We are excited to announce registration for the 2024 Making a Mande Auditions!

The minimum age requirement for Making a Mande audition registration is 30 years old before August 1, 2024.

Making a Mande is an audition process, for the Mande Milkshakers, which consists of a Meet and Greet (5/19/2024), four (4) practices (6/2, 6/9, 6/23, & 7/14) where you will learn and review choreography, a semi-final audition (on 7/21/2024), and a live final audition event (on 7/28/2024). We take a great amount of time, effort and consideration in choosing additions to our group, and we feel the audition process allows you to get to know us while we get to know you.

Membership in the Mande Milkshakers organization is a year-round commitment. Our members must be capable of the physical activity required to march in parades while dancing. This includes performing motions with the upper and lower body for extended periods of time.

We are a family-friendly organization, which means we encourage the participation of all members of the family. There are opportunities for partners as well as older children to aid the group through our Milkman Team, and younger children are encouraged to participate as a Mini at designated events throughout the year.

If you are invited to join the Mande Milkshakers, following your live audition, you will have a financial obligation consisting of purchasing your costume (approximately $250) and paying your annual membership dues (approximately $350). You will also be required to attend a team retreat at Paul B. Johnson State Park in Hattiesburg, MS, from Friday evening (8/2/2024) through Sunday afternoon (8/4/2024).

In addition to financial commitments, members of the Mande Milkshakers team are required to meet attendance requirements throughout the year. Members must attend 50% of practices (held twice a week, year-round), and attend 50% of parades plus events we host throughout the year. The audition process will give you an idea of the time commitment expected from our members.

The Meet and Greet, which kicks off our audition process, will be held at Mande Headquarters (700 Carondelet Street Mandeville, LA 70448) on May 19, 2024. By registering here, you will be reserving your spot for this event, as well as the summer audition process. All registered participants will also receive a red “Making a Mande” t-shirt to be worn throughout the audition process.

The final live audition will be held July 28th and will be open to the public.

If you have any additional questions about the team or our audition process, please email Tina Rhinehart at [email protected].

In the meantime, you can follow us and our events on the Mande Milkshakers website, and the Mande Milkshakers Facebook page.

We look forward to seeing you soon! Until then… Keep on Shaking!