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Inside the Audition: At Isaac Hernández’s Despertares Impulsa, Mexico’s Young Dancers Try for the Royal Ballet School

Inside the Audition: At Isaac Hernández’s Despertares Impulsa, Mexico’s Young Dancers Try for the Royal Ballet School

by April Deocariza | Aug 22, 2022 | Training

On August 1, young, aspiring dancers from all over Mexico gathered in Monterrey, Nuevo León, to have their chance to earn a spot at London’s prestigious Royal Ballet School. It was the first time the school has ever held auditions in Mexico. The event was part of...
200 Auditions, 1 Contract: Courtney Nitting's Journey to Scoring Her First Professional Contract

200 Auditions, 1 Contract: Courtney Nitting's Journey to Scoring Her First Professional Contract

by Avichai Scher | Mar 7, 2019 | Audition Advice, Career, Profiles

Courtney Nitting started her first season with Kansas City Ballet last fall with the normal rituals of company life: headshots for the website, ordering her customized pointe shoes and claiming a spot at the barre. Each of these simple things was a “pinch...
Upping the Stakes: How to Mentally Prepare for Your First Company Audition

Upping the Stakes: How to Mentally Prepare for Your First Company Audition

by Kathleen McGuire | Feb 19, 2019 | Audition Advice, Training

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre corps member Victoria Watford recalls the first time she auditioned for the company: Even though she had attended PBT’s summer intensive several times, the Cleveland native felt completely unprepared. “I was treating it like a...
Auditioning On a Budget: How to Plan Audition Tours Without Breaking the Bank

Auditioning On a Budget: How to Plan Audition Tours Without Breaking the Bank

by Hannah Foster | Feb 10, 2019 | Audition Advice, Career

Let’s face it: Auditioning is expensive. Between a $100-per-night budget-hotel room, a $300 round-trip plane ticket, $40 for food per day and $25 to $40 in audition fees, you may be out hundreds of dollars for one audition—and potentially thousands before...
More Than a Number: How Auditions Helped One BalletMet Dancer Define Her Artistry

More Than a Number: How Auditions Helped One BalletMet Dancer Define Her Artistry

by Grace-Anne Powers | Feb 23, 2017 | Audition Advice

I felt shattered. Cut from the audition at barre. I was 24 years old and had been dancing professionally for eight years already. I’d been very fortunate in my career so far, and although I was no stranger to rejections, this was a first. I thought: I must not...
Ask Amy: How to Beat Audition Anxieties

Ask Amy: How to Beat Audition Anxieties

by Amy Brandt | Feb 23, 2017 | Ask Amy, Audition Advice

How do you “perform” at auditions without being obnoxious? —Mikayla Auditions are no place to hide or act self-consciously—but there’s a fine line between being assertive and being aggressive. Focus on keeping your movements lush without...
"They Hate Me!" Debunking Summer Study Audition Myths

"They Hate Me!" Debunking Summer Study Audition Myths

by Kathleen McGuire | Nov 21, 2016 | Summer Study

When Lilliana Hagerman auditioned for Orlando Ballet School’s summer intensive, she felt overwhelmingly intimidated. “The other dancers were all so beautiful,” remembers Hagerman, now a dancer with Kansas City Ballet. “I thought that if I made...
Ask Amy: How to Audition Strategically

Ask Amy: How to Audition Strategically

by Amy Brandt | Feb 1, 2016 | Ask Amy, Audition Advice

This story originally appeared in the February/March 2016 issue of Pointe. Should I bother auditioning for companies where I might not “fit in”? I don’t want to miss out on a potential opportunity, but I’m also trying to be realistic. — Abby...
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