Dance Team Technique & Audition Prep Guide | Turns, Jumps, Leaps + Acro | 30-Page Training Resource

Train smarter for dance team auditions, technique classes, and the skills that matter most.

The Dance Team Technique & Audition Prep Guide: Breaking Down the Skills is a 30-page digital training resource designed to help dancers understand the strength, flexibility, body control, and technique behind some of the most common skills used in dance team training and auditions.

Instead of simply telling dancers to practice more, this guide breaks down what the body actually needs to execute stronger turns, higher jumps and leaps, and safer, more controlled dance acro.

Perfect for dancers preparing for high school or college dance team auditions, current team members working toward new skills, private lesson students, and dancers who want to train with more intention.

INSIDE THE 30-PAGE GUIDE:

TURNS

• The strength behind great turns

• Core, supporting leg, foot, ankle, hip, and working-leg strength

• Passé and second-position turn considerations

• Turn conditioning exercises

• Turn circuit workout

• Foot and ankle strengthening

• 100-Day Turn Technique Challenge

• 100-Day progress tracker

• Turn reflection, goals, and training focus worksheet

JUMPS + LEAPS

• Understanding power vs. position in jumps and leaps

• Split leap family

• Second-position leap family

• Calypso

• Firebird / Sissonne / Surprise Leap

• Hurdler

• Strength and flexibility requirements for different leap styles

• Jump circuit workout

• 100-Day Toe Touch Challenge

• 100-Day progress tracker

• Leap reflection, goals, and training focus worksheet

DANCE ACRO

• Walkover family

• Aerial family

• Butterfly

• Headspring and kip-up

• Acro conditioning circuit

• Core, upper-body, lower-body, back, glute, wrist, and shoulder training

• Flexibility exercises for acro

• Skill progressions from foundational movements through advanced dance acro

• Tips for deciding which skills should actually be a priority for your audition

BUILT FOR DANCE TEAM PREP

Every dance team is different.

This guide encourages dancers to research their desired team, understand which skills are required versus preferred, and spend their training time on the skills that can make the greatest impact at auditions.

Because sometimes the smartest audition preparation isn't learning one more trick. It's strengthening the technique you already need.

GREAT FOR:

• High school dance team hopefuls

• College dance team hopefuls

• Current dance team members

• Studio dancers preparing for auditions

• Private lesson students

• Dance team coaches and directors

• Dance teachers and private lesson instructors

• Independent dancer training

PART OF THE DANCE TEAM AUDITION WORKBOOK

This resource is excerpted from the larger Dance Team Audition Workbook and packaged as a standalone guide for dancers who want to focus specifically on technique, conditioning, and skill development.

DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

You will receive a 30-page digital PDF. No physical product will be shipped.

Advanced dance and acro skills should only be practiced with appropriate instruction, supervision, progressions, and equipment. Dancers should not attempt skills beyond their current training level.

For personal use only. Please do not resell, redistribute, reproduce, or share the digital file.