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

COLLEGES: ADD YOUR SCHOOL TO THE LIST HERE

Common Video Guidelines & Timeline

VIEW GUIDELINES

Colleges Accepting the Common Video

Alma College (Alma, MI)
Aquinas College (Grand Rapids, MI)
Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)
Bellarmine University (Louisville, KY)
Blinn College (Brenham, TX)
Briar Cliff University (Sioux City, IA)
Carson Newman University (Jefferson City, TN)
Central Methodist University (Fayette, MO)
College of Charleston (Charleston, SC)
Concordia University Chicago (River Forest, IL)
Dallas Baptist Univ (Dallas, TX)
Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI)
Doane University (Crete, NE)
Dordt University (Sioux Center, IA)
Endicott College (Beverly, MA)
Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ)
Greenville University (Greenville, IL)
Hardin-Simmons University (Abilene, TX)
Hofstra University (Hempstead, NY)
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
Iowa Western Community College (Council Bluffs, IA)
Kansas State University (Manhattan, KS)
Lewis-Clark State College (Lewiston, ID)
Loyola University Maryland (Baltimore, MD)
Merrimack College (North Andover, MA)
Miami University (Oxford, OH)
Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI)
Middle Tennessee State University (Murfreesboro, TN)
Midland University (Fremont, NE)
Minnesota State University Mankato (Mankato, MN)
Missouri Baptist University (St. Louis, MO)
Missouri Valley College (Marshall, MO)
Morehead State University (Morehead, KY)
Morningside University (Sioux City, IA)
Oklahoma Baptist University (Shawnee, OK)
Oklahoma City University (Oklahoma City, OK)
Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, TX)
Rogers State University (Claremore, OK)
Rutgers University (New Brunswick, NJ)
Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT)
Saint Cloud State University (Saint Cloud, MN)
Saint Joseph's University (Philadelphia, PA)
Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota (Winona, MN)
Sam Houston State University (Huntsville , TX)
Santa Clara University Dance Team (Santa Clara, CA)
South Dakota State University (Brookings, SD)
St. John's University (Queens, NY)
Stonehill College (North Easton, MA)
Temple University (Philadelphia, PA)
Texas A&M University (College Station, TX)
Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)
The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH)
The University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL)
The University of Texas at Dallas (Richardson, TX)
Towson University (Towson, MD)
University of Akron (Akron, OH)
University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)
University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL)
University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)
University of Idaho (Moscow, ID)
University of Indianapolis (Indianapolis, IN)
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA)
University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
University of Memphis (Memphis, TN)
University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN)
University of Minnesota Duluth (Duluth, MN)
University of Montana (Missoula, MT)
University of Nebraska (Lincoln, NE)
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)
University of Nebraska Omaha (Omaha, NE)
University of New England (Biddeford, ME)
University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, ND)
University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO)
University of Oregon Duck Dancers (Eugene, OR)
University of Redlands (Redlands, CA)
University of South Carolina (Columbia, SC)
University of South Dakota (Vermillion, SD)
University of St. Thomas (St. Paul, MN)
University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN)
University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire (Eau Claire, WI)
Washington State University (Pullman, WA)
Wayne State University (Detroit, MI)
Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV)
WM Elite Dance Team at Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)