Knicks Clinic 6/20/09

So yesterday I went with Mandi to the Knicks City Dancers clinic. First they brought in a former KCD dancer who is now dancing on Broadway in the revival of West Side Story! Pretty awesome! Then we learned a second hip hop routine taught by one of the current captains of the team. We broke for lunch, they had COSI catered in for us. Then we learned the actual across-the-floor combination we will have to perform next week at the tryout. It is pretty basic, but the nice thing was we all got one-on-one feedback. The girl told me I had great technique, a beautiful smile, but now I need to work on being "sexy." Well...um...ok. We learned the actual tryout dance we will perform next weekend if we make it to the second round. Here's how they broke the audition process down:

Round one: Across the floor. If they like you, you get a wristband. If you don't get a wrist band, it's Thank you for coming, see you next year. They cut about half the girls here.

Round Two: Perform the audition dance in small groups. Another giant cut.

If you pass these rounds, then you get to come back to the call backs the next day.

Round Three: An interview with the Coach and Entertainment Director of MSG.

Round Four: Learn a routine choreographed by celebrity guest judge, Shane Sparks! Cuts

If you make it this far, you are extended an invite to training camp.

After training camp, you go to an event where they announce the 2009-2010 team.

So my goal this year is to make it past the first round! A lot of the current members said they had to try out 4-5 years in a row before they made it. It is a vigorous try out process, but I'm learning a lot!