So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 3 auditions will take over the Bella Rose Arts Centre, 283 Thomas Raddall Drive, on March 6, beginning at 9 a.m. AT
Host Leah Miller, judges Jean Marc Genereux, TrÉ Armstrong, Luther Brown and Dan Karaty and choreographer Blake McGrath are in Halifax and ready to see the East Coast bust a move -
Last season Halifax produced Top 20 finalist Natalie Lyons, and now auditions for the third season of CTV's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA <http://www.dance.ctv.ca/> head to Halifax on Saturday, March 6 at the Bella Rose Arts Centre, with registration beginning at 9 a.m. AT. Dancers will have to break it down for judges, as well as guest judge Dan Karaty, but only time will tell if someone from the East Coast will walk away with the title of Canada's next Favourite Dancer and the $100,000 prize. For audition details <http://www.ctv.ca/mini/dance2009/Audition.html> and FAQs <http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20091109/dance_2010_audition_faqs/20091202?s_name=dance2009&no_ads=> , visit the series' official website, dance.ctv.ca <http://www.dance.ctv.ca> .
Halifax is the fourth and only East Coast stop on the cross-country audition tour for So You Think You Can Dance Canada which kicked off in Toronto in November 2009 before travelling to Montreal and Vancouver. Auditions will conclude in Calgary on Saturday, March 13.
Hopefuls from across the country will audition to see if they can follow in the footsteps of Canada's two Favourite Dancers - Tara-Jean Popowich from Lethbridge, AB and Nico Archambault from Montreal, QC, as well as Season 2 Top 20 dancer and Halifax native Natalie Lyons (Top 14).
So You Think You Can Dance Canada Season 3 cross-country auditions are open to all Canadians who, as of November 14, 2009, are of the age of majority in the province/territory in which they reside, and are no older than 30 years of age. The age of majority in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador is 19, and it's 18 in Prince Edward Island.
Among the rules and regulations that should be noted for the auditions:
· Competitors must be either a Canadian citizen or permanent resident of Canada.
· All competitors must be legally eligible to work in Canada.
· Competitors must be of the age of majority in the province/territory in which they reside and no older than 30 years of age as of November 14, 2009. The age of majority is as follows: 18 years of age in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan; and 19 years of age in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Yukon.
· All competitors must provide two pieces of identification, including a government-issued photo ID (e.g. driver's license or passport), at the audition.
· Competitors may bring a non-competing dance partner for purposes of the audition.
· All competitors must bring with them, along with the proper ID, the signed personal release, the completed preliminary questionnaire, and the music sheet. All will be available at the audition site and for download at dance.ctv.ca.
· All competitors are asked to bring with them the completed music sheet indicating the music they will use in their audition, along with the CD containing the indicated music.
· All songs must be "original" songs that are commercially available. A song must not be a re-mix of a song, a song downloaded from the Internet, or a competitor-created mix.
· Competitors will not be permitted to audition in any article of clothing with a visible designer, sports or other logo; artwork; name; photo; or other mark which may be subject to protection by copyright or trademark laws.
