Character Heights/CP Auditions

[cuethemusic]

So I had my audition in Ann Arbor today. The way they did it for us was all in one go, no rounds, no cuts. We learned the dance and practiced the animations, then they took us in in groups of 5. We did the first animation, the dance, the second animation, and the dance again. That was it!

As somebody who doesn't have dance experience and is terribly uncoordinated (lol) I found it to be really challenging but for those who have yet to try out, they say the dance doesn't make or break you just keep smiling, and if you don't know what to do next keep moving to show some personality! It definitely helps to have dance experience!

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

hi,does anyone know when exactly the next auditions for disneyland paris in london are?

Your best bet to keep up with future auditions is DisneyAuditions.com (Click on that and it will take you right there.) However, as of right now there are no upcoming auditions for Disneyland Paris scheduled.

Hi. I am new to the boards and I am anxiously waiting to apply for fall 2011advantage! I have read through most of this board but was curious as to how they cast dancers for shows/parades? I was a cheerleader for 9 years and would love to be a dancer in maybe the HSM parade or something and I believe you have to audition for those type roles as well, but i am not sure how that works! I am excited to get more involved in these discussions as my application process will be here before i know it! Thanks everyone for sharing all of your stories!!

If you're doing the CP, that casting will come from the Entertainment audition. The audition is technically for Character and Parade/Show Performers. You do both animation and dance at that audition. However, it is pretty rare for a CP to get trained in a show or parade. (But not completely impossible.)

So I had my audition in Ann Arbor today. The way they did it for us was all in one go, no rounds, no cuts. We learned the dance and practiced the animations, then they took us in in groups of 5. We did the first animation, the dance, the second animation, and the dance again. That was it!

As somebody who doesn't have dance experience and is terribly uncoordinated (lol) I found it to be really challenging but for those who have yet to try out, they say the dance doesn't make or break you just keep smiling, and if you don't know what to do next keep moving to show some personality! It definitely helps to have dance experience!

About how many people were at your audition? Glad to hear you survived! lol

 

[cuethemusic]

About how many people were at your audition? Glad to hear you survived! lol

I think there were about 100

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

I think there were about 100

Awesome. Thanks!

 

[danny46815]

So I had my audition in Ann Arbor today. The way they did it for us was all in one go, no rounds, no cuts. We learned the dance and practiced the animations, then they took us in in groups of 5. We did the first animation, the dance, the second animation, and the dance again. That was it!

As somebody who doesn't have dance experience and is terribly uncoordinated (lol) I found it to be really challenging but for those who have yet to try out, they say the dance doesn't make or break you just keep smiling, and if you don't know what to do next keep moving to show some personality! It definitely helps to have dance experience!

What animations did they ask you to do?

 

[cuethemusic]

What animations did they ask you to do?

I'm not sure if they really want us to say exactly, but as an example, the choreographer "made a sandwich". The topics are pretty simple, so it's easy to think of something to do- you just have to add something unique to your performance to make it your own. You know, if they tell you to "wrap a present", maybe your finger gets stuck when tying the bow, or it's a weird shape and you are having a hard time trying to wrap it.

 

[baljeet]

hey guys! i've been looking around the board for a while and its very informative, thanks!

I had a few questions... The presentation for the college program didnt come to my city until today and tomorrow which seems late to me. I wanted to audition for a character performer and the audition was this past weekend (obviously before the info session). It said on the website that it was encouraged that you attend the info session and apply before coming to the audition so I ended up just watching the e presentation and applying on saturday. I qualified for a phone interview which i scheduled for thursday. Any tips for it? Particularly anything specific from the info session that I would have missed?

Also, there were 78 people at the audition. We did the animation and dance, I was in no means the best dancer there but I also didnt really mess it up. 12 people were told to stay: seven of them for face roles and 5 for the advanced dance. I got to stay for a role and had my picture taken. I was measured as 5'6" and a few 16ths. Can someone decode all this for me? haha like what are my chances of getting a character role this late in the game etc?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

hey guys! i've been looking around the board for a while and its very informative, thanks!

I had a few questions... The presentation for the college program didnt come to my city until today and tomorrow which seems late to me. I wanted to audition for a character performer and the audition was this past weekend (obviously before the info session). It said on the website that it was encouraged that you attend the info session and apply before coming to the audition so I ended up just watching the e presentation and applying on saturday. I qualified for a phone interview which i scheduled for thursday. Any tips for it? Particularly anything specific from the info session that I would have missed?

Also, there were 78 people at the audition. We did the animation and dance, I was in no means the best dancer there but I also didnt really mess it up. 12 people were told to stay: seven of them for face roles and 5 for the advanced dance. I got to stay for a role and had my picture taken. I was measured as 5'6" and a few 16ths. Can someone decode all this for me? haha like what are my chances of getting a character role this late in the game etc?

I can't decode any of the audition stuff, although to me it sounds pretty good overall. But as for the interview and not going to the presentation at your school- the E-presentation is designed for people who cannot go to a presentation at a school. So you are getting the same info from the E-presentation as you would at your school. There shouldn't be anything you missed (except for maybe some first hand accounts from Campus Reps- but nothing that is of the utmost importance.)

 

[cuethemusic]

hey guys! i've been looking around the board for a while and its very informative, thanks!

I had a few questions... The presentation for the college program didnt come to my city until today and tomorrow which seems late to me. I wanted to audition for a character performer and the audition was this past weekend (obviously before the info session). It said on the website that it was encouraged that you attend the info session and apply before coming to the audition so I ended up just watching the e presentation and applying on saturday. I qualified for a phone interview which i scheduled for thursday. Any tips for it? Particularly anything specific from the info session that I would have missed?

Also, there were 78 people at the audition. We did the animation and dance, I was in no means the best dancer there but I also didnt really mess it up. 12 people were told to stay: seven of them for face roles and 5 for the advanced dance. I got to stay for a role and had my picture taken. I was measured as 5'6" and a few 16ths. Can someone decode all this for me? haha like what are my chances of getting a character role this late in the game etc?

I do not believe the fact that you applied later on in the game even effects your chance at character performer. They look at everyone who auditioned all in the same time frame because you all auditioned at the same time. If they asked you to stay to take extra pictures that's definitely a good sign (likely means you were pulled as a potential face character)...However, you should know ANYONE'S shot at getting a character role is kind of low consider only about 115 people get it out of the 1000 that audition. I'm not trying to discourage you by any stretch, you should still feel confident in your audition and hope for the best turn out.

As for your phone interview, there are a couple threads on here that list some questions you may be asked- you may want to skim them so you have an idea of how to answer. Whatever you do though, remember to smile, and be enthusiastic about the program! Your interviewer doesn't want to intimidate you so don't be nervous! Most of the time they are really laid back and bubbly! Good luck!

 

[MarieShedsky]

Ok so it's only been a week for us that were at the Ann Arbor auditions, but as has anyone heard anything? Ooh the waiting is terrible!

 

[cuethemusic]

I haven't heard anything Marie! I guess they've been telling everyone 2-4 weeks so I don't expect to hear anything until November :/

 

[mickey'sbud]

Do you think your arrival date makes a difference if you are chosen for Character Performer?

 

[TinkerMouse]

I know that just like with a few other roles if they don't have any available spots for this role at a certain time (example, Advantage arrival dates) then in order to make sure you still get the role they ask you to switch to a regular season date if they have available spots. So say they want you as a character performer but you wanted to do Spring Ad but they had no spots available for those times and only have spots available for Spring, they will ask you if you want to switch so you can get this role. In a situation like this there's a large chance that if you don't switch you can't get this role because it's just not available.

 

[ipodluvr287]

I can't wait to hear from those of you that auditioned! I hope you guys made it!

 

[PidginPea]

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[kaycrimefighter]

I applied for the SA 2011 program, but my presentation leader said that there won't be character auditions until May. Does anyone have any experience doing the CP and then switching after Spring semester to a character in the summer? I'm really hoping that I can switch roles around May, when auditions happen.

 

[TinkerMouse]

I applied for the SA 2011 program, but my presentation leader said that there won't be character auditions until May. Does anyone have any experience doing the CP and then switching after Spring semester to a character in the summer? I'm really hoping that I can switch roles around May, when auditions happen.

You can't just switch roles if you're already working one. The only way you'll be able to get a different role is if you do the extension auditions, and if you get into Spring Advantage 2011 that won't be until around the time Spring Advantage ends in August. Now if you do Spring, May is when that ends so you'll be able to attend those extension auditions. So if you really want to audition in May then you need to do Spring and not Spring Advantage because whatever role you start with is what you finish the program with. You can then extend and change it.

 

[kaycrimefighter]

You can't just switch roles if you're already working one. The only way you'll be able to get a different role is if you do the extension auditions, and if you get into Spring Advantage 2011 that won't be until around the time Spring Advantage ends in August. Now if you do Spring, May is when that ends so you'll be able to attend those extension auditions. So if you really want to audition in May then you need to do Spring and not Spring Advantage because whatever role you start with is what you finish the program with. You can then extend and change it.

Welps... I already applied for SA. Can I somehow fix this?

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Welps... I already applied for SA. Can I somehow fix this?

Unfortunately, all the auditions for Spring/Spring Advantage 2011 are over. If you decide to do the program, you will have to do it in the original role you were assigned. If you would like to try for character performer after that program- you can do the extension auditions at the end of your program (which if it's SA- those would most likely be in August). I'm sorry the info go so mixed up for you!

 

[kaycrimefighter]

Unfortunately, all the auditions for Spring/Spring Advantage 2011 are over. If you decide to do the program, you will have to do it in the original role you were assigned. If you would like to try for character performer after that program- you can do the extension auditions at the end of your program (which if it's SA- those would most likely be in August). I'm sorry the info go so mixed up for you!

Yeah, there's definitely no way I can stay through August unfortunately. How disappointing! I asked the College reps AND the man in charge of my presentation, plus I mentioned my desire to audition in May on the phone during my interview. Someone should have corrected me. I wouldn't have applied to stay through summer had I known. In fact, I only applied for SA (over just Spring) because of the May auditions.

Well, fingers crossed for BBB I suppose.

EDIT -- also it sucks that my school had their presentation after auditions ended. I would have just watched the online presentation/ found an audition, especially since I've already seen the on-campus presentation but was uneligible to apply. I guess that's my fault, for not researching, but it would make more sense for them to leave the auditions open until they finished touring the presentations.