It's the tryouts for every position--princess, prince, dancer, or "character" (which are the fuzzy ones with the giant heads. They pretty much have to be under 5' or over 6'. Princes and Princesses are usually around 5'7" or 5'8").
First, we had to perform a dance. if you're not a really amazing dancer, it's better to ham it up and embrace your mistakes than do a passable but intense performance. It's a pretty simple dance, but they're looking for attitude unless you're actually trying out to be a dancer. This is where the biggest cuts happen, and many people who were much better dancers than me got cut here because I was so obviously silly (I was continually facing the wrong direction, had my hands up when they should have been down, etc, but just laughed through it). My friend was a cheerleader and her cheer-smile got her through (plus she was a much better dancer). But basically just have fun instead of stressing about getting the moves right.
After the dance tryout, they separated us into several groups--dancers went somewhere else, and the rest of us had to do a cartoon charade to music. Again, ham it up. The princes and princesses got pulled out again, and a few more people were let go and then we got taken back and offered the job. The whole thing took a few hours. One of the girls who got offered a job with us was a midget who basically just worked cons and amusement parks year round.
One other thing is that unless you're a princess, you're not a specific character--you might be Mrs. Potts one day and Mickey the next.
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