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 Gavin Larsen | Feb 18, 2022 | Summer Study
After years of being waitlisted, Kayla Schmitt finally got into Pacific Northwest Ballet School’s summer program at 16. “PNB was my dream company, especially as a taller dancer, so finally getting in was very exciting for me,” says Schmitt, now a member of Ballet...
by Gavin Larsen | Jan 6, 2022 | Summer Study, Training
Auditions can be nerve-racking no matter what, but trying out for a summer program that once turned you down can feel especially daunting. It’s hard to present yourself confidently when a past “no” echoes in your head. But the reality of the summer-study audition...
by Kathleen McGuire | Mar 8, 2018 | Audition Advice, Career
Julia Erickson grew up training at the Pacific Northwest Ballet School. Once she’d spent some time in the professional division, she started feeling like a member of the company. She performed with PNB extensively, even touring with them to London, Scotland,...
by Amy Brandt | Feb 18, 2016 | Summer Intensive Survival, Summer Intensives, Training
As summer intensive audition season starts up, I’ve been reminiscing about my own experience as a young dancer—way back in 1993—and how challenging it was to navigate. In fact, I think it’s safe to say that my first summer program audition was...