Hi all,

wonder if any of you planning to DSA in 2020 for VA? Any advice/ leads as to how to go about it?

Hi all,

wonder if any of you planning to DSA in 2020 for VA? Any advice/ leads as to how to go about it?

Hi PARENTS of DANCE FACULTY, :rahrah:

like to ask if anyone can recommend a school/ dance teacher to prep dance audition video/ piece for 2016 audition.

Many thanks! :rahrah:

vDad:

Doc_jcjc:

Dear parents, anyone out there whose children have successfully entered SOTA with a portfolio for DSA art?


can you share what your child prepared in a portfolio? I chked out their website & I'm quite taken aback by the amount of stuff they have to prepare.

My girl interested in art, thinking of SOTA for her.

Any advice appreciated!! Thank u!

My daughter is in SOTA for visual art.

The portfolio should be about putting together stuff that your girl has been working on for the past few years. I would assume this is not a problem because I am also assuming that a child who is interested in art has been producing stuff for a few years now. The \"duty\" on the part of parents is to preserve the produced stuff diligently.

I didn't follow the rules for portfolio; they wanted to see actual works. We saw candidates with actual works piled up in suitcases on wheels for the audition. We took a chance and scanned her drawings and photographed her handicrafts. Then we put it all onto a laptop. And she presented her stuff on the laptop. We had rehearsals at home so she is familiar with how the files are organised.

I believe a big part of the audition is about hearing from the candidate. They want to know if the child is really interested and has some talent to show for. Do mock interviews with your child, e.g. why do you like to draw, etc. I knew friends (a couple :snuggles: ) who are artistically inclined. So we invited them to lunch and had our daughter have a chat with them about her interest in art. My wife and I went window shopping while they had their chat. I believe it was a great help.

I have to disagree about bringing reproductions. Nothing beats seeing the actual work, especially when they contain details like texture. The very nature of visual art pieces requires that they been seen in the flesh, not via a medium. Can't imagine going to an exhibition to just see reproductions of the artworks. Please bring the real thing as much as it is possible.

Doc_jcjc:

Dear parents, anyone out there whose children have successfully entered SOTA with a portfolio for DSA art?


can you share what your child prepared in a portfolio? I chked out their website & I'm quite taken aback by the amount of stuff they have to prepare.

My girl interested in art, thinking of SOTA for her.

Any advice appreciated!! Thank u!

they are looking for raw talent that shows a natural sense of inquisitiveness and sensitivity. Your child should have these traits to consider going there. As far as I know, many students who go there thinking that they will make pretty pictures end up doing badly as they cannot understand concept development and exploration. If you go to their open houses, you can see that the work they produce are not so much focused on technical ability (though that is a strength that will help in their development) but rather their visual intelligence, ie being able to see that that line/ colour/ shape works well or are beautiful & how they can be used in another work etc. A sketchbook with exploratory drawings is a great plus... but things like pretty & crafty kind of work may not go down too well. They want to see their personality in their work and those craft kits don't do that at all. hope this helps!