Dance Australia

Yilin Kong

How many auditions have you done?

Since entering into the professional realm, I would have applied for approximately 30 auditions. Of those that were open or invitation only, I would have attended/been invited to around 20-25, 12 of which were successful or resulted in work offered later down the track.

Please describe a significant audition where you didn't get the job.

I recently auditioned for Australasian Dance Collective, formerly known as Expressions Dance Company, based in Brisbane. This audition was a short process for me. We started out with a ballet

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