Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre Announces Male Company Dancer Auditions
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Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre is seeking athletic, modern male-identifying dancers with strong technique, creativity, and performance experience to join the company for the 2026-2027 season, which will include several small performances (through June), and a Full Premiere at New York Live Arts from March 11-13, 2027. Dancers should have excellent partnering skills and be eager to contribute creatively throughout the choreographic process.
The company rehearses 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays (September-December), and Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays (January-March). Dancers must be available for all rehearsals, as well as the full week of our March performance season.
Prospective auditionees are encouraged to attend one of three ASDT Company Classes to experience the company’s movement vocabulary and familiarize themselves with its artistic approach. Donation-based ($10-25). The company class will be a fusion of Contemporary, Modern, and Ballet techniques reflecting Selwyn’s collaborative creative process and include repertory phrasework.
Open Company Classes:
Monday, August 24 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Tuesday, September 1 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m.
To apply, please submit a headshot, resume, and dance reel to ashley@amandaselwyndance.org | Subject Line: MALE DANCER AUDITION.
Physical auditions will take place by invitation only on September 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Amanda Selwyn Dance Studio (412 Broadway, 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10013).
Company Class Instructor Bio
Ashley McQueen, originally from Alabama, has an MFA in Dance from Hollins University and a BFA in Dance from Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri. She has performed with Common Thread Contemporary Dance Company, Shawn Bible Dance Co., Sans Limites Dance, Eunoia Dance Ex, Artistic Abandon, and Bom Diggs. Ashley has presented work at HeForShe Arts Week NYC, Dance Astoria Festival, Take Root at Green Space, Tiny Dance Festival, Amalgamate Artist Series, Sans Limites Dance Winter Concert, Marie Christine Giordano Salon Series, and BIPA Festival of Cultures.
The Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre creates dynamic dance theatre that activates emotional expression. Through an interplay of athletic and articulate motion, they present theatrical and immediate works that engage audiences from start to finish and beckon a response of thought, feeling, and soul.
Amanda Selwyn (Artistic Director/Choreographer) founded Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre in 2000 and, in 27 seasons, has directed over 130 productions, developed a network of artists, and created Notes in Motion’s dance education program. Amanda recently taught workshops and residencies at Peridance, Bucknell University, Hofstra University, NYU, SUNY New Paltz, BMCC, Baruch, New Women, NY, the NY Gender Conference, and Temple University. Her work has been presented twice on Jacob’s Pillow Inside/Out, at Tribeca PAC, American Dance Guild Festival, DUMBO Dance Festival, APAP, COOL NY, Wassaic Dance, WestFest, Movement Research, Dixon Place, NYU’s Women and Theater conference, Dance Teacher Summit, and Pushing Progress. Amanda led workshops at 3 Face to Face conferences. Grants: NYSCA, Harkness Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation, Hyde and Watson Foundation, Vogler Foundation, Friars Foundation, The O'Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation, Dizzy Feet Foundation, Bronx Arts Council, DCLA, NYC Council, Manhattan Borough President, Met Life, and Bossak/Heilbron Foundation. Amanda participated in the Choreographer's Lab program at Jacob's Pillow. She has a 500-hour yoga teacher's certification and teaches yoga privately and at Crunch Gym. She holds a Master’s degree from NYU Tisch and a Bachelor’s from Northwestern University in theatre, women's studies, and dance.
Amanda Selwyn Dance Theatre/Notes in Motion programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature. The company is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
