***To audition for the 2021-2022 Professional Training Program during the spring of 2021:
Please visit our Summer Audition Page to register. Those wishing to be invited into the year-round program are strongly encouraged to audition for and attend one of our three summer programs first. The summer intensive programs are considered “Phase Two” in the audition process for acceptance into the year-round program. Please see our FAQs for more information.
***To audition for the 2021-2022 Professional Training Program during the summer of 2021:
This page will be updated in late spring with summer audition dates for the 2021-2022 Professional Training Program.
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Auditions // Year-Round Professional Training Program 2020-2021
Ellison Ballet is open in-person for our year-round program 2020-2021.
Audition Requirements
- Applicants should be between 12 - 19 years of age and have a strong basic classical foundation in relation to their level and age.
- Students who are 11-years-old may audition as long as they turn 12 before September.
- Dancers should audition with the age group that they fall into on the date of the audition.
- Girls should wear a solid color leotard and full-length pink tights with ballet slippers. Boys should wear white t-shirts and full-length black tights.
Acceptance and Enrollment Process
Upon completing an audition, participating students will receive a letter indicating acceptance, wait-list, or non-acceptance within two weeks.
Accepted students will receive an invitation letter along with Enrollment Forms detailing the fees, deadlines, etc.
**For questions regarding the Professional Training Program or the audition process, please email info@ellisonballet.org.
No phone calls please unless urgent.
Public Audition on Zoom
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Ellison Ballet will hold live audition classes for 2020 entry to the year-round Professional Training Program on Zoom on the following dates: Sunday, July 12, 2020 Ages 12-14: Sign-In to Zoom: 12:30pm Audition: 1:00-3:30pm (USA-EDT) Ages 15-19: Sign-In to Zoom: 4:00pm Audition: 4:30-7:00pm (USA-EDT) Registration Deadline: Friday, July 10, 12pm (USA-EDT) Sunday, July 19, 2020 Ages 12-19: Sign-In to Zoom: 7:30pm Audition: 8:00-10:30pm (USA-EDT) Registration Deadline: Friday, July 17, 12pm (USA-EDT) *This audition is for International Students who are not able to attend on July 12 due to their time zone. Audition Photos: Students must upload two photos with their online registration: 1st arabesque and tendu a la seconde. Audition Fee: $40 |
Video Auditions
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Students may send video auditions if they are not able to attend the Zoom auditions listed above. Students must register online before sending their video audition. Unregistered candidates will not be considered for Ellison Ballet programs. Video submission deadline: August 1, 2020 Video Submission Information: Video submissions should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length and demonstrate barre and center exercises, including adagio, tendus, pirouettes, grand pirouettes, petit, medium, and grand allegro, tours en l'air for men, fouettes and pointe work for ladies. You may also include a classical ballet variation if desired. At the beginning of the video, you should introduce yourself and state your age, the number of year(s) of ballet/dance study, the number of years of pointe work (if applicable), the name(s) of your current school and teacher(s), and any previous summer intensive programs, festivals and/or international ballet competitions in which you have participated. The attire should be a black leotard and full length pink tights for ladies and a white shirt and black tights for men. Audition Photos: Students must upload two photos with their online registration: 1st arabesque and tendu a la seconde. Audition Fee: $40 _______________________ Scholarships: Scholarships are limited and considered for students of exceptional talent and need and granted at the sole discretion of Ellison Ballet. Students receiving scholarship are expected to make early decisions about attendance. Notice of Non-Discrimination Policy Ellison Ballet admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of any of the aforementioned qualities or characteristics in its recruitment and admission of students, educational policies, scholarship programs, and the operation of any of its school-administered programs. For more information, please email us at: info@ellisonballet.org |