by Katie Slattery | Jan 24, 2023 | Pointe+, Summer Study, Training
January and February may bring snow, but for serious ballet students they are prime months for summer intensive auditions. Whether this is your first time auditioning or you’re a summer program veteran, here are some practical tips so you can put your best foot...
by Alexandra Martin | Oct 18, 2022 | Audition Advice
Erina Tanaka, a freelance dancer based in Denver, Colorado, has been auditioning for ballet companies for the last three years. Tanaka, 24, who’s danced with Ballet Jörgen and Eugene Ballet, says that after taking class in her living room for over a year during...
by Katie Slattery | Feb 23, 2022 | Audition Advice
There are few situations more nerve-racking than auditions. With so many dancers vying for so few job openings, you need all the help you can get. That’s why, as you prepare your audition materials, you should consider having a letter of recommendation or a list of...
by Helen Hope | Jan 14, 2022 | Summer Study, Top Stories
After last year’s all-digital audition season, some summer-intensive auditions are finally returning to a traditional, in-person format. To help you once again put your best foot forward in a studio packed with fellow eager dancers, we asked Xiomara Reyes, head of the...
by Gavin Larsen | May 31, 2021 | Audition Advice, Training
Summer intensives have long served as extended audition periods for trainee and second company positions, allowing pre-professional dancers a chance to prove themselves and to get to know artistic staff. But compared to pre-COVID years, limited enrollment at summer...
by Claudia Bauer | Dec 13, 2020 | Audition Advice, Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Summer Study, Training
It’s that time of year again—summer intensive audition season. But as the ballet world continues to adjust to the COVID-19 pandemic, what are schools planning for summer programs? What will auditions be like, and what are schools expecting of dancers?...
by Claudia Bauer | Aug 17, 2020 | Audition Advice, Career, Instagram, Training
The COVID-19 pandemic may have paused life as we know it, but the ballet world is still turning. Schools and companies are finding ways to move forward, and this spring many accepted full-time students, awarded scholarships and hired artists via online auditions....
by Chava Pearl Lansky | Mar 20, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career, Trending
Have you ever attended an audition and wished that you knew what the director was looking for? We’ve rounded up some of our favorite quotes from our Director’s Notes column over the past few years to give you a deeper glimpse into the minds of 10 artistic...