Introducing: The Common Dance Team Recruiting Video

We’re excited to introduce a new initiative designed to simplify and streamline the college dance team recruiting process for:

• High school dancers
• Their families
• Studio and high school coaches

Why This Initiative?

• Feedback from coaches, studio owners, and parents revealed the current recruiting process can be confusing and overwhelming
• NDCA’s Future of Dance survey highlighted challenges faced by coaches during recruiting and a strong desire for a more structured, streamlined process

The Solution: Common Dance Team Recruiting Video

• Inspired by the Common Application for college admissions
• Provides a standardized starting point for all applicants
• Includes:
  • Fundamental technical skills
  • Dance combinations required by most programs
• Benefits:
  • Reduces workload for dancers
  • Offers consistency across programs
  • Colleges can still request supplemental materials as needed

Key Dates & Timeline

To support clarity and predictability, we encourage all schools to use these annual dates:

• May 1 – NDCA publishes updates to the Common Video for the upcoming recruiting cycle
• June 1 – Colleges & Universities:
  • Publish recruiting guidelines on their platforms including any supplemental video requirements
  • Deadline to fill out the form on NDCA website to be included in list of school accepting the video for the upcoming recruiting cycle
• September 1 – Early submission deadline
• January 1 – Second submission deadline

📌 Note: Each school can select which deadline best suits their recruiting model, but it is preferred that all schools accepting the video choose from one of the two common deadlines. All materials and videos are still submitted directly to each school

How to Get Involved

• Schools adopting the Common Video can fill out a quick form (by 6/1) to be included in the list of schools that accept the video and will be listed on the NDCA website
• Additionally, you use your school’s website and social media to
  • Share that your school accepts the Common College Recruiting Video
  • Recommended publish date: On or before June 1

ADD YOUR SCHOOL TO THE LIST HERE

Common Video Guidelines & Timeline

VIEW GUIDELINES

Colleges Accepting the Common Video

Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)
College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI)
Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
Greenville University (Greenville, IL)
Hofstra University (Hempstead , NY)
Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Midland University (Fremont, NE)
Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO)
Morningside University (Sioux City, IA)
Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)
Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud, MN)
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (Winona , MN)
Stonehill College (North Easton, MA)
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
University of Akron (Akron, OH)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)
University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND)
University of Oregon Duck Dancers (Eugene, OR)
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
Washington State University (Pullman, WA)