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Pulse Alive Dance Company
The Pulse Alive team are seeking talented dancers to be part of the Pulse Alive Dance Company (formerly known as principal dancers) for Pulse Alive 2025.


How to apply
Applications are now closed for individual students to nominate to be a principal dancer in Pulse Alive 2025.
Please note, this year all auditions for the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be live auditions. These will be held at The Arts Unit, Lewisham on Saturday 7 September (Term 3 Week 7) and from this audition the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be selected.
This live audition will take the form of a workshop running from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Students will need to be in attendance for the whole day.
We strongly encourage all students to attend the live audition if possible. An online audition option will be made available in exceptional circumstances. Information around making this request will be distributed via email once the nomination form has been completed

Eligibility and selection
The Pulse Alive team are seeking talented dancers to be part of the Pulse Alive Dance Company (formerly known as principal dancers) for Pulse Alive 2024.
Nominations are open to students in Year 5 to Year 12 in 2025 who will be enrolled at a NSW public school.
Dancers selected via the audition process will be formed into various combinations for items throughout the show.
The Pulse Alive Dance Company will also re-form throughout the year to audition for participation in programs and events including Southern Stars and the Schools Spectacular. Students who audition successfully to become a member of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be able to 'opt in' to these opportunities as they arise throughout the year.
Please note, this category is only open to individual performers. Students selected as principal dancers will not be able to participate with their school group in massed dance or First Nations dance ensemble.
Successful students will require the endorsement of their school principal to participate. Students are encouraged to discuss their nomination with a teacher at their school prior to submission.
Students participating in this category will be supervised by members of the Pulse Alive team. Schools will not be expected to provide a teacher for duty of care of these students. Students participating in the Pulse Alive Dance Company will not be able to participate in massed items with their school's massed dance group.
Priority within the audition and selection process will be given to students who are not participating as Featured Dancers in the 2024 Schools Spectacular.
Key dates
Date | Term/week | Details | Venue |
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Mon 2 Sep 2024 | Term 3 Week 7 | Nominations close | |
Sat 7 Sep 2024 | Term 3 Week 7 | Live auditions | The Arts Unit, Lewisham |
Mon 14 Oct 2024 | Term 4 Week 2 | Notification of audition results | |
Thu 23, Fri 24 and Sat 25 Jan 2025 | School holidays | Pulse Alive Dance Company rehearsals | The Arts Unit, Lewisham |
Mon 24 to Thu 27 Feb 2024 (one day of this block) | Term 1 Week 4 | Junior Company (Years 5–8) only massed dance rehearsals – exact allocated date will be advised on selection | Netball Central |
Fri 28 Feb and Mon 1 Mar | Term 1 Weeks 4 and 5 | Selected students (advised on selection) only First Nations Dance Ensemble rehearsals | Netball Central |
Sat 8 and Sun 9 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 6 | Pulse Alive Dance Company rehearsals | The Arts Unit, Lewisham |
Mon 10 Mar 2025 and Wed 12 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 7 | Senior Company (Years 9–12) only massed dance rehearsals – regional students will only need to attend Monday 10 March, metropolitan students will need to attend both days. | Netball Central |
Sat 15 and Sun 16 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 7 | Pulse Alive Dance Company rehearsals | The Arts Unit, Lewisham |
Tue 18 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 8 | Pulse Alive Dance Company blocking/spacing rehearsal | Netball Central |
Wed 19 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 8 | Full dress rehearsal | Ken Rosewall Arena |
Thu 20 and Fri 21 Mar 2025 | Term 1 Week 8 | Performances | Ken Rosewall Arena |
Students will be advised of final dates on acceptance into the show. Options for students who live more than two hours travel time from Sydney Olympic Park to attend these massed dance rehearsals will be considered.
Commitment
Students selected as members of the Pulse Alive Dance Company must be available for all rehearsal and performance dates. A medical certificate must be supplied for each missed rehearsal, otherwise students will forfeit their place in the company. No refunds of student resource fees will be given in this circumstance. Due to the limited number of rehearsals for the company, any rehearsal missed due to illness (with a medical certificate) will need to result in the student's role in the company being modified.
Students who are not available for all Pulse Alive Dance Company rehearsal and performance dates should consider participating in massed dance with their school group, or as an individual dancer (massed dance) if their school group is not participating.

Auditions
Auditions for the 2025 Pulse Alive Dance Company will be held on Saturday 7 September 2024 at The Arts Unit, Lewisham.
Students will need to be in attendance from 9:30 am – 3:30 pm. Any students who are unable to attend may be able to submit a video audition prior to the audition day, but this will need to be negotiated with the Pulse team following submission of the nomination form.
For the auditions, students do not need to prepare any choreography – they will be taught sequences on the day as part of the audition process.
Students auditioning will need to:
- wear appropriate dance/activewear (no midriffs)
- wear sneakers, as well as bringing a pair of jazz shoes (if they already own them – students do not need to purchase jazz shoes for the auditions)
- have their hair tied back or styled out of their face
- bring a water bottle, a sweat towel (optional), snacks and lunch – students will not be released to purchase lunch from local shops
- declare any current injuries, if applicable, on arrival at the auditions.
Costume
The costume for all items will include multiple coloured Pulse Alive t-shirts, included within your student resource fee.
Members of the Pulse Alive Dance Company will be asked to supply various options of their own dancewear to go with their Pulse Alive t-shirts.
Resource fee
There will be a resource fee of $180 per student (GST inclusive).
The resource fee assists with the costs involved in the conductors, choreographers and tutors working with the students, supports a number of music clearance costs and includes a Pulse Alive t-shirt, which will be worn by all performers as their costume during the event.
Principal dancers will be required to pay the resource fee through The Arts Unit student payment portal on acceptance into the show.
Any 'opt-in' participation in events later in 2024 (such as Southern Stars and the Schools Spectacular) will incur an additional resource fee per event.
Support materials
Explore The Arts Unit Creative Resource - Top tips for auditioning to support your preparations for your nomination.
Important info for participants
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Pulse Alive images, photographer: Anna Warr