Summer Dance Program Auditions

SDP Auditions

Information
National Auditions
International Auditions
Video Auditions

Audition Instructions

• Boston Ballet does not pre-register for auditions. All participants must register at the starting time listed for each audition site.
• A $25 non-refundable audition fee required at U.S. Auditions. Please see the International Auditions tab for audition fees in international cities.
• In large auditions, it may be necessary to divide participants into smaller audition classes. Class times will be assigned upon registration, and the participant will be expected to dance at the assigned time.
• Please note the date and time appropriate for your current age group (not your age this summer).
• The audition format will be a traditional ballet class with barre, center and pointe work.
• NO PHOTOS or RESUMES needed for the audition.

Upon arriving at the audition, each student will be required to complete an audition card with contact information and basic questions about dance experience. Click here for a sample audition card. Please note that the sample is for reference only, and may not be substituted for an actual audition card.

Eligibility
• Students should attend the audition scheduled for their current age (not the age they will be during program).
• Program eligibility is based on audition performance and age as of the first day of the program.
• Students in Summer Dance Program - Newton must be 10 years old by June 27, 2010.
• Summer Dance Program - Boston students must be 15 years old by June 27, 2010.

Clothing Requirements
• Women please wear pink-footed tights, black leotards and bring pointe shoes to the audition.
• Men please wear black tights and a white T-shirt to the audition.

Studio Directions
For directions to a specific studio, please contact that studio directly. The Audition Tour Schedule offers phone numbers for each of the studios where Boston Ballet will be holding auditions. Please plan ahead for your audition. Some studios will not have someone to answer the phone outside of regular Monday - Friday business hours. Feel free to call the Boston Ballet Summer Programs office during regular business hours (Eastern Time) at 617-456-6269 for clarifications regarding studio locations and times.

summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

All auditions are for 10-19 year olds unless otherwise noted.
Registration begins at time listed at each audition site. No pre-registation is necessary.

City	Date & Time	Studio Contact Information
Albuquerque, NM	Sat. January 30th 2:00 - 4:30pm	Dance Theatre of the Southwest 4200 Wyoming NE Albuquerque, NM 87111 (505) 296-9465 Map
Atlanta, GA	Sat., February 6th 2:00 - 5:30pm	Atlanta Ballet 1400 West Peachtree Street NW Atlanta, GA 30309 (404) 873-5811 Map
Boca Raton, FL	Sat., January 9th 2:00 - 6:00pm	Harid Conservatory 2285 Potomac Road Boca Raton, FL 33431 (561) 997-2677 Map
Boston, MA	Sat., February 6th Ages 10-14 2:00 - 6:30pm Sun., February 7th Ages 15-19 2:00 - 6:30pm	Boston Ballet 19 Clarendon Street Boston, MA 02216 (617) 456-6269 Map
Chicago, IL	Sun., January 24th 2:00 - 6:30pm	Lou Conte Dance Studio 1147 West Jackson Boulevard Chicago, IL 60607 (312) 850-9744 Map
Cincinnati, OH	Sat., January 23rd 2:00 - 5:30pm	Cincinnati Ballet 1555 Central Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45214 (513) 621-5219 Map
Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX	Sun., February 7th 12:00 - 3:30pm	Texas Ballet Theatre 6845 Green Oaks Road Fort Worth, TX 76116 (817) 763-0207 Map
Denver, CO	Sun, January 10th 12:00 - 4:00pm	Academy of Colorado Ballet 1278 Lincoln Street Denver, CO 80203 (303) 837-8888 Map
Detroit, MI	Sat., January 9th 2:00 - 5:30 pm	Detroit Opera House 1526 Broadway Detroit, MI 48226 (313) 237- 3251 Map
Hartford, CT	Sat., January 16th 1:00 - 5:00pm	The Hartt School 35 Westbourne Parkway Hartford, CT 06112 (860) 769-2480 Map
Houston, TX	Sat., January 30th 3:00 - 5:30pm	Houston Ballet 1921 West Bell Houston, TX 77019 (713) 523-6300 Map
Kansas City, MO	Sun., February 7th 12:00 - 2:30pm	Kansas City Ballet School 1616 Broadway Street Kansas City, MO 64108-1208 (816) 931-2299 Map
Memphis, TN	Sat., February 6th 2:00 - 4:30pm	Ballet Memphis 7950 Trinity Memphis, TN 38018 (901) 737-7322 Map
Minneapolis, MN	Sun., January 10th 12:00 - 3:30pm	Metropolitan Ballet of Minneapolis 2806 Hedberg Drive Minnetonka, MN 55305 (952) 937-1387 Map
Mobile, AL	Sun., January 17th 2:00 - 4:30pm	Mobile Ballet School 4351 Downtowner Loop North Mobile, AL 36608 (251) 342-2241 Map
Montclair, CA	Sat., January 16th Ages 10-14 12:00 - 2:30pm Ages 15-19 2:30pm - 7pm	Inland Pacific Ballet 5050 Arrow Highway Montclair, CA 91763 (909) 482-1590 Map
New York, NY	Sat., January 30th Ages 10-14 3:00 - 7:30pm Sun., January 31 Ages 15-19 1:30 - 6:00pm	School of American Ballet 70 Lincoln Center Plaza Rose Building, 5th Floor New York, NY 10023 (212) 769-6600 Map
Philadelphia, PA	Sun., January 17th 1:00 - 5:30pm	The Rock School 1101 South Broad Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 (215) 551-7010 Map
Phoenix, AZ	Sat., January 9th 2:30 - 6:00pm	The School of Ballet Arizona 3645 East Indian School Road Phoenix, AZ 85108 (602) 381-0188 Map
Pittsburgh, PA	Sat., January 23rd 2:00 - 6:00pm	Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre 2900 Liberty Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15201 (412) 281-6727 Map
Portland, ME	Sun., January 10th 2:00 - 4:30pm	Portland Ballet 517 Forest Avenue, Suite 2 Portland, ME 04101 (207) 772-9671 Map
Salt Lake City, UT	Sun., January 31st 12:00 - 2:30pm	University of Utah, Marriot Center for Dance 330 South 1500 East, Room 112 Salt Lake City, UT 84112 (801) 581-8231 Map
San Francisco, CA	Sat., January 23rd Ages 10-14 12:00 - 2:30pm Ages 15-19 2:30 - 7:00pm	San Francisco Ballet 455 Franklin Street San Francisco, CA 94102 (415) 861-5600 Map
Santa Monica, CA	Sun., January 17th Ages 10-14 12:30 - 3:00pm Ages 15-19 3:00 - 7:30pm	Westside School of Ballet 1709 Stewart Street Santa Monica, CA 90404 (310) 828-2018 Map
Saratoga Springs, NY	Sat., January 9th 2:00 - 4:30pm	National Museum of Dance 99 South Broadway Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 (518) 581-0858 Map
Seattle, WA	Sun., January 24th Ages 10-14 12:00 - 2:30pm Ages 15-19 2:30 - 7:00pm	Pacific Northwest Ballet 301 Mercer Street Seattle, WA 98109 (206) 441-2435 Map
Tampa, FL	Sun., January 10th 12:00 - 3:30pm	America's Ballet School 15365 Amberly Drive Tampa, FL 33647 (813) 558-0800 Map
Tulsa, OK	Sun., January 31st 1:00 - 3:30pm	Tulsa Ballet School 1212 East 45th Place South Tulsa, OK 74105 (918) 749-6030 Map
Washington, D.C	Sun., January 24th Ages 10-14 12:00 - 2:30pm Ages 15-19 2:30 - 7pm	Washington Ballet 3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW Washington, D.C. 20016 (202) 362-3606 Map
Winston-Salem, NC	Sat., January 16th 3:00 - 6:30pm	University of North Carolina School for the Arts 1533 South Main Street Winston-Salem, NC 27127 (336) 770-3208 Map

summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269

Boston Ballet is pleased to welcome international students to attend the Summer Dance Program. We hold an extensive audition tour in January and February which visits numerous cities around the world, and we invite any students unable to attend a live audition to submit a video audition instead. Our diverse staff is tailored to meet the translation needs of our student body, and is available to help students get acquainted with Boston and feel at home. We are proud to have many international students dance with us at SDP each year! In 2009, we had students attend from numerous countries including Australia, Denmark, Finland, Brazil, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Italy, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

Please visit Boston Ballet School's page for International Students for more information or e-mail us at japanese@bostonballet.org, portugues@bostonballet.org, & korean@bostonballet.org for answers to your questions from native speakers.

See our 2010 International Audition Tour Schedule below:

All auditions are for 10-19 year olds unless otherwise noted.
Registration begins at time listed at each audition site. No pre-registation is necessary.

City	Date & Time	Studio Information
Calgary, Canada	Sat., January 16th 2:00 - 5:30pm Audition Fee: C$25	Alberta Ballet 141 18th Avenue SW Calgary, AB T2S 0B8 Canada Phone - (403) 245-4222 Map
Firenze, Italy	Sat., January 23rd 2:00 - 5:30pm Audition Fee: €20	Ballet Centre via Sandro Botticelli, 3 50132 Firenze, Italy Phone - (39 0) 55-57-05-37 Map
Hamburg, Germany	Sat., January 30th 2:00 - 5:30pm Audition Fee: €20	Ballettschule des Hamburg Ballet Caspar-Voght-Straβe 54 D-30535 Hamburg, Germany Phone - (49 0) 40-21-11-88-30 Map
Helsinki, Finland	Fri., January 29th 5:00 - 9:00pm Audition Fee: €20	Soumen Kansallisoopperan Balettioppilaitos Kaikukatu 4A, 3rd Floor 00530 Helsinki, Finland Phone - (358 9) 40-30-22-11 Map
Hong Kong, China	Sun., February 7th 12:00 - 3:00pm Audition Fee: HK$50	Hong Kong Cultural Centre 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui Kowloon, Hong Kong Phone - (852) 2734-2009 Map
Osaka, Japan	Sun., January 24th 12:00 - 3:30pm Audition Fee: ¥5,000	Kobe College Music Department 4-1 Okadayama, Nishinomiya-shi, EB Hall Hyogo-ken 662-8505, Japan Phone - (81) 798-51-8585 Map
Oslo, Norway	Tue., January 26th 4:00 - 7:30pm Audition Fee: kr 150	Khio Kunsthøgskolen I Oslo Fossveien 24 0551 Oslo, Norway Phone - (47) 22-99-55-00 Map
Paris, France	Sun., January 24th 3:00 - 6:30pm Audition Fee: €20	Le Conservatoire de Paris 209 Avenue Jean-Jaures F-75019 Paris, France Phone - (33 0) 1-40-40-45-45 Map
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Sun., February 7th 2:00 - 5:30pm Audition Fee: R$40	Petit Danse Escola de Dança Estrada da Barra da Tijuca n°1636 Intanhangá Center Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil Phone - (21) 2486-3472 Map
São Paulo, Brazil	Sat., February 6th 2:00 - 5:30pm Audition Fee: R$40	Escola Paulista de Dança Avendia Lavandisca, 663 A Moema Sao Paulo, Brazil, 04515 Phone - (11) 5051-2163 Map
Seoul, Korea	Sun., January 10th 12:00 - 3:30pm No Audition Fee	Universal Ballet 498 Cheonhodaero Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea 143-847 Phone - (022) 204-1041 Map
Singapore	Sun., January 31st 12:00 - 3:30pm Audition Fee: SG$35	Singapore Dance Theatre Fort Canning Center 2nd Storey, Cox Terrace Singapore, 179618 Phone - 6338-0611 Map
Stockholm, Sweden	Wed., January 27th 4:00 - 7:30pm Audition Fee: kr 150	Kungliga Svenska Balettskolan Riddarfjärdens Gymnasium Söder Mälarstrand 39, 7th Floor 118 91 Stockholm, Sweden Phone - (46 0) 85-08-33-510 Map
Taipei, Taiwan	Sun., January 3rd 12:00 - 3:30pm Audition Fee: NT$350	Taipei National University of the Arts Dance Department, Studio 7 No. 1, Hsueh-yuan Rd, Beitou Dist Taipei City, 11201, Taiwan Phone - 886-912-258-477 Map
Tokyo, Japan	Sun., January 17th 12:00 - 3:30pm Audition Fee: ¥5,000	Shinjukumura Live 2-1-8 Kita-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, Japan 169-0074 Phone - (03) 3361-5946 Map
Toronto, Canada	Sun., January 17th 3:30 - 7:00pm Audition Fee: C$25	Canada's National Ballet School 400 Jarvis Street Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6 Canada Phone - (416) 964-3780 Map

Video Audition Instructions

Boston Ballet Summer Dance Program offers the option of a video audition to students unable to attend an audition in person. We understand creating such a video is a time consuming process, therefore this year we have decided to waive the video audition fee. No payment is required to audition by video. In addition, we are also now accepting individual or class video auditions. More details about this are listed below. All students interested in attending Summer Dance Program must audition either in person or by video.

The video must be recorded between October 1, 2009 and February 19, 2010 to be eligible for submission to Boston Ballet. Please mark the video with the creation date of the tape. We must receive this video by Friday, February 19, 2010, but the sooner we receive it, the sooner the results will be processed. The video must be in American Standard Format (for VHS tapes) or in a DVD format viewable on American DVD players. Other formats cannot be viewed and therefore cannot be evaluated.

The videotape for an individual or class should include the following:
- Complete barre (one side only)
- Center floor work
     - adagio
     - pirouette combination
     - petit allegro
     - grand allegro
- Pointe work
     - echappés
     - relevés in arabesque
     - pirouettes en pointe
     - diagonal turning combination

* Please wear only leotards, tights and appropriate shoes in the video.

Variations from this format will affect the evaluation of your audition, which may in turn affect your audition results.

For class auditions
All students must wear a number during the class audition. An audition card must be sent for each student with their number listed on each card. Each class audition video should only have a maximum of 10 students. Please follow the format listed above for what should be included in the video.

This videotape must be accompanied by a video audition card -   click here to download . Print, complete and send with video.
We will notify you of our decision by mid-March. If accepted, you will receive the necessary application forms. If you would like us to return the tape/DVD, enclose a self-addressed postage-paid video mailer. If you do not include a self-addressed postage-paid video mailer, the video/DVD will not be returned and will become the property of the Boston Ballet.

All videos/DVDs and forms can be mailed to:
    Boston Ballet
    Summer Programs Office
    19 Clarendon Street
    Boston, MA 02116

summerprograms@bostonballet.org • 617-456-6269