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 2027.

Nominations were open to students in Years 5 to 12 in 2027 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. 

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 the 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.

Auditions for the 2027 Pulse Alive Dance Company will be held on Saturday 10 October 2026 at The Arts Unit, Lewisham.

Due to the overwhelming number of nominations that we have received this year, we have decided to split the day into two sessions:

• Group 1 (students who will be in Years 5–8 in 2027) – Saturday 10 October, 8:30 am – 11:30 am
• Group 2 (students who will be in Years 9–12 in 2027) – Saturday 10 October, 12 pm – 5 pm

Further specific details about the auditions will be sent via email to those students attending.

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 bring 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.

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.

There will be a resource fee of $240 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.

Third-party content attributions

Pulse Alive images photographer: Anna Warr