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 Gavin Larsen | Mar 13, 2024 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Increasingly, ballet companies are moving away from traditional open-call auditions. Instead, many prefer for dancers to submit a video reel, photos, and resumé, either via email or through an online portal, in order to be considered for an in-person audition. But...
by Camila Rodrigues | Oct 18, 2023 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
As performance seasons begin, we often hear about the new dancers joining companies and others who got big promotions. But nobody talks about those dancers who find themselves without a contract—without a place to be, to train, to dance, and to perform. During my...
by Hannah Chang Foster | Mar 16, 2023 | Audition Advice, Career, Pointe+
Rebecca Haw describes the moment, shortly after a director change at her former company, when she realized her job was at risk: “Within a few short weeks I had lost all of my roles. I had been demoted. I had gone from Queen of the Dryads to covering corps of Dryads.”...