Dance

Apply and Audition

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Admission into the Department of Dance is a multi-step process:

  1. Submit a WMU application: Seek admission to the university by applying through admissions.
  2. Register to audition: Submit an application and register through Acceptd to audition for the Department of Dance.
  3. Attend an audition, virtually or in person: Below is a list of audition and interview opportunities and information about participating in each. 
Apply to the university
Register to audition

On-campus auditions

November 20, 2026 – register by November 16

February, 26, 2027 – register by February 27

Register online

 

Virtual auditions

 Virtual auditions occur on a rolling basis through April 1st. 

Submit your audition

 

Off-campus auditions

  • Eisenhower Dance Detroit See & Be Seen College Fair & Audition

    Bloomfield Hills, MI | October 4, 2026

  • Chicago National Association of Dance Masters (CNADM) Dance College & Career Fair/Audition

    Schaumburg, IL. | Friday, November 6, 2026 

  • WMU College of Fine Arts Detroit Audition Day

    Detroit School for the Arts | Saturday, November 7, 2026 

  • National High School Dance Festival (NHSDF) Regional Conference

    Pittsburgh, PA | March 6-7, 2027 Register and get information.

Other Information

*Students who submit audition materials and have been accepted by the university by January 31 will be considered for dance scholarships. Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA to be eligible for need-based financial aid and scholarships through both the university and dance program.
Learn more about scholarships

*Students who submit audition materials and have been accepted by the university by January 31 will be considered for dance scholarships.  Students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA to be eligible for need-based financial aid and scholarships through both the university and dance program. Learn more about scholarships. 

Please contact the Department of Dance Academic Advisor Thom Cooper at thomas.cooper@wmich.edu or (269) 387-6171. Please leave your valid email address in your message. Email is our most effective way to communicate with you.

Please add the email address thomas.cooper@wmich.edu to your address book so that our communications with you do not go into a spam folder.

Audition results

In-person audition results will be emailed within approximately two weeks using the contact information you provide through your audition registration on Acceptd.  Virtual auditions will be reviewed concurrent with on-site auditions with results sent via email within approximately two weeks. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide individual feedback to the many students who audition each year. 

Dance minors are not required to audition. Due to excessive enrollments, the department is currently placing prospective dance minors on a waiting list for entrance into the dance minor program. To be placed on the dance minor waiting list, please email your name, local phone number and current email address to thom.cooper@wmich.edu. You will be contacted by email when space is available for you to enroll in the dance minor program.
Learn more about the dance minor
Please contact our Academic Advisor, Thom Cooper, with any questions. Please be sure to add the email thomas.cooper@wmich.edu to your address book to ensure our messages to you don't go to a SPAM folder.
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