Richland County School District One

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Gifted and Talented Artistic

	Student Referral Form (PDF Document)
	Richland One Gifted and Talented Artistic Brochure (PDF Document)

GENERAL PROGRAM, ORIENTATION, AND AUDITION INFORMATION

Richland School District One currently offers Dance and Theatre programs in all middle and high schools. These instructional programs provide standards-based, concentrated study in Dance and Theatre for "students who are identified"as demonstrating high performance ability or potential in artistic areas and therefore require and educational program beyond that normally provided by the general school program in order to achieve their potential." The objectives of the program are to provide "curriculum, instruction, and assessment that maximize the potential of the identified students." There is no fee for these courses which meet during the regular school day.

Auditions are required by the State Department of Education for all middle and high school students who participate in the program. The only non-auditioned programs are Dance I-A and Theatre I-A at the high school level, and the Dance Exploration and Theatre Exploration courses at the middle school level.

A student whose audition score is 80 or above for Dance, or 20 or above for Theatre, must be reported as STATE IDENTIFIED GIFTED. A student whose score is 60-79 for Dance or 14-19 for Theatre is reported as LOCAL IDENTIFIED. Schools are required to serve all STATE IDENTIFIED first. If there are spaces available in the classes (20:1 pupil/teacher ratio), schools may place LOCAL IDENTIFIED students (by rank order of audition scores) until classes reach maximum enrollment (20 students).

All fifth and eight grade students will be invited to an orientation / information session prior to the auditions. Rising sixth through twelfth grade students who wish to enroll in Dance and/or Theatre must complete the audition process. Student Referral Forms are available at each school and/or by calling the Visual and Performing Arts Department at (803) 231-6858.

Auditions are conducted at each school during the month of January and take place during the regular school day. Students who enroll in Richland County School District One after the annual auditions will be given the opportunity to audition at the start of the next school year. An audition waiver can be granted if the student presents documentation of acceptance into another district’s Gifted and Talented Dance or Theatre program.

AUDITION PREPARATION (APP GT 01 c.)

Students should contact their schools for the scheduled Dance and Theatre Audition dates and submit their completed Student Referral Form (App GT 01) to their school’s designated contact.

DANCE
Students will participate in a group dance class facilitated by members of the district dance staff. Students will first learn and perform a short movement combination. Students will then be provided an opportunity for structured improvisation, during which the students should concentrate on coordination, creativity, and expressiveness. Finally students will be interviewed by the audition panel. Comfortable clothing for dance should be worn, and either jazz/ballet shoes or bare feet are acceptable.

THEATRE
A memorized monologue (one person speaking) of 1-2 minutes in length must be presented. Sample monologues will be provided at the orientation. Students will participate in a structured improvisation exercise, followed by an interview with the audition panel. No props, costumes, or make-up will be permitted. Students should concentrate on memorization, clarity of speech, projection, movement, creativity, and characterization.