by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
A few weeks before the audition, write down corrections your teacher gives you in class to help you remember what you need to work on. If you have time, take a few extra classes. Take a good arabesque photo —one that’s in focus, centered and, most importantly,...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
For anyone interested in dancing with The Joffrey, the important thing to understand is that we are a non-ranked company—every dancer must be willing to do everything. Of course there are always leading dancers, but we couldn’t do something like The Rite...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Looking for a job in a ballet company is likely the most daunting task of your career. It’s not enough to just hope you’ll get noticed at open auditions, or that your resumé will be plucked out of a pile of thousands. Landing that contract is rarely...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Jessica Gadzinski, a former apprentice with North Carolina Dance Theatre, shares her tales from the audition trail with Pointe. Auditions. Just the thought of the word sends my mind racing, my body into a panic and my self confidence plummeting. It’s...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
A ballet class is a ballet class is a ballet class…or at least that’s what I was trying to convince myself before my Boston Ballet company audition at the School of American Ballet. Despite the reminder from friends that I do pliés and tendus...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
Are you searching for a company contract? Auditions are tough, especially in this economy. Anything you can do to get a leg up is worth it. Next Friday, Steps Beyond and The School at Steps in New York City will present a panel called “Getting The...
by Jennifer Heimlich | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
I could spend days at a time watching old videos of Gelsey Kirkland. That lyricism! That lightness! She moves the way I dream of dancing in my most fantastical fantasies. Good news for serious pre-professional students: Kirkland’s New York school is holding...
by Pointe Team | Nov 28, 2001 | Company Life
When auditioning in person is just not possible, sending out a reel is your next best option. But make sure your video stands out for the right reasons. 1. Pay special attention to what a school or company asks for. If the directions tell you to show a...