Odyssey Dance Theatre announces its 2024-2025 Company Auditions
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After a year hiatus for Derryl and Cheryl Yeager to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – Odyssey Dance Theatre (Salt Lake City, UT) will be returning and casting its 2024-25 season.
Founded and directed by Broadway, Ballet West, Film and TV veteran Derryl Yeager, ODT is a professional Jazz/Ballet Company with performance opportunities including three home seasons in Salt Lake City with over 30 performances, plus a European Tour in the Spring. Thayne, Matt, Natalie, Brandon, Gev, Tadd, Marcquet, Tanisha and Hailee from the popular “So You Think You Can Dance” television show are from this Company.
Odyssey is looking for strong Jazz/Ballet dancers who can also do Hip-Hop and Tap – male and female, ages 18-29. Available contracts include: a one-show contract for the fall production of the Halloween spectacular Thriller (runs August 19th to Nov. 2nd), and/or the entire season (runs August 19th – April/May 2025).
Auditions will be held:
Saturday, April 20th, 2024 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
COPA/Odyssey Studios
352 West 12300 South, Suite 400 (around back)
Draper, Utah 84020
Please bring a picture of yourself (head-shot) and a resume, stapled together, along with the completed audition form. Both contracts are paid positions with salary ranging from $400-$800/wk (depending on experience), including per diem, travel and lodging.* ODT is Nonunion.
Dancers should be prepared to dance Ballet, Jazz/Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Ballroom and Tap combinations that will be taught to them at the audition. If dancers can do pointe work, please have them bring those shoes as well.
For those who cannot attend the preferred live auditions on April 20th, you may audition via video submissions by doing the following:
– Learn and record yourself performing the 6 combinations at this link. (If you do pointe work – please include a short video of Echappes, Arabesques on each side, and a double pirouette on pointe)
– Fill in the audition form
– Submit links to the videos, audition form, a picture and resume and any additional dance reel you may have to avanalstyne@odysseydance.com
All links to videos, audition form, dance reels and pictures and resumes must be submitted by April 15, 2024.
Founded and directed by Broadway, Ballet West, Film and TV veteran Derryl Yeager, Odyssey Dance Theatre is a professional Jazz/Ballet Company with performance opportunities, including three home seasons in Salt Lake City with over 30 performances, plus a European Tour in the Spring. Thayne, Matt, Natalie, Brandon, Gev, Tadd, Marcquet, Tanisha and Hailee from the popular “So You Think You Can Dance” television show are from this Company.
Winner of Best of State in Dance for 18 years; Best of State of all Arts and Entertainment 2007 and 2015; Best Choreographer 2009 Odyssey Founder and Artistic Director Derryl Yeager; Best Individual Dancer 2010: Eldon Johnson; 2012: Veronica Cabling; 2013: Dayna Marshall; 2021: Darby Standing-Jones; 2022: Laura Brick; 2024: Lily Farrar; and Best Youth Dance Group 2011 and 2012 Odyssey 2, Odyssey Dance Theatre performs to critical acclaim and standing ovations at home and on tour, nationally and internationally, and is proud to represent Utah on the world’s stage, most notably coinciding with the Beijing Summer Olympics.
Contact: avanalstyne@annie-van
*(lodging provided for Thriller performances in Logan, Park City and at Tuacahn locations only).
