She’s back!! We are gearing up for our 6th Pro Prep Workshop and we are SO EXCITED!

As dance team audition season approaches, we want you to feel as prepared as possible. It is never too late or too soon to keep working toward your dream! Preparation leads to confidence, and You + Confidence = AMAZING THINGS! You have the power, and we have the tools to help you prepare. 

This one-day workshop is designed to equip you with the knowledge and resources you need to become a well-rounded dancer and auditioner, and to put you one step closer to your dance team dreams! You will receive a multi-faceted set of tools to help you put your best foot forward during auditions.

Participants from our past 5 workshops had great success and have made amazing progress!

  • 2019 Workshop: 5 participants earned spots on a professional dance team.

  • 2020 Workshop: 4 participants made it onto a professional dance team.

  • 2023 Workshops: 3 participants made it onto NBA and NLL teams; 3 made it to final rounds of NFL dance team auditions; and 1 made it to the final round of NBA team auditions.

  • 2024 Workshops: 1 participant made it onto an NBA team; 4 made it to final rounds of NFL dance team auditions, and 3 made it onto semi-pro teams.

We want to help you on your path to success, too, and we cannot wait to be part of your journey!


This Workshop is for You if:

  • You are DEFINITELY auditioning for a professional or collegiate dance/cheer team and want to be as prepared as possible.

  • You are CONSIDERING auditioning for a professional or collegiate dance/team and want to learn more about the process and what to expect.


What to Expect

In addition to a day of dance with your Pros, this workshop will also feature a discussion panel and Q&A with Special Guests, a mock audition, a virtual interview seminar, and a “goody bag” of participant perks (details below)!

Be inspired and encouraged by current and former professional dancers, cheerleaders and Choreographers with experience in the NFL, NBA, and AFL who will share their personal stories, insights and top insights and guidance for auditioning and for what to do when you make a team. 

Your 2 Pros, Ang Bua and Vanessa Fattizzo, will be your Hosts & Instructors throughout the day. They, along with Special Guest Deja Gaskins, will be leading you in 3 dance sessions. In addition to teaching you choreography, they will be giving you their top audition tips from their combined 8 years of professional dancing, as well as giving you feedback throughout the day. After the dance sessions you will have a mock audition experience in which you will learn, clean, and perform choreography, and receive feedback.

Your mock audition will be “judged” by 2 special guests, including a current NFL Choreographer, who will give you the rare gift of individual feedback after your performance of the jazz and hip hop routines you learn during the day. Each Special Guest has a unique pro dance experience and will give you their top audition insights as well as answer questions during a Q&A.

You will end the day with a virtual Personal Branding Seminar with Nicolette Peloquin of The Prep Talk so you are well-prepared for the very first step of the audition process (the virtual submission), the paperwork components, and beyond. This seminar is being custom-created specifically for Powerhouse Pro Prep Workshop participants!

Throughout the Workshop, you will work on and learn:

  • Jazz and hip hop choreography,

  • Tips to improve your showmanship to help you stand out at auditions,

  • Cleaning your movements to increase precision, power and impact,

  • Do’s and dont’s of auditioning,

  • Techniques for building and maintaining confidence, focus and a healthy mindset during the audition process,

  • Mock audition experience to help you gain comfort and confidence in a simulated audition setting, and

  • How to be proactively prepared for virtual submissions and beyond.

You will receive:

  • Participant Perks including exclusive pricing on services/products to support your preparation after the workshop! (see more below),

  • A participant packet that will serve as your audition guidebook,

  • The Prep Talk’s guide with outlines, practice activities, and more,

  • Feedback via email on your audition look provided by The Prep Talk,

  • Audition tips, and

  • Personal dance feedback.


February 2024 Pro Prep Workshop - Dancers gathering around for overall group feedback from Pros & Special Guests.


Workshop Schedule

  • 9:30am-10am Sign-in

  • 10:00am-10:15am Welcome

  • 10:15am-11:15am Dance Session 1: Warm-up, Across-the-floor & Pom + Technique choreography with Special Guest, Deja Gaskins

  • 11:15am-11:20am Break

  • 11:20am-12:15pm Dance Session 2:  Pro Style Jazz choreography with Vanessa Fattizzo

  • 12:15pm-12:40pm Break/Lunch

  • 12:40pm-1:35pm Dance Session 3:  Hip Hop choreography with Ang Bua

  • 1:35pm-1:50pm Choreography practice and review: jazz and hip hop

  • 1:50pm-2:50pm Mock Audition

  • 2:50-3:50pm Discussion Panel & Q&A with Special Guests Stephanie Demby & Deja Gaskins

  • 3:50-4:50pm Virtual Personal Branding Seminar with The Prep Talk 

  • 4:50-5:00pm Wrap-up

  • This schedule is subject to change.

 

Special Guests, Elly Shepley, Kristen Greto & Deja Gaskins, at our February 2024 Pro Prep Workshop!


Participant Perks

The preparation doesn’t stop when the workshop ends! We are honored, proud and thankful to be partnering with 7 incredible businesses to provide you with additional resources to support you beyond the workshop & outside of the studio.

The below perks are free with your registration and will be provided only to the dancers who attend the Workshop. Click the heading above “participant perks” for a link to details on our Partners and your Perks! You will receive Perk redemption instructions the day of the workshop.


Q&A & Discussion Panel at our February 2024 Pro Prep Workshop.

Meet Your Pros!

Learn more about Ang Bua here and about Vanessa Fattizzo here.



Special Guests

Click here to learn more about each of our Special Guests.


Guest Speaker, Virtual Personal Branding Seminar


Gathered around Nicolette after her Virtual seminar during our February 2024 Pro Prep Workshop!


Other details

  • Open to dancers age 18 and up

  • Location: Powerhouse Dance, 1873 Marlton Pike East, Cherry Hill, New Jersey. On Route 70 (aka Marlton Pike East). Click here for detailed directions.

  • Date & Time: Sunday 2/16/25, 10am to 5pm.

  • Registration fees: Early Registration until 12/31/24: $195. Regular Registration from 1/1/25 to 2/16/25: $215.

  • You will receive more information regarding the Workshop, including a detailed agenda, what to wear and what to bring the week prior to the Workshop.

  • Attire: Participants are encouraged to wear what they would wear to a dance team audition for the dance sessions. Feel free to wear warm-ups for the welcome and discussion sessions.

  • NOTE: This workshop is not associated with a specific team or organization, nor is it meant to provide you with inside information on specific teams.  Although the Pros and Special Guests will be drawing on their unique professional experience, the guidance will be for purposes of preparing you for any dance team audition. 

  • Cancellation/refund policy: In order to receive a refund for a cancelled registration, you must cancel your reservation on Mindbody by 2/2/25. Cancellations made after 2/2/25 will not be refunded or credited for another workshop/classes. This policy takes precedent over our cancellation policy for regular classes and master classes. If you cancel your reservation, you will not be entitled to receive the Participant Perks. Additionally, the Perks are reserved only for dancers who attend the workshop. If you register and have a late cancellation and do not attend, you will not be entitled to the Perks.




 

 

Take a Peek at Past Workshops

February 2024 Powerhouse Pro Prep Workshop at our former location.

February 2023 Pro Prep workshop!

2020 Workshop

2019 Workshop