The Elevation Performing Arts Scholarships

2025 Applications opened December 1, 2024 

We're pleased to announce the 2025 Elevation Performing Arts Scholarship application overview. Offering scholarships to San Antonio, TX and surrounding area dancers is critical for fulfilling our mission of serving and supporting young artists focused on dance as a serious aspect of their future. While dancers may not need wings to fly, we're here to ensure they have what they need to thrive.

The Elevation Performing Arts Scholarships submission process consists of three requirements: 

1. The completion of the online application form below
2. A preliminary live audition on February 23, 2025
3. Payment of a non-refundable $35 application fee, which can be easily submitted by using the PayPal button on our website Donation page. We will not review your application until payment is verified.

The application and payment must be submitted no later than February 15, 2025.

There will also be a preparation period for all finalists, called the Professional Development Series, from March to May of 2025. The Development Series will include dance training, educational lectures, and self-development. The finalists will also learn choreography for an opening and closing dance for the Gala. And, the dancers will perform a three-minute solo of their choice as a final audition process during live judging at the Gala. 

Three scholarship winners will be honored with a first, second, and third place monetary award to invest in their future dance training. The Loretta McClure Scholarship will be given to a solo performance and there will be scholarship for Outstanding Interview.  Dancers may receive other awards.

* If you are unable to participate in the live audition and make prior arrangements with HAD, you may submit a video audition.

Video Submission Requirements:

• Angle: Video submission should be filmed horizontal and show the contestant's entire body. Film the contestant solo with no other people in the video. Choose a simple background and avoid shooting in front of a mirror.
• Attire: The contestant can wear dance attire or a costume of their choice. Hair should be up out of the face and neat. They should wear proper footwear based on their style of dance. No jewelry.

The video submission will need to include three edited parts put into one full-length video.

1. Part 1: The applicant will film a 1-minute video stating their name and age and explaining why they are applying for one of the Elevation Performing Arts Scholarships and how the funds will elevate their dance training.
2. Part 2: The applicant will also need to perform any dance style, including Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Contemporary, Modern, Hip Hop, or Pointe, in a 1-minute video submission. It can be their choreography or that of a teacher or friend.
3. Part 3: Finally, the applicant will need to perform both a Ballet and a Jazz combination, highlighting their technical skills. Each combination needs to be at least 30 seconds long and no more than 1 minute. The Ballet combination needs to include petite or grande allegro, turns, and extensions. The Jazz combination needs to include jumps, turns, and extensions. 

Video Submission Instructions:

• Upload your full video comprised of all three parts onto either YouTube or Vimeo
• Please email your full audition video link to had.elevation@gmail.com 
• The subject title of your email should read “DANCER'S first and last name- Elevation Application”

Please email had.elevation@gmail.com with any questions.