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Imagine Your Possibilities
After a historic summer, the momentum is real!
Building on the strengths of this past summer and setting our sights even higher for 2027, next season is about growth, challenge, and creating opportunities for members to push themselves further on the field, as performers, and as people. If you’re looking for a corps that is hungry to grow and committed to building something unique and powerful, the 2027 Seattle Cascades is your opportunity.
Your journey starts at our Experience Audition Camp.
Make attending camp a priority. Come meet the staff, absorb the culture, build the wall of sound with us, throw down with the line, dance and spin like your life depends on it, and discover what you’re capable of. You don’t need to have everything figured out before you walk through the door, just bring your energy, your curiosity, and your willingness to work.
You ARE the next chapter of the Seattle Cascades.
Camps are open to talented and driven performers 16-21 years old. Fill out the interest form and be the first to know about experience audition camp times, dates and materials.
Experience Audition Camps
Meet Your People. Learn the Show.
The Experience Camp isn't just an audition, it's a preview of the life changing weekend you're going to have. You can look forward to:
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Enjoying hundreds of dedicated and talented performers come together in your first ensemble rehearsal and getting the chills
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Being pushed by world-class instructors and discovering you can do more than you thought
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Meeting and performing with people from all over who are just as obsessed as you
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Experiencing the magic of bringing the 2027 production to life
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Being part of something bigger and yet finding your future lifetime besties
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The challenge is one of the best parts. You will be tired. You will get corrections. You will have moments where something might feel impossible. And then you’ll nail it.
Bring Your Best
Your camp attendance gives the staff a persepctive of your music, marching, movement, equipment skills, and also includes your:
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Positive attitude
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Great work ethic
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Commitment to effort
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Ability to process instruction and apply it to exercises
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Ability to handle constructive criticism in a positive manner
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Interaction with other members
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Interview with your caption supervisor
Things You'll Need & Want
Bring a positive attitude and willingness to learn along with these things:
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Printed music/pencil or digital music and ability to notate
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Change of clothes. Plan to dress in layers. It will be warm in the gym and cold outside
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Comfortable marching/movement shoes
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Water bottle/jug, backpack, hat, sunglasses
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Sleeping bag and pillow
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Showering supplies, toiletries, medications
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Your own instrument if possible (brass)
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Practice pad, stick/mallets, ear protection (percussion)
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Rifle/sabre, gloves, knee pads (guard)
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Ability to attend all camps and move into Spring Training (some flexibility is allowed due to school commitments)
*Housing and food are all provided.
*Attendance at all experience camps is mandatory unless you have a previously-approved school conflict.
Financial Responsibilities
The 2027 member tuition will be $5.5k+ (TBD) Paid in 6 installments approximately $850 each (TBD) January-June.
There are opportunities to fundraise for your tuition!
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Recruiting Booth at NW events is a way for returning members & parents to earn tuition credit.
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DCI Championship Raffle Tickets can be sold
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Cash Calendar on your social media.
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Event Program Ad Sales to sell ads for our multiple Northwest Youth Music Games digital programs
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DCI Scholarships are available until March of each season
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Cascades Scholarships are made available in the spring based on need and commitment
Becoming a Member
If you have been offered a position with the Cascades you must take care of your paperwork and membership payments confirming your acceptance of your contract offer immediately.
Our 2027 educational program is structured around a series of virtual assignments, physical conditioning and monthly in-person rehearsals, followed by an extended spring training camp and a full national tour.
NOTE: Percussion and Colorguard members may be required to submit video assignments during the winter months that they are not attending camps.
