anyone ever heard of a cp getting trained in more than one face character?

Yes - I think it was mentioned earlier (was it on this thread?) that you can be trained in two or more face characters - one person was trained in 6 - but that is rare.

it's economically viable - if you can pay one person to play more than one face, that's a good thing for them.

 

[Kayticheer101]

okay so this action story we have to do at auditions.. its non verbal right? like they say act like this without talking and you have to act like it in a story with big motions no talking?

 

[ipodluvr287]

okay so this action story we have to do at auditions.. its non verbal right? like they say act like this without talking and you have to act like it in a story with big motions no talking?

Yep, its non-verbal. Yep, you have to use big motions. They will give you a scenario like 'you are hungry at the parks' and then you have to think of something to do for that and it needs to be very exagerated because children don't usually understand when characters do small motions, but when they do big motions, its easier to tell what they mean.