blue13 dance company holding auditions Sunday

Achinta S. McDaniel, Artistic Director of blue13 dance company has announced the company will have Spring 2009 Auditions on Sunday, March 15, 2009 from 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. at Swerve; 8250 W. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor; Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Now celebrating it’s 10th Season, blue13 dance company just completed its first International Tour and is now planning live events and performances in Los Angeles, and developing a National Tour for the 2010/11 Season. For further information please visit www.blue13dance.org or call 310-739-5369.

Audition applicants should be Men and Women who are at least 18-years-old with a proficiency in Contemporary, Ballet, Jazz/Jazz Funk and Hip-Hop Styles. Experience with Indian genres is a plus, but not required. Audition applicants should bring a headshot and Résumé, prepare a one-minute solo with music on CD or iPod, and be prepared to learn and perform choreography with company members.

Contracted dancers receive pay for performances, opportunities to perform on television, in film and commercials and in live theatrical dance productions in the company’s signature Bollywood-Tech style. Teaching and choreography opportunities are also available to dancers, along with free classes with director, Achinta S. McDaniel at studios throughout the city.

blue13 dance company (blue13) has performed for sold out audiences all over Los Angeles, the U.S. and abroad. Since 1999, blue13 has performed nationally, both onstage and on screen, in a variety of genres, including McDaniel’s signature Bollywood-Tech and Neo-Kathak styles, as well as in contemporary, ballet, jazz, hip-hop, fire dance, aerial arts and more. Bollywood-Tech is contemporary dance theatre rooted in the traditions and inspirations of Indian dance, music and culture. blue13’s performance style introduces audiences to this new genre of work by experimenting with international dance techniques to create contemporary dance theatre fueled by storytelling, a multi-ethnic cast and multi-genre influences.