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2010 National Audition Tour


REGISTRATION WILL BEGIN ONE HOUR PRIOR TO THE CLASS FOR YOUR AGE GROUP. ADDITIONAL CLASSES WILL BE HELD IF THERE IS AN OVERFLOW FROM EARLIER CLASSES.

Audition Information:
Auditions are open to all male and female students who have achieved intermediate or advanced levels of ballet training. Applicants for all Summer Intensives must be at least 12 years old and no older than 22 on June 21, 2010. Applicants over age 18 will be considered for the New York Intensive only. Collegiate Summer Intensive applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 24, and Young Dancer Summer Workshop applicants must be ages 9-11. Applicants, ages 12, at the beginning pointe level may be considered for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop but should audition with their age group on the National Audition Tour. Applicants must pay a $30.00 registration fee (check or money order payable to ABT or cash for in-person auditions only), submit one informal headshot (does not need to be professional), and a photograph showing first arabesque in center in order to register. Photographs will not be returned. Girls must wear full-length pink tights and black leotards with ballet slippers. Bring pointe shoes for the last twenty minutes of class. Boys must wear white t-shirts, full-length black tights and ballet slippers. Auditioning at any site will allow you to be considered for all Summer Intensive Programs and merit-based scholarships. Pre-registration is suggested but not required.

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ABT National Audition Tour.
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ABT Summer Intensive.

January 3
Sunday
Boston, MA
Boston Ballet School
19 Clarendon St.
(617) 695-6950
2 pm
3 pm
5 pm
9-11*
12-14
15 & up
       
January 9
Saturday
Austin, TX
UT Theater & Dance,
Winship Drama Building
23rd Street at San Jacinto
(512) 232-5301
10 am
12 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 10
Sunday
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
Ballet Academy of Texas, Coppell
145 Fitness Ct.
(972) 745-0199
10 am
11 am
2 pm
4 pm
9-11*
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
January 10
Sunday
Tucson, AZ
Ballet Arts
200 S. Tucson Blvd.
(520) 623-3373
11 am
1 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 10
Sunday
New York, NY (YDSW Only)
American Ballet Theatre
890 Broadway, 3rd Fl.
(212) 477-3030 x1177
1pm
2:30pm
4pm
9*
10*
11*
       
January 15
Friday
Birmingham, AL
Alabama School of Fine Arts
1800 Eighth Ave. North
(205) 252-9241
4 pm
6 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 16
Saturday
Atlanta, GA
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, Alpharetta
11460 Maxwell Rd.
(678) 297-2800
1 pm
3 pm
5 pm
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
January 16
Saturday and
January 17
Sunday
Long Beach, CA
Cal. State Univ. Long Beach, Dance Dept.
1250 Bellflower Blvd.
(562) 985-2024
10 am
11 am
2 pm
4 pm
9-11*
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
January 17
Sunday
Baton Rouge, LA
Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre
10745 Linkwood Ct.
(225) 766-8379
3 pm
5 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 23
Saturday
Springfield, MO
MO State Univ., Dept. of Theatre and Dance
901 S. National Ave.
(417) 836-4400
10 am
12 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 23
Saturday
Winston-Salem, NC
University of NC School of the Arts
1533 S. Main St.
(336) 770-3208
3 pm
5 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 24
Sunday
Cincinnati, OH
University of Cincinnati
College-Conservatory of Music
www.ccm.uc.edu/events/directions.aspx
4:30 pm
6:30 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 24
Sunday
San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin St.
(415) 861-5600
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
January 30
Saturday
Chicago, IL
Hubbard Street Dance
Lou Conte Dance Studio
1147 W. Jackson Blvd.
(312) 850-9766
11 am
1 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 30
Saturday
Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre
2900 Liberty Ave. (412) 281-6727
1pm
3pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 31
Sunday
Detroit, MI
Detroit Opera House
1526 Broadway
(313) 237-3251
2 pm
4 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
January 31
Sunday
Washington, DC
American Dance Institute, Rockville, MD
1570 E. Jefferson St.
www.americandance.org
1 pm
2 pm
4 pm
6 pm
9-11*
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
February 6
Saturday and
February 7
Sunday
New York, NY
American Ballet Theatre
890 Broadway, 3rd Fl.
(212) 477-3030 x3416
10 am
12:30 pm
4 pm
12-13
14-15
16 & up
       
February 13
Saturday
Denver, CO
Academy of Colorado Ballet
1278 Lincoln Street
(303) 339-1623
3 pm
5 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
February 13
Saturday
Miami, FL
New World School of the Arts, Dance Division
25 NE 2nd St., 8th Fl.
(305) 237-3341
11 am
1 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
February 14
Sunday
Orlando, FL
Orlando Ballet School
1111 N. Orange Ave.
(407) 426-1733 x10
2 pm
4 pm
12-14
15 & up
       
February 14
Sunday
Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
The Phelps Center
301 Mercer St.
(206) 441-2435
3 pm
5 pm
12-14
15 & up
       

ABT Collegiate Summer Intensive may audition at any of the above sites with their age group.

*ABT Young Dancer Summer Workshop audition for ages 9-11 at starred sites only. Interested 12-year-old students should audition with their age group.

Video auditions are also available. The deadline for all video submissions is February 1, 2010. Please click below to download the appropriate video application form.

Summer Intensive Video Audition Application
Collegiate Summer Intensive Video Audition Application
Young Dancer Summer Workshop Video Audition Application

In the event an audition needs to be canceled in an emergency, please be prepared to send a video audition promptly. Videos that replace a canceled audition site must be postmarked 10 days after the scheduled date.

For audition details, please e-mail summerintensive@abt.org or call the Summer Intensive Hotline at (212) 477-3030, ext. 3416