by Gavin Larsen | Mar 18, 2025 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Before she joined Pacific Northwest Ballet, principal Leta Biasucci was dancing for another West Coast company. Although things were going well there (and she had received a contract for the following season), she was curious about exploring her career options. During...
by Avichai Scher | Apr 16, 2020 | Audition Advice, Career, Dance Magazine, News
Emily and Ally Helman hoped this would be the year they’d find a company contract. The sisters, who have held various second company and apprentice positions, mapped out their audition schedules and sent out videos and resumés. By March, they had mixed...
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...
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...