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Summer Intensive Auditions
Submit a video audition or visit us in person on our National Summer Intensive Tour.
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Submit a Video Audition
All videos must be labeled with the student’s name, uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo, and can be unlisted or required a password to view. Share the link/url (and password, if required) when completing the online Audition Registration Form sent to you via email.
Videos should be approximately 5-minutes in length and include barre and center work. Please include the following exercises:
- At barre: battement jete, fondu, adagio, and grand battement.
- Center: adagio, turns, and jumps
Ladies should wear their pointe shoes. Students aged 16 and older should submit an video of a classical variation, in addition, if available.
Additional Materials
Please include a headshot and a photo in first arabesque (en pointe, if applicable).
In-Person Auditions
Advanced registration is $40 per student and is recommended for all auditions as space is limited. Pre-registration for each audition closes at midnight of the Monday prior. Day-of audition walk-in registrations are $45 and will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis as space remains available.
Your audition determines acceptance into the Intermediate 3-week or Pre-Professional 5-week Summer Intensive program. Audition results are emailed within 10 days of your audition.
Ladies should wear a dark, solid color leotard, pink or skin-toned tights, and matching and bring ballet and pointe shoes.
Gentlemen should wear a white shirt, black tights, and ballet shoes.
Pre-registration for Auditions
Advanced registration is $40 per students and is recommended for all auditions as space is limited. Pre-registration for each audition closes at midnight of the Monday prior.
Step 1: Create an account in Milwaukee Ballet’s new registration portal. Complete all fields and click “Create Account.” If you receive an error that your email is associated with another account, please reset your password to access your account.
Step 2: Then use the direct link for your audition below to access the registration page. Select the quantity of students to register from the drop-down menu and click “Purchase.” Continue through to “Check Out” and complete your order by clicking “Buy Now.”
Step 3: Look for an automatically generated confirmation email that will include a link to an online Audition Registration Form. This form collects additional details about the audition registrant and must be completed at least one week in advance of their audition date.
Day-Of Walk-in Registration
Day-of audition walk-in registrations are $45 and will be accepted on a first come, first served basis as space remains available. Pre-registration for $40 is recommended, as space is limited.
To register for an audition day-of, please report to the audition host venue at the start of the listed registration/check-in time. Bring your printed and completed Walk-In Registration Form. The $45 audition fee can be submitted in cash to Milwaukee Ballet staff or via credit card (use the space provided on the form). Checks of any kind will not be accepted.
Birmingham, AL
Sunday, February 9
Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm CST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm CST
Alabama Ballet
2726 First Ave S
Boca Raton, FL
Sunday, February 2
Registration/Check-in 10:30-11:00am EST
Audition 11:00am-12:30pm EST
The Harid Conservatory
2284 Potomac Rd
Charlotte, NC
Saturday, January 25
Registration/Check-in 2:00-2:30pm EST
Audition 2:30-4:00pm EST
Charlotte Ballet
701 N Tyron St
Chicago, IL
Sunday, January 12
Registration/Check-in 2:00-2:30pm CST
Audition 2:30-4:00pm CST
The Ruth Page Center for the Arts
1016 N Dearborn St
Grand Rapids, MI
Saturday, January 25
Registration/Check-in 2:00-2:30pm EST
Audition 2:30-4:00pm EST
Grand Rapids Ballet
341 Ellsworth Ave SW
Hartford/Torrington, CT
Saturday, February 22
Registration 3:00-3:30pm EST
Audition 3:30-5:00pm EST
The Nutmeg Ballet Consveratory
58 Main Street
Torrington, CT
Houston, TX
Saturday, February 8
Registration/Check-in 11:00-11:30am CST
Audition 11:30am-1:00pm CST
Vitacca Ballet & School for Dance
2311 Dunlavy St
Indianapolis, IN
Sunday, January 26
Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm EST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm EST
Butler University, Lilly Hall
4600 Sunset Ave
Las Vegas, NV
Sunday, February 23
Registration/Check-In 11:00-11:30am PST
Audition 11:30am-1:00pm PST
Nevada Ballet Theatre
1651 Inner Circle
Los Angeles, CA
National Master Audition
December 29, 2024
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Lauridsen Ballet Centre
1261 Sartori Ave
Torrance, CA 90501
Milwaukee, WI
Saturday, January 25 or Saturday, February 15
Ages 11-14 | Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm CST, Audition 1:30-3:30pm CST
Ages 15+ | Registration/Check-in 3:30-4:00pm CST, Audition 4:00-6:00pm CST
Milwaukee Ballet
Baumgartner Center for Dance
128 N Jackson St
Minneapolis, MN
Sunday, January 26
Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm CST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm CST
Minnesota Dance Theater
528 Hennepin Ave, Sixth Floor
Omaha, NE
Saturday, February 1
Registration/Check-in 1:30-2:00pm CST
Audition 2:00-3:30pm CST
American Midwest Ballet
1001 S Sixth St
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
Orlando, FL
Sunday, February 9
Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm EST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm EST
Harriett’s Orlando Ballet Center
600 N Lake Formosa Dr
Pittsburgh, PA
Sunday, January 19
Registration/Check-in 10:00-10:30am EST
Audition 10:30am-12:00pm EST
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2900 Liberty Ave
Portland, OR
Saturday, January 18
Registration/Check-in 5:00-5:30pm PST
Audition 5:30-7:00pm PST
Oregon Ballet Theatre
720 S Bancroft St
Salt Lake City, UT
Sunday, January 19
Registration/Check-in 3:00-3:30pm MST
Audition 3:30-5:00pm MST
Ballet West
52 West 200 South
Seattle, WA
Saturday, Feburary 15
Registration/Check-in 3:00-3:30pm PST
Audition 3:30-5:00pm PST
Pacific Northwest Ballet
301 Mercer St
St. Augustine, FL
Saturday, February 8
Registration/Check-in 1:00-1:30pm EST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm EST
Saint Augustine Ballet
1711 Lakeside Ave #10
Washington, DC
Sunday, February 23
Registration/Check-In 1:00-1:30pm EST
Audition 1:30-3:00pm EST
The Washington Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Ave NW
Pre-Professional Program
Our dynamic year-round Pre-Professional Program educates, trains and prepares students for a career in professional dance.