I Auditioned for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater New York
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- Опубліковано 16 вер 2018
- What does it take to make it as a dancer in New York? I have no idea. I’ve never done ballet, I prefer jazz hands to leaps, and I’m more uncoordinated than most. Regardless, I decided to find out. So I auditioned for Alvin Ailey, one of the most prestigious dance companies in New York. It wasn’t pretty.
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I’m just gonna let all of you worried people know that this was obviously staged. All these kids go to the Ailey School, the panel is all Ailey School instructors, which is different from the company. It’s also obvious because all the dancers are in standard dress code, and you don’t go into auditions wearing what everyone else is. The actual company audition would have been longer and cuts would have been made throughout the audition. Just to clarify for those of you who aren’t in the dance world all like that and are upset.
That does make me feel somewhat better. I'm more of a Russian ballet fan so I'm not really familiar with Ailey as a company.
Some auditions are strict about what you have to wear. But they wouldn’t have focused on her at all if it was a real audition.
simplystreeptacular it’s actually not a ballet school or company, it’s a modern and contemporary based school and company. It was found by a black American, and was the first originally all black company to receive the funding that they did. They’re extremely important to everyone in the Dance community even to the classic schools of ballet
I agree, this is disrespectful not just to the girls that were there but to the company and to the dance profession in general. They turned it into a joke. I guess this is advertising for Alvin Ailey, but even so idk why they would agree to this.
Life is just not so serious. Where is ur sense of humor.
Everyone that watched this video knows that they weren’t trying to be disrespectful AT ALL she was genuinely trying her best to dance so you can decide to not take the joke that she’s trying to dance or post a rude comment that this video did not need
As a professional dancer who’s been in several ballet and modern companies across Canada and America, I don’t find this disrespectful at all. These girls aren’t even auditioning it was all staged, these girls are from the summer intensive. It doesn’t make a joke out of dancing, and i was actually happy to see that this company was even shown in mainstream media, as it is a modern based school and company.
Not everyone gets to make a career in dance and I’m very fortunate to be able to do that and I’ve worked very hard to have this opportunity. But to me, dance is for everyone and anyone, I think it’s amazing when people of all styles and training lengths get to participate in classes, or watch or ask questions, get to experience this beautiful thing that I do every day. It warms my heart
Feels like a copy of Lucy For Hire. But Lucy really tries and doesn't giggle and put herself down. Also, Lucy is self aware and reflective / positive about the experience.
Plus, it's disrespectful if this is an actual audition because many of these dancers have worked years to audition for Alvin Ailey, and it's distracting and un-motivating to have someone laughing in the back.
Would have been cool to see her take a class at Alvin Ailey, or meet with the dancers to learn what it's like, or go to a mock audition, or bonus part of the audition, or a kids audition... I dunno, a different version of this would be better.
Also, I found the actual audition more interesting! Would have liked to see more of the great dancers auditioning and learn what an audition is like!
Lucie actually did well and was very respectful though.
@@veganbeth Possibley, B.
We"ll tell you what!, the more seasoned dancers, before during and after, would've given out a lesson in a graceful yet brutal attitudinal energy, with bumps and bruises galore
if she was allowed in at all, for her safety and wellbeing!
It would be cool if she actually tried instead of putting herself down and giggling the whole time.
This was not a real audition! It's clear that it was specifically pre-arranged as part of this woman's video series. I mean, there is obviously a cameraperson weaving among the dancers, and the panel is "in" on it! (The real dancers are, as well--you can see them smiling at her jokes.) Whether or not you like this sort of "fish-out-of-water" thing, please be assured that the real dancers were not compromised or "held back" in any way--let me repeat, this was not a real audition!
I hope this is staged or was a bonus round of the audition just for fun, because this is completely disrespectful for the girls auditioning. Their careers are at stake.
MakeupandDance 15 they judge the girls all seperately the mady cant ruin thier career in any way by doing this
MakeupandDance 15 buuuuut i do get where you are coming from.as dancer who is beginning training i know how difficult it is to get where those ladies are.but she is truly tryinh
She is being distracting and drawing all the focus to herself.
I have to admit I had that feeling too ...
True dat
Why Alvin Ailey? Why not just join a beginner dance class? Then you could’ve clonked around like you wanted to, but at least you wouldn’t be getting in people’s way on a very important day 🤷🏾♀️
mrjr03
I agree... this is just taking up professionals time.
These girls are from the summer intensive program and it wasn’t a real audition.
I agree there where people actually auditioning and it wasn’t fair to them
Guys they don’t give u feedback right away and results take 3 weeks and was there even anything on their paper? I don’t think it was real she’s just doing her job. You aren’t even allowed to record anything without permission.
I see many on here can't tell the difference from real life to a satirical comedic presentation.
The purpose of the video is to show the hard work needed and years of training needed to even attempt auditioning. This IS NOT an audition for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, But rather a mock audition for The Ailey School. . Being that I am an Alumni of The Ailey School/ Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, I could tell the difference. The two Black Americans at the table are, Tracy Inman who is the Director of the school, and Freddie Moore who is an instructor and also director of the Certificate program.
This mock audition, was all in fun, but at the same time, was to show the difficulty in executing movement without having formal training. I thought it was cute and funny.
Have a sense of humor geesh, and stop being so hypersensitive. Especially when the majority commenting, have no direct ties to the Ailey establishment.
Research on dance etiquette, and about dance auditions in general, could have been done before hand if she really wanted to truly be prepared and to treat this as an actual audition. There are tons of audition videos out there in the internet to observe, but I suppose this was just an "experiment." Congrats to the ladies in the video though. I think they handled the experience and showed their technical abilities very well.
She's not interested in working for something. If that were the case she'd have done a story about the school or the dancers who come to NYC for the audition. This is just a mediocre, over privileged New Yorker pushing the boundaries of self indulgence.
It wasn’t a real audition it was staged using girls who participated in the summer intensive
This was such a bad idea. I agree with other commenters. Simply disrespectful and shaming to ask the lady to even do this with no experience whatsoever. Dancers spend years of hard work just to get to the point to audition for a school like Alvin Ailey. I'd know because I'm a graduate of the school. This video documentary is a complete farce. Of course it would be hard for anyone to get a job when they are completely and utterly unqualified.
nataraja87 it’s not that serious, these girls are from the summer intensive. As a professional dancer in several modern companies it warms my hearts when schools and companies like this are featured in mainstream media. It’s already hard enough to make dance a respected art from, let alone when there’s people like you restricting people from participating.
Yes I’ve spent many years training to get to where I am but I think everyone is allowed to have the experience of dancing next to me an other company members, that’s why there’s things like outreach and open classes.
Keep in mind, you dislike this, but the company also agreed to it. And I’m sure you dont dislike it enough to pass up an opportunity to dance with them
@@chloesandrelli7337 It IS that serious. Ask any dancer who's gone through the process how serious it is for them. Don't tell me and others who've gone through that process that it's not serious. I've gone through the summer intensive audition process many times. It's serious. I'm in no way restricting her from dancing. Where do I ever say that? I'm simply saying this process is an embarrassment to the artform and to the many dancers who find this process important for where they want to go. One would very much know that they'd need at least a couple years of training to get accepted to a program like this. One would not show up to a Juilliard music audition having never played a musical instrument and expect to get through. It's simply common sense, and courteous and considerate to the people judging you and to your fellow musicians and dancers auditioning along with you. The woman could have certainly taken those outreach and open classes you're talking about but I'm guessing she didn't since she didn't mention doing any of that before the audition. You talk about respect. Well it starts the moment you walk through those doors.
@@chloesandrelli7337 - Then she should have joined a class to learn. I have spent many years dancing as well. I find your statements are odd at best.
nataraja87 this wasn’t even a real audition, these girls were from the summer intensive program
Marcia Patterson I guess to each their own. but as someone who also graduated from one of the worlds best conservatories, and joined several companies, I’m happy to see any attention brought to my art form.
please say this was staged.
Yes it was, these girls were pulled from the summer intensive, this was not a real audition for any5ing
I want to commend you! I danced with the company and it’s not easy. You are brave and most importantly you tried your best at something new, and didn’t give up!! Bravo!👏 👏👏👏
I’m not even a dancer and I feel so bad for the others auditioning. This is important for them and she was being distracting. Creative idea, but you might not wanna mess with some people’s most important auditions.
OliveSings it wasn’t a real audition these girls were participating in the summer intensive program not auditioning
Super disrespectful to the company and the ballet world in general. Honestly girls train for their entire lives just to audition for Ailey and she made a mockery of the institution and the art of ballet. She should be ashamed of herself.
Chill my mans it was staged.
When I was growing up in ballet and modern I was fortunate to see Alvin Ailey live and I.Was.Hooked! I vowed upon graduation, I would do whatever I had to, to become the first white girl to be a member. Sadly, illness struck and ended my career after just two years. I was devastated I never had the chance to audition. Now I live vicariously through other dancers. Mady, just like the Friends episode where Monica tries to tap dance, half the battle is trying. Well done sweetie! Dance auditions are intimidating. They were very nice, you were lucky. Good job👏💕
samiamisme my high school ballet teacher is in that episode of friends as a tap dancer. (She’s the blond blue sweater girl)
@@yazalen13451 shut. up! That's amazing. It's my all time favorite show ever. I watch it every day. Must have been so fun! I never could tap.
You just be older, to have been wanting to be one of the first white women. They’ve been in the company for a longgggggggg time
@@chloesandrelli7337 yep I'm an oldie but a goodie😍
Why couldn’t she have done this another day. This is so unfair to the girls who have worked their whole lives towards this moment and being distracted by a girl laughing around. I actually really like this series, no hate.
Daniella G was not a real audition, it was girls who were participating in the summer program. No company on the face of the planet will allow cameras in their studios on audition days, they’re all staged
Chloe Sandrelli ohhh my bad, that’s actually cool ,,ballet is so beautiful I was scared this was real
We'll You Where "Brave" to attempt to try what you didn't know!!👏👍 Thanks for sharing this video with US!!😂👏👍
this is literally so embarrassing these girls have worked their whole lives for this and she just......... this rly isn’t it
Hana Bryanne I agree with this a lot 😕👏🏾 glad she’s not going to be in the call backs 😂
I see what everyone is saying but I feel like if it was actually a problem they wouldn’t have agreed to let her audition.
That was freakin hilarious!
As someone training to be a professional dancer, why would you do this? No, you can't learn a to be a professional dancer in 20 minutes. It takes people a life time, years, to learn that kind of thing. Even so, this totally isnt real. A real audition would move way to fast and be way to technical in terms of terminology for you to even know what's going on. You wouldn't talk during the combinations. The "judge" is giving her friendly feedback (stretch your leg!).
BROO I DANCED THERE OVER THE SUMMER AND I KNOW LIKE HALF THE GIRLS IN THE VIDEO HAHA THIS IS SO WEIRD
Hi Mady and New York Mag, how would you like it if I came into your office and "pretended" to be a journalist while you were trying to work? Wouldn't that be funny if I constantly got in your way as you were trying to write, and kept asking you how everything worked? I'm sure it would be great exposure for me! Hee hee! P.S. Is your job hard? Cuz it looks easy! Call me!
psoasiwassaying She didn’t mess anything up!
As a Ailey camper I see this as disrespectful.
Can I try this to I really want to do try different things without experience
as a dancer this is cringey and embarrassing to watch
I actually like this series!
She did well for a beginner. I stopped dancing for a few years and I couldn't even do what she did lol!
⚠️NO HATE⚠️ For the people that don't really know a lot about dance Alvin Ailey isn't a ballet company it's a modern dance company, but you do need ballet training to help you with other styles your doing
To get into the school, professional company, summer intensive, etc
I studied at Ailey. This is not even CLOSE to the process. But it was a good watch though.
😂😂😂 This was awesome! Good on you for trying. That must have been so difficult - those girls have been dancing since they were little! For anyone thinking this was a real trial for the rest of the girls, it was all staged for the video.
My inner dancer instincts were tingling through the whole video lol
I think her mentality while doing this video was wrong. She wasn't really open minded and didn't really want to do it. I do agree it's disrespectful especially seeing as she did no previous research.
Yeah, coming from a dance background. This is disrespectful and annoying. Not funny when this actually one’s Dreams. You were laughing at the wrong times..
Ya’ll people in the comments really taking this shit way too seriously
you've actually got really good turn out!
The Italian lady was my ballet teacher when I was like 10. She was SO MEAN lol if this was real she would be yelling at her to get the fuck out the studio
I would like to echo everyone in the comments. Apart from being disrespectful, there are many moments where there could of been collisions with other dancers. She could have hurt one of them because she is untrained. On top of worrying about their bodies and the routine, they had to take Mady into priority and that is unfair.
Yes to everyone who commented before us!
Okay so why would she believe,, that her "charm" was going to help her?
This company has history ,,,didn't she research first?! Did she not even talk to any dancers about dancers training?
What was she thinking, anyway?
They would stop the audition, send everyone out of the room? For her? Was she even aware of the other females in the place?
These people work and sacrifice much more then you realize. Oh and money spent on training.
Hope you alerted Aileys administrator before you walked into the audition, behaving like the fools princess daughter.
I can't imagine, as some have expressed here, the company was unaware of this vlogger's intentions for this video. I can only assume she got permission from them first and that the others who were truly auditioning were also told upfront what was going on. True, I would have liked it better if she tried a beginner ballet class, but the good shown here was that you just can't come in off the street to try and audition for a professional dance company without proper basic training behind you.
I'm pretty sure this is a mock audition
She actually improved. Her purpose is to educate and experience and she did both...at great cost to herself. Terrible audition BUT...incredible guts!
That’s my teacher at 1:20!
They would not have been so sweet about the feedback if it was real and also is there even anything on the papers?
Also I don’t think they give u feedback.. at the auction and results take 3 weeks lol pretty sure it was staged and ur not even allowed to record without permission so plz stop attacking her she’s just doing her job
First, chill with the criticisms, they had a camera in there, it was obviously all staged and they probably got consent from every girl in there. The judges were laughing, they wouldn't do that if she just showed up with that crap. Second, that was me in dance class, every second of it for many years, right down to the wrong outfit.
If this series was done by a comedian, it would be more obvious it was comedy and the comment section would not be so angst .
Not funny, just embarrassing and a lack of respect to the girls that were auditioning
Lorena Cabrera Vera i agree
Mady looks like me when I first started ballet but I’ve always been pretty good at modern and I’ve gotten way better at ballet
I feel like the other girls are so pissed off at her
This was great... of course it was staged! I spent a good amount of time at Ailey's and this would not have happened in a true audition. What's sad is that if you had had some training you probably would have had nice technique. 💃🏿
All of then we're flat chested aperture from one, wonder if she started late....
Tbh. I wouldve been hella nervous and anxious in her place. Trying to nervously laugh off my shittiness especially if pros are scattered around me
ok, look- for zero dance experience she did really well! It's hella nerve racking to walk into an audition even if you have years and years of experience! go girl!
I know this was all staged, but I got so much second-hand embarrassment watching this.
Amazing!
aka me in class
this is honestly so disrespectful to the other girls, i wish she would’ve have taken it more seriously and put on her poker face instead of laughing the whole time
yall need to calm down i just thought it was corny
As silly as this video is you actually do show promise as a dancer and I hope making this video inspired you to actually take some classes.
I go there Im pretty sure to start shes in 5D lol
You guys already know this was staged cause she would've walked in and they would've told her to leave just by how she was dressed 🤷♀️ I still couldn't sit through this though, ngl.
I guess...
This was definitely not for the company
The whole time she was dancing, all I kept saying was “Shut up. Shut up!! SHUT UP!!! QUIT LAUGHING!”
The "audition" clip she did in a different segment for the musical Beautiful, while unrealistic, was at least amusing- and she can hold a note. This on the other hand was too painful to watch. Yes, I know it's supposed to be light-hearted, but it was just ridiculous & kinda not cool...the only positive is that--perhaps--it glaringly illustrates how intense, serious, and dedicated real dance students are.
I understand that this might, (hopefully?), be staged, but why on earth not just have her take a class? Taking a professional dance class would have been lighthearted and equally 'comedic.' Having her participate in a group audition is just cringe worthy, not because she isn't a professional dancer, but because she is clearly distracting the dancers who are, (supposedly?), actually auditioning.
I’m cackling this was so funny!!! More Mady content!
It generally takes 10 years of training to become a real dancer. Cute video, but you showed disrespect to Alvin Ailey and the art form. You had a nice retire’ & picked up on alignment and concepts quite well. I saw some raw potential!
Wow overly critical judges syndrom here in the comment section.
For not having experience, her dancing wasn't that bad. But she ruined it by not taking it seriously.
Bad taste ! I get why it could be seen as funny but as someone that’s spent time sweating in a dance studio and getting contracts and doing shows 7 days a week ....we prep so much for auditions so to have someone who doesn’t take it seriously would be really annoying when you have limited time to learn a section of choreography
Saying that ,a part of me was laughing as that moment you find yourself totally mucking up when blocking a section with the choreographer is something any true dancer can relate to as after yrs of contracts as so attending auditions ,no dancer nails a routine every time !
Watching this I got annoyed. It was obvious that she wasn't actually trying. She talked through the whole things and that is extremely annoying as a dancer. As someone who loves ballet and isn't that good, I like concentration. If I were there it would've taken all of me not to yell at her.
Je trouve qu elle respecte pas trop les prof...
Why?
It didn’t even look like she tried 🙄
Say it with me now guys “She isn’t doing anything to mess the other dancers up. If someone not doing well disrespects you then that’s your problem.”
I'm proud of her for trying!
The woman, particularly the Asian and sort of black woman and the white woman right next to the unqualified woman was probably terrified that the unqualified woman was going to bump into them and make them fall. If I was either of them she would've caught my hands after the audition....
this ain’t it
Bunch of salty dancers here
Aiden Chan there salty because the worked there entire life’s for this and she’s making a mockery of it.
So? Dancers get salty over everything. Kendall Jenner posing in a leotard, black swan's dance double getting extra pissed, and some commenting overdramatically in red sparrow.
I can tell you are definitely not a dancer considering you would also be pissed if someone ruined your audition like this.
Zecora of course I'm not a dancer! I'm a swimmer and there have been idiots that made me false start, but in the end life goes on. Dance career doesn't work out for you or you got distracted over an idiot then you obviously aren't trained enough to focus.
Am I the only one confused how she’s disrespecting “The absolutely PERFECT art for of ballet” because to me it kinda just looks like she’s having a bit of fun
she’s being so disrespectful. she isn’t even trying and she’s playing around like a child.
Very disrespectful.. wow
Yh I think that it was a bit disrespectful to the other girls auditioning as she was always talking and I feel like even though she had never danced before, she could have tried a bit harder and joked less? Idk
Dancers are actual athletes. This was meant to be silly. If this were real life, she would have gotten chopped immediately and had her feelings hurt. This was just like the Conan skit.
I get that this is a joke ,but she was a distraction the whole time! Those girls were there for a job not to mess around!
I don’t usually get mad, but this video has me really fuming. She was so disrespectful to the dancers and to the instructors. The woman talked when she shouldn’t have and kept laughing throughout the combinations. Before the audition she should have at least done some research, especially on ballet etiquette. She truly had no tact. Also at least put in the effort beforehand to put your hair in a bun and put on a leotard and tights. It was just sad and angering to watch.
This is embarrassing I’d be mad if she was at my dance audition
This girl is a joke and I as a dancer feel affected
This is so disrespectful to the company and the dancers. I agree that the series is a good concept and this woman is very brave but an Alvin Ailey audition!? Not the right place or the right time whatsoever. I’m sure this wasn’t the intention of the video but it just made a mockery of the whole experience and profession.
This is very disrespectful towards the girls auditioning and to the dance profession itself. Just think that you could’ve gotten in a girls way or distracted a girl while dancing and therefore they could’ve failed the audition. I truly do hope this was staged.
Am I the only one who didn’t find this funny at all? It was just awkward. I felt terrible for the poor girls who were actually auditioning. It’s a huge day for them. And she’s not funny at all
This vid was annoying but definitely very fake. There's no way the judges would've been so involved or accepting of her behavior/clothing at a real audition. SO i doubt other ballerinas were harmed in the making of this vid lol