AUDITIONS LISTINGS 2000.

This is Dance Magazine's fourth annual Special Section on Auditions. it provides information on opportunities to join professional companies for paid employment. Under Employment companies are listed alphabetically by name within the United States, then in other countries. The first paragraph of each listing includes general company information such as styles of dance performed, number of dancers, and number of performances per year. We also asked each company if it provides health insurance, shoes, and other benefits. The second paragraph consists of audition information and contact numbers. Education, Training, Summer Study, and Other programs appear alphabetically within each state.

Many dancers in major companies are selected from apprentice programs, the company's affiliated School, or summer programs. For preprofessional dancers, attending an affiliated school is often a Good way to be considered for a company job. In all cases, contact the company directly to confirm The dates, times, and sites for auditions, and follow their instructions carefully. Go to the auditions well-prepared.

EMPLOYMENT

UNITED STATES

Alabama Ballet. Ballet, modern. 18 dancers.
25 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$1,000,000. Touring: 2-3 weeks/yr. Weeks of
work: 30. Starting pay: $300/wk.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: April 29, 2-4 P.M. Ballet class,
pointe work. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring, full salary: 1 women, 2 men;
apprentices: 4 women, 2 men. Fee: $15.
Notification: May. Contact: Tamara Byrd,
2726 1st Ave. South, Birmingham, AL 35233.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.alabamaballet.org

Aspen Ballet Company. Ballet, contemporary.
10 dancers. 36 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $1,500,000. 3 weeks touring/yr.
Weeks of work: 32. Starting pay: $500/wk.
Provides: health insurance, dental benefits,
shoes.
Auditions: March 25, Joffrey Ballet School,
434 Ave. of the Americas, NYC. Ballet, pointe
work. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring, full salary: 3 dancers. Fee: $15.
Notification: one month following audition.
Contact: Tom Mossbrucker, 110 E. Hallam,
Suite #107, Aspen, CO 81611. [phone];
fax: [phone]; Web site:
www.aspenballet.com

Ballet Arts Minnesota. Springboard dance
program. Ballet, jazz, modern. 9 dancers. 20
performances/yr. Weeks of work: 8. Starting
pay: $350/wk.
Auditions: Ballet class. Hiring: 2 men.
Deadline: June. Bring: resume, dance photo,
video. Fee: none. Notification: July. Contact:
Bonni Mathis, 528 Hennepin Ave., #203,
Minneapolis, MN 55403. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.balletartsminnesota.org

Ballet Austin. Ballet, modern. 23 dancers. 30
performances/yr. Annual budget: $2,700,000.
3 weeks touring. Weeks of work: 32. Starting
pay: $350-400/wk. Provides: shoes, half of
health insurance.
Auditions: Company: Ballet class, pointe
work. Bring: resume, head shot. Fee: $10.
Non-AGMA. Notification: end of March.
Contact: Mark Bush, 3002 Guadalupe, Austin
TX 78705. [phone] x28; fax: (512)
472-3073; Web site: www.balletaustin.org

Ballet Austin Apprentice Company. Ballet,
jazz, modern. 10 dancers. 40-50 performances/yr.
5 weeks touring. Weeks of work: 36.
Starting pay: $150/wk. Provides: shoes,
physiotherapy, chiropractic, discount dental.
Auditions: Ballet class, pointe work. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification:
end of Summer Intensive. Contact: Michelle
Martin, 3002 Guadalupe, Austin TX 78705.
[phone] x30; fax: [phone]; email:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.balletaustin.org

Ballet Internationale. Company and Summer
Study. Ballet. 24 dancers. 50+
performances/yr. Annual budget: $1,200,000.
4 weeks touring/yr. Weeks of work: 38.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: March 11, 3:30-5 P.M., Boston
Ballet Studios, 19 Claredon St, Boston MA;
March 12, 2:30-4:30 P.M., City Center Studios,
130 West 56th St., Studio 4, New York, NY;
March 18, 1-3 P.M., Indianapolis, IN. Ballet
class, pointe work. Bring: resume, dance
photo. Hiring, full salary: 2 women, 1 man;
apprentices: 1 woman. Non-AGMA. Fee: $10.
Notification: contract offers in April. Contact:
Dale Shields, 502 North Capitol Ave., Suite B,
Indianapolis, IN 46204. [phone]; fax
[phone]; Web site: www.balletintemationale.org

Ballet Long Island. Ballet. 12-22 dancers.
Over 150 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$200,000. Touring: 32 weeks. Weeks of work:
10, option of 12-24 more. Starting pay: $150-600/wk.
Auditions: Call for dates and times. Ballet
class, pointe work, partnering. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: 2 women, 3
men; apprentices: 2 women, 2 men. NonAGMA.
Fee: none. Notification: within 2
weeks. Contact: Donna M. Havranek, 390
Central Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716. [phone];
[phone].

Ballet Tech. Ballet. 18 dancers. 65+ performances/yr.
Annual budget: $4,000,000.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: February 2, 12 P.M., New York, NY.
Ballet combinations, repertory. Bring: pointe
shoes. Non-AGMA who join will become
AGMA members. Fee: none. Notification:
Immediately. Contact: Lucinda Holt, 890
Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10003.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; Web
site: www.joyce.org

Ballet West. Ballet. 40 dancers. 5 performances/yr.,
Annual budget: $6,500,000. Weeks
of work: 39. Starting pay: competitive Union
salary. Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: March 19, 12-2 P.M., 2-4 P.M.,
School of American Ballet, New York, NY;
March 26, 12 P.M.-2 P.M. and 2-4:30 P.M., Salt
Lake City, UT. Reserve space. Ballet class.
Hiring, full-salary: women, men. Bring:
resume, head shot. Fee: $10. In-house union.
Notification: immediately. Contact: David
Tompkins, 50 West 200 South, Salt Lake City,
UT 84101. [phone]; fax: [phone].

Boca Ballet Theatre. Ballet. 4 major
performances/yr. Annual budget: $400,000.
Weeks of work: 3-week contracts, 4 times a
year. Starting pay: varies.
Auditions: By appointment. Ballet class,
pointe work. Bring: resume, head shot.
Hiring, full-salary: 2-4 women, 4-8 men. NonAGMA.
Fee: none. Notification: within 1
week. Contact: Dan Guin, 5620-B N. Federal
Hwy., Boca Raton, FL 33487. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.bocaballet.org

Buglisi/Foreman Dance - Threshold Dance
Projects, Inc. Modern. 11 dancers, men and
women. 20 performances/yr. Annual budget
varies. Weeks of work: 12/yr., NYC Season.
Starting pay: $10/hr. Provides: opportunities
to work with leading American contemporary
dancers, teaching opportunities, residencies.
Auditions: January 29, 4:30 P.M., Steps on
Broadway, NYC.
Bring: resume, head shot. Modern class. Fee:
none. Notification: within two weeks. Hiring:
2 dancers, 2 men, full salary; Admitting: 2
understudies/apprentices, 1 woman, 1 man, no
salary.
Contact: Donlin Foreman, Artistic Director,
400 W. 43rd St., #23S., NY, NY; [phone];
fax (same).

Busch Entertainment Department/Busch
Gardens. Ballet, modern, jazz, tap, ethnic. 25
dancers. 4-5 shows daily, 5 days/wk. Weeks of
work: 52, some 25. Starting pay: $11.25/hr.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: February 5, 9 P.M.-2 P.M., Curtis
Hall Fine Arts Building, 10th Floor, 410,
South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL; February
6, 9 A.M.-1 P.M., Point Park College Dance
Studio 101, Pittsburgh, PA; February 25-27,
Midwest Theatre Auditions, St. Louis, MO;
February 28, Hyatt Regency, One St. Louis
Union Station, St Louis, MO; March 2-5 and
September 10-11, Southeastern Theatre
Conference, Norfolk, VA; July 21, 6 P.M.-9
P.M. and July 22, 9 A.M.-12 P.M., 1 Broadway
The Dance Center, 38 W. Granada, Hershey,
PA; September 8, Town Theatre, 1012 Sumter
St., Columbia, SC; September 12, 14th St.
Playhouse, 173 14th St., Atlanta, GA;
February 2, March 1, April 5, May 3, June 7,
July 5, August 2, September 6, October 4,
November 1, December 6, Tampa, FL.
Modern class, some partnering, turns and
kicks required, jazz/hip-hop routine. Bring:
resume, head shot. Non-AGMA. Hiring, full-salary:
10 women, 10 men. Fee: none.
Notification: 4 weeks after auditions. Contact:
Debbie Baker, PO Box 9158, Tampa, FL
33674-9158. [phone]; Web site:
www.tampatalent.com

CSA Ballet. Ballet. 8 dancers. 2 performances/yr.
Starting pay: $500/weekend.
Auditions: April, Denver, CO; videos
accepted. Ballet class, partnering, prepared
solo. Bring: Resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary: 2 men; apprentices: men.
Fee: $10. Notification: May 1. Contact: Julia
Walsh, 3920 S. Federal Blvd., Sheridan, CO
80110. [phone].

Carolina Ballet. Ballet. 26 dancers.
Performances: 30+/yr. Annual budget: $2.7
million. 2 weeks of touring. Weeks of work:
36. Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: April 1, School of American
Ballet, New York, NY. Ballet class, pointe
work, partnering, prepared solo. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Fee: none.
Notification: immediately. Contact: Robert
Weiss, PO Box 37040, Raleigh, NC 27627-7040.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; email:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.carolinaballet.com

Charleston Ballet Theatre. Ballet, jazz,
modern. 27 dancers. 75 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $750,000. 4 weeks touring/yr.
Weeks of work: 30. Starting pay: $300-600/week.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions: March 4, 2-4 P.M., Charleston, SC.
Ballet class, pointe work, some modern.
Hiring, full-salary: women; apprentices: 12.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Fee:
$10; Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact:
Jill Eathome-Batir, 477 King St., Charleston,
SC 29403. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.charlestonballet.com

Cincinnati Ballet. Ballet. 30 dancers. Annual
budget: $3.5 million. 1-2 weeks touring.
Weeks of work: 32/yr. Starting pay: $659/wk.
Provides: health insurance, shoes, pension,
dental.
Auditions: February 27, 1 P.M.; March 18,
1:30 P.M., San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco,
CA; March 25, 3 P.M., Boston Ballet,
Boston, MA; February 19, TBA, New York.
Ballet class. Fee: $10, outside Cincinnati only.
AGMA. Contact: Company Manager, 1555
Central Parkway, Cincinnati, OH 45214. (513)
621-5219; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
cincinnatiballet.com

City Ballet of San Diego. Ballet. 15-20
dancers. 4 concerts - 20 performances/yr.
Weeks of work: 24. Touring: none. Annual
budget: $275,000. Starting pay: $100/wk.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions: ongoing, San Diego, CA. Ballet
class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring: 12
dancers, 8 women, 4 men. Apprentices: 4
women, 4 men. Fee: none. Notification:
immediate. Contact: Steven Wistrich, P.O.
Box 99072, San Diego, CA 92169; [phone];
fax [phone]; Web site:
www.cityballet.org

Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble.
Modern. 12 dancers. 65 performances/yr.
Weeks of work: 52. Touring: none. Annual
budget: $1.5 million. Starting pay: varies.
Provides: health insurance, paid vacation
days.
Auditions: July, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance
Theatre, Denver, CO. Ballet class, modern
class, partnering, improvisation. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance shot, video is
optional. Hiring, full-salary: open; apprentices:
open. Fee: none. Notification: one week
after audition. Contact: Rog Washington, 119
Park Ave. West, Denver, CO 80205; (303)
2951759; fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: cleoparkerdance.org

Columbia City Ballet. Ballet. 28 dancers. 50
performances/yr. Touring: 8. Weeks of work:
28. Annual budget: $1 million. Starting pay:
$200/wk. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: May 13, 11 A.M., Columbia
Conservatory of Dance, 1128 Taylor St.,
Columbia, SC. Ballet class. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Hiring: 6 dancers, 2
women, 4 men. Apprentices: 4 women, 4
men. Fee: none. Notification: 2 weeks after
audition. Contact: Deirdre Carberry or Sydney
Miller, P.O. Box 11898, Columbia, SC 29211;
[phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.columbiacityballet.com

Corpus Christi Ballet. Ballet. 31+ dancers.
13 performances/yr. Annual budget: $500,000.
Weeks of work: 30. Starting pay: $200-400/wk.
Provides: health insurance, shoes,
FICA/MC, classes.
Auditions: April 16 or by appointment,
Corpus Christi, TX. Ballet class, pointe work.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary: 8 women, 8 men;
apprentices: 10 women, 10 men. Fee: none.
Contact: Cristina Munro, 1621 N. Mesquite,
Corpus Christi, TX 78401-1119; [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.tamu.edu/ccballet

Dance Alive. Ballet. 12 dancers. 20 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $450,000.3 weeks
of touring. Weeks of work: 32. Starting pay:
$156.25/wk. Provides: health insurance,
shoes.
Auditions: Private auditions; deadline: May.
Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: 1 woman, 1
man; apprentices: 1 woman, 1 man. NonAGMA.
Fee: None. Notification: June 1.
Contact: Kim Tuttle, 1325 N.W. 2nd St.,
Gainesville, FL 32601. (352) 373-116; (352)
371-2986.

Dance Connecticut/School of Dance
Connecticut. Ballet. 24 dancers. Annual
budget: $3.3 million. Weeks of work: 28.
Touring/performances: varies. Starting pay.
$250-$1000/wk. Provides: health insurance,
shoes.
Auditions: February 4, 1:10-3:30 P.M.,
Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI
(BFA & summer study); February 5, 3-5
P.M.(summer study), 5-7 P.M. (company and
BFA), Milwaukee Ballet, 504 W. National
Ave., Milwaukee, WI; February 5, 12-2 P.M.
(summer study), 2-4 P.M. (company and BFA),
School of Creative Theatre Arts, 1310
Sycamore St, Cincinnati, OH; February 6, 3-5
P.M. (summer study), 5-7 P.M. (company and
BFA), Rock School of the PA Ballet, 1101 S.
Broad St., Philadelphia, PA; February 18 and
19, 9 a.m.-5 P.M. (BFA only), Hartt School,
Univ. of Hartford, 200 Bloomfield Ave., W.
Hartford, CT; March 5, 12-2 P.M. (summer
study, age 15+), 2-4 P.M.(summer study, ages
9-14), 2-4 P.M. (company and BFA), Hartford,
CT. Ballet class, pointe work. Hiring, full-salary:
8 women, 8 men; apprentices: 3
women, 3 men; training: 1-10 undergraduates.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo Fee:
$15 except BFA. Notification: Undergraduates
in 3 weeks, Company by May 30. Contact:
Amanda Kilpatrick, 224 Farmington Ave.,
Hartford, CT 06105-3501. [phone];
fax: [phone].

David Taylor Dance Theatre. Ballet,
modern. 12 dancers. 50 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $700,000. Touring: 28 weeks.
Weeks of work: 31. Starting pay: $400-500/wk.
Provides: shoes, worker's comp,
transportation to Denver.
Auditions: February 12, 1-3 P.M., Littleton,
CO. Ballet class, modern class, pointe work.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary:
3 women, 3 men; apprentices: 2
women, 2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: none.
Notification: 1 week after audition. Contact:
David Taylor, 2539 W. Main St., Littleton, CO
80120. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.artsto.zoo/dtdt.

Dayton Ballet. Ballet. 20 dancers. 40-50
performances/yr. Annual budget: $2 million.
1-2 weeks touring/yr. Weeks of work: 33-36.
Starting pay: $340/apprentice, $500/first year.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: March 5, 12 P.M., Lou Conte Dance
Studio, 1147 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL; March
19, Dayton, OH. Ballet class. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Non-AGMA. Fee:
none. Notification: within 3 weeks. Contact:
Dermont Burke, 140 N. Main St., Dayton, OH
45402. [phone]; [phone].

Doug Elkins Dance Company. Modern,
eclectic. 8 dancers. 39+ performances/yr.
Annual budget: $230,000. 6 weeks touting/yr.
Weeks of work: varies. Starting pay: varies.
Auditions: TBD, mid-May to early June.
Partnering, improvisation, repertory phrase
work. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring: 1-2.
Admitting: up to 35. Non-AGMA. Salary
commensurate with experience. Fee: none.
Notification: ASAP after any call-backs.
Contact: Lisa Nicks, PO Box 856 Peck Slip
Station, New York, NY 10272-0856. (212)
785-6739; e-mail: [e-mail]

Eisenhower Dance Ensemble. Contemporary.
repertory company.
6-7 dancers. 40-50 performances/yr. Touting:
3-4 weeks/yr. Weeks of work: 37-40. Annual
budget: $280,000. Starting pay: approx. $300-400/wk.
Auditions: June, Troy, MI. Modern class and
repertory excerpts. Bring: resume, references
with phone numbers. Hiring: one man or
woman. Full company position. Apprenticeships:
possible. Fee: none. Notification: July.
Contact: Laurie Eisenhower, 755 W. Big
Beaver, Suite 214, Troy, MI 48084; (248)
370-3024; fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.ededance.org

Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company. Modern. 6-8
dancers. 30 performances and arts in
education events/yr. Touring: varies per
season. Weeks of work: rehearsal and
performance-40 wks./yr. Annual budget:
$75,000. Starting pay: minimum of $2,000-3,000/yr.
Provides: workers comp., unemployment
insurance, disability.
Auditions: May 20, at The Egg, Albany, NY.
Modern class. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Pre-application deadline: May 14. Hiring,
part-time salary: 2-3 dancers. Admitting: 30.
Fee: none. Notification: within one week.
Contact: Ellen Sinopoli, AD, 161 Washington
St., #5, Troy, NY 12180; [phone]; fax
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: sinopolidances.org

Eugene Ballet Company. Ballet. 20 dancers.
60-70 performances/yr. Annual budget: $1.5
million. 8 weeks touring/yr. Weeks of work:
30. Starting pay: $325/wk. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: TBA-Spring. Ballet class, pointe
work. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary, 10 women, 10 men;
apprentices: 2 women. Non-AGMA. Fee: $10.
Notification: one week after final audition.
Contact: Toni Pimble, PO Box 11200,
Eugene, OR 97440. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.eugeneballet.org

Evansville Dance Theatre. Ballet. 8 dancers.
8+ performances/yr. Annual budget: $450,000.
2 weeks touting/yr. Weeks of work: 22.
Starting pay: $350/wk. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: March 18, 2-4 P.M., Evansville, IN
or by appointment. Ballet class, pointe work,
partnering. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo, video if possible. Hiring, full-salary: 3
women, 2 men; apprentices: 2 women, 1 man.
Fee: none. Notification: May. Contact: Donald
Tolj, 333 Plaza East Blvd, Suite E, Evansville,
IN 47715. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.evansville.net/~navigon.

Fort Worth Dallas Ballet. Ballet.
32 dancers. 60 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $4 million. 2 weeks touring/yr. Weeks
of work: 38. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, workers comp., disability.
Auditions: March 19, Ft. Worth, TX; March
26, School of American Ballet, New York,
NY. Ballet class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Fee: none. Notification: ASAP
after audition. Contact: Mary Lynn Sloane,
6845 Green Oaks Road, Ft. Worth, TX 76116.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

The Georgia Ballet. Ballet. Education,.
training, summer study. 20 dancers. 45
performances/yr. Touring: none. Annual
budget: $450,000. Starting pay: variable-per
performance only. Weeks of work: 32.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions for employment: May 27, preapplication
deadline: May 1, Marietta, GA.
Ballet class with pointe work. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Fee: none. Notification: 2 weeks
after audition.
Auditions for education, training or summer
study: May 6, pre-apply by April 26, Atlanta,
GA. Ballet class with pointe work. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Admitting: open. Fee:
$15. Notification: one month following
audition. Contact Susan Laubacher, 31 Atlanta
St., 3rd Floor, Marietta, GA 30060; (770)
425-0258; fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.georgiaballet.simplenet.com

Greater Lansing Ballet Company, Ballet,
modern. 8 dancers. 8-12 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $100,000. 2-4 weeks
touring/yr. Weeks of work: by performance.
Starting pay: negotiable. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: April 29, Lansing, MI, or mail in
video. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary:
2 women, 2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee:
none. Contact: Barbara B. Smith, 2224 E.
Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI 48912-3028.
[phone]; fax: [phone].

Greensboro Ballet. Ballet. 16 dancers. 20
major performances/yr, 40 minor performances/yr.
Annual budget: $450,000. Weeks of
work: 36. Starting pay: $180-220/wk.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions: Deadline: May 15. Ballet class,
pointe work, partnering. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: 1-2
women, 1-2 men; apprentices: 1 woman, 1
man. Fee: none. Notification: within one
week. Contact: Maryhelen Mayfield, 200 N.
Davie St., Box 12, Greensboro, NC 27401.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.greensboroballet.com

Grounding Point Dance Company. Ballet,
jazz, modern, tap, hip-hop, ethnic. 13 dancers.
2 performances/yr. Annual budget: $175,000.
Weeks of work: 18-24. Starting pay: $15/hr.
Auditions: May 6, 11 a.m., Scottsdale Boys
and Girls Club, 8250 East Rose Lane,
Scottsdale, AZ. Ballet,-jazz, modern, tap, hip-hop,
ethnic. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring,
full-salary: 4 women, 2 men; apprentices: 2
women, 2 men. Fee: none. Notification: May
8. Contact: Carrie A. Miller, 4909 E.
McDowell Road, Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ
85008. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

Houston Ballet. Ballet. Weeks of work: 44.
Auditions: April 30, 11 a.m.-1 P.M. (women),
2-4 P.M. (men), Houston, TX. Contact: J.
Nelson, 1921 West Bell, Houston, TX 77219-0487;
[phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.houstonballet.org

Hubbard St. Dance Chicago. Ballet, jazz,
modern. 20 dancers. 65-85 performances/yr.
Touring: varies. Weeks of work: 52. Annual
budget: $4.2 million. Provides: 52-week
contract, paid vacation, health insurance,
shoes.
Auditions: date and location to be announced.
Ballet class, repertoire. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Hiring: varies. Fee: none.
Notification: varies. Contact: Hubbard St.
Dance Chicago, 1147 W. Jackson, Chicago,
IL 60607; [phone]; fax [phone];
Web site: www.hubbardstreetdance.com

Institute of Outdoor Drama. Ballet, ethnic,
folk.
Auditions: March 18, Chapel Hill, NC.
Several dance styles led by choreographer.
Pre-apply. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring,
full-salary: 20 women, 10-20 men; apprentices.
Non- AGMA. Fee: $30. Contact: Cindy
Biles, Institute of Outdoor Drama, CB# 3240,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
27599-3240. [phone]; [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor

Keshet Dance Company. Modern. 8 dancers.
5 productions/yr. Annual budget: $220,000. 2
weeks touring/yr. Weeks of work: 3-month
initial contract w/potential for full-time.
Starting pay: $1500/first 3-month contract.
Provides: classes, choreographic opportunities.
Auditions: June 24-25, Albuquerque, NM.
Modern class, improvisation, prepared solo,
interview. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring,
full-salary: 3 women, 3 men; apprentices: 3
women, 3 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: none.
Notification: July 8. Contact: Shira Greenberg,
2131-A Central Ave. SE, 4/307,
Albuquerque, NM 87106. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.wirefeed.com/keshet

Kim Robards Dance. Modern. 14 dancers.
20-25 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$300,000. Touring: 10 weeks. Weeks of work:
30. Starting pay: $250-400/wk.
Auditions: April 9, Denver CO. Modern class.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary: 1 woman, 2 men;
apprentices: 2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: $8.
Contact: LaRana Skalicky, 821 Acoma St.,
Suite A-1, Denver, CO 80204. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.kimrobardsdance.org

La Grange Ballet. Ballet, jazz, modern.
Dancers, junior: 18; senior: 16. 26 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $50,000. Weeks of
work: 2. Starting pay: as guest contract.
Auditions: May 15, Bull St. Sudio, La
Grange, GA. Ballet class, modern class,
pointe work, partnering, improvisation. Preapply,
deadline: May 1. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: (per
performance) 3 men; apprentices: 9 women.
Non-AGMA. Fee: none. Notification: by mail
June 1. Contact: Nancy Thuesen Gell, 241
Creekridge Dr., La Grange, GA 30240-9185.
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site:
www.musicinmotion.com

Li Chiao-Ping Dance. Company and summer
study. Modern. 8 dancers. 20+
performances/yr. Touring: 2-3 weeks. Weeks
of work: varies. Starting pay: varies.
Auditions: Year-round. Modern class. Bring:
resume, head shot. Hiring, apprentices: 1-2.
Fee: none. Notification: at end of apprenticeship
period. Contact: Eric Salisbury, 5973
Purcell Rd., Oregon, WI 53575. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: chiaoping
@education.wisc.edu

The Lively Foundation. Ballet, modern. 5-8
dancers. Approx. 18-20 performances/yr.
Touring: varies. Provides: classes.
Auditions: February, San Francisco and
Mountain View, CA; call to reserve. Pre-apply
by February 8th. Ballet class. Abilities to act,
sing and play instrument all a plus. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance shot. Hiring 3
dancers. Fee: none. Notification: 1-2 weeks
after audition. Contact Leslie Friedman, or
Rosa, 2565 Washington St., San Francisco,
CA 94115; [phone]; fax [phone].

Maida Withers Dance Construction
Company. For Project Aurora/2000. Modern.
6 dancers. Touring: 4 weeks. Weeks of work:
3. Starting pay: TBD.
Auditions: TBA, New York, NY, and
Washington, D.C. Pre-apply by May. Modern
class, improvisation. Mature, experienced
performers. Hiring, full-salary: 3 women, 3
men. Non-AGMA. Fee: none. Contact: Maida
Withers, 800 21st St. NW., Washington, D.C.
(703)-522-7060; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Music in Motion[R] Dance Company. Ballet,
jazz, modern, tap, ethnic. 22 dancers. 6 plus
school show performances/yr. Touring: 4
weeks/yr. Weeks of work: 2-10. Starting pay:
by contract.
Auditions: October, Virginia Beach, VA.
Ballet class, modern class, pointe work,
partnering, improvisation, jazz class. Bring:
Resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary:
1 woman, 2 men. Fee: none. Notification:
by mail within one week. Contact:
Darlene Stephens, 629 N. Lynnhaven Rd.,
Virginia Beach, VA 23452-5831; [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.musicinmotion.com

Nancy Hauser Dance Company. Apprentice
Program. Modern. 5-7 dancers. 10-20
performances/yr. Touring: varies. Weeks of
work: varies. Starting pay: $145/wk. Provides:
workers comp.
Auditions: March 25, Minneapolis, MN.
Modern class, improvisation, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring, apprentices:
5 women, 5 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: $5.
Notification: April 15. Contact: Heidi Hauser
Jasmin, 1940 Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis,
MN 55403-3160. [phone]; fax: (612)
870-0764; Web site:
www.freenet.msp.mn.us/ip/arts/hausen.

Nashville Ballet. Ballet. 14 dancers. Weeks of
work: 30. Annual budget: $1.5 million.
Starting pay: $400/wk. Provides health
insurance, shoes. Touring: average 4 wks./yr.
Auditions: to be arranged. Hiring: N/A at this
time. Admitting to summer study. Ballet class.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee: $15.
Notification: N/A. Contact: Paul Vasterling,
Nashville Ballet, 2976 Sideo Dr., Nashville,
TN 37204; [phone]; fax [phone];
Web site: www.nashvilleballet.org

North Carolina Dance Theatre. Ballet,
contemporary. 18 dancers. 50 .
performances/yr. Annual budget: $2.8 million.
Touring: 6 weeks/yr. Weeks of work: 35.
Starting pay: $500-700/wk. Provides: health
insurance year round, shoes.
Auditions: February 5, School of American
Ballet, New York, NY; February 26, March
19, April 19, Charlotte, NC; March 31,
Augusta, GA; April 1, Beaufort, SC. Ballet
class, pointe work, partnering. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo, video if possible.
Hiring, full-salary: 3-4 men; apprentices: 2
women, 2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: none.
Notification: within a month. Contact: Jean-Pierre
Bonnefoux, 800 N. College St.,
Charlotte, NC 28206-3227. [phone]
x114; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.ncdance.org

Northeast Atlanta Ballet Ensemble. Ballet.
30 dancers. 8-10 performances/yr. Weeks of
work: TBD. Starting pay: TBD.
Auditions: April 22, Lilburn, GA. Ballet class,
pointe work. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Hiring: 1-2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee: none.
Notification: 2-3 weeks. Contact: Jennifer
Byokawski, 4047 Darling Court, Lilburn, GA
30047. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

Odyssey Dance Utah (formerly Utah
Contemporary Dance Theater). Ballet, jazz,
tap, hip-hop, funk, ballroom. 16 dancers. 23+
performances/yr. Touring: 4-6 wks/yr. Weeks
of work: 22 and growing. Annual budget:
$250,000. Starting pay for dancers: $300/wk.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions: May 6, 2-5 P.M., Center Stage
Performing Arts Studios, 575 N. 1200 W,
Orem, UT. Pointe work, ballet combo, jazz
combo, hip-hop combo. Bring: resume, head
shot. Hiring, full-salary: 10 women, 6 men;
apprentices: 5 women. Fee: none. Notification:
4-8 weeks. Contact: Derryl Yeager, 575
N. 1200 W, Orem, UT 84057; [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Pennsylvania Dance Theatre. Modern. 7
dancers. 22 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$120,000. Touring: 4-8 weeks. Weeks of
work: 27-35. Starting pay: based on experience.
Auditions: TBA. Modern class, improvisation,
repertory class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo, references. Hiring, full-salary: 1-2
women, 1-2 men; apprentices: 1-2 women, 1
man. Fee: none. Notification: June. Contact:
Ann Van Kuren, 140 Kelly Alley, State
College, PA 16801. [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.pdtdance.org

Peter Sparling Dance Company. Modern. 8
dancers. 7-10 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $180,000. Touring: anticipate 6
weeks. Weeks of work: 22. Starting pay:
$25/hr, part-time. Provides: classes, possible
teaching.
Auditions: March 11, Ann Arbor, MI. Modern
class, then audition. Bring: resume, references.
Hiring, part-time: 1 man. Fee: none.
Notification: March 14. Contact: Dance
Gallery Studio, 111 Third St., Ann Arbor, MI
48103. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.comnet.org/dancegallery.

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Ballet. 32
dancers. 55-75 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $7 million. Touring: 3-7/wks. Weeks
of work: 38. Starting pay: $696/wk, corps de
ballet. Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: March 18, 2:30-4 P.M., Pittsburgh,
PA. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo, video
if possible. Hiring, full-salary: I woman, 1
man; apprentices: 2 women, 1 man. AGMA.
Fee: none. Notification: 10-12 weeks.
Contact: Robert Vickrey, 2900 Liberty Ave.,
Pittsburgh, PA 15201-1500. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.pbt.org

Prairie Dance Theatre. Modern, contemporary
ballet. 6 dancers. 40+ performances/yr.
Annual budget: $130,000. Touring: 10 weeks.
Weeks of work: 33. Starting pay: $250/wk.
Provides: workers comp.
Auditions: by appointment, January -May.
Modern class, improvisation, prepared solo.
Ballet training a plus. Bring: resume, video.
Hiring, full-salary: 1 woman, 1 man;
apprentices: 1 man. Non-AGMA. Fee: none.
Notification: July. Contact: Fernando
Godefroy, 2100 N.E. 52nd, Oklahoma City,
OK 73111. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

The Raleigh School of Ballet. Professional
division and summer study. Ballet.
Auditions, company: March 28, 2 P.M., 3921
Beryl Road, Raleigh, NC 27607. Ballet class,
pointe work. Fee: $15.
Auditions, summer study: By appointment or
by video. Fee: $15. Contact: Christy Bounds,
PO Box 33804, Raleigh, NC 27636. (919)
834-9261; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.raleighballet.citysearch.com

Rebecca Kelly Ballet. Ballet. 7-11 dancers.
Annual budget: $160,000. Weeks of work:
project basis. Starting pay: varies. Provides:
shoes.
Auditions: February 3, New York, NY.
Deadline: February 1. Ballet class, modern
class, pointe work, partnering, prepared solo
with music. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Hiring, apprentices: 1 woman, 1 man. Fee:
$10. Notification: within 1 week. Contact:
Craig Brashear, 579 Broadway #4B, New
York, NY 10012. [phone]; fax: (212)
226-5238; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.rebeccakellyballet.com

Richmond Ballet/Richmond Ballet Center
for Dance. Company and summer study.
Ballet. 16 dancers, 40-50 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $2.9 million. Touring: 4
weeks/yr. Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: February 12, Richmond, VA;
February 27, San Francisco Ballet, San
Francisco, CA; March 4, SAB, New York,
NY; Ballet class, pointe work. Non-AGMA.
Fee: $10, summer study only. Notification:
varies. Contact: Libby Barker, 614 N.
Lombardy St., Richmond, VA 23220. (804)
359-0906, x237 or x225; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company. Modern.
6 dancers. Touring: 16 wks./yr. Weeks of
work: 35-40. Annual budget: $600,000.
Starting pay: negotiable. Provides: health
insurance.
Auditions: TBA, Salt Lake City, UT. Modern
class, partnering, improvisation, prepared
solo. Bring: resume, head shot, video. Hiring,
full-salary: TBD. Training, graduate. Fee:
none. Contact: Emmy Thomson, 50 W. 200
South, Salt Lake City, UT 84101; [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.ririewoodbury.com

River North Chicago Dance Company.
Summer study. Jazz. 14 dancers. 50 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $800,000. Touring:
15 weeks. Weeks of work: 34. Starting pay:
$375/wk. Provides: shoes, workers comp.
Auditions: March 26, 10 P.M., Chicago, IL;
April 8, Los Angeles, CA. Jazz class. Bring:
resume, head shot. Hiring: TBD. Fee: none.
Notification: within 2 weeks of audition.

Roxey Ballet Company. Ballet. 15 dancers.
25 performances/yr. Annual budget: $200,000.
Weeks of work: 25. Starting pay: $200/wk.
Auditions: February 6, August 26, Lambertville,
NJ. Deadline: 2 weeks prior. Ballet
class, pointe work, partnering, improvisation.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo, video
if possible. Hiring, full-salary: 4 women, 4
men; apprentices: 8 women, 8 men. Non-AGMA.
Fee: $10. Notification: as needed or
one month after audition. Contact: Robyn
Stein, 243 North Union St., Lambertville, NJ.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.erols.com/ballet.

Roudnev Ballet of Chicago. Ballet, modern.
12 performances/yr. Annual budget: $100,000.
Starting pay: based on ability.
Auditions: May 20, Chicago, IL. Ballet class,
pointe work. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary: 5 women, 5 men;
apprentices: 5 women, 5 men. Fee: none.
Notification: within 1 month. Contact: Diane
Dause, 218 S. Wabash St., 3rd Floor, Chicago,
IL 60604. [phone]; fax: [phone].

Sacramento Ballet. Ballet. 21 dancers, 8-12
apprentices. 50 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$1.5 million. Touring: varies. Weeks of work: 28-32/yr.
Starting pay: varies. Provides: shoes,
physical therapist.
Auditions: April in NYC. Sacramento auditions
by appointment. Ballet, pointe work. Bring:
resume, head shot. Fee: none. Hiring, full-time;
apprentices.
Notification: none. Contact: Jan Rusk, 1631 K
St., Sacramento, CA 95814-4019. [phone];
fax: [phone]; Web site:
www.sacballet.org

San Francisco Ballet. Ballet. 67 dancers.
135+ performances/yr. Annual budget: $22
million. Touring: 3 weeks. Weeks of work: 42.
Starting pay: $608/wk. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, vision insurance.
Auditions: March 20, 1-2:30 P.M. (women),
2:30-4 P.M. (men), School of American Ballet,
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Studio 1, New York,
NY. Ballet class, pointe work for women
entire class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo, foreign dancers need U.S. work
authorization. Hiring, full-salary: 1-5;
apprentices. Fee: none. Notification: ASAP.
Contact: Regina Bustillos, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102. [phone]
x623; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.sfballet.org

Sarasota Ballet of Florida. Ballet. 24
dancers.
Auditions: February 3, Theatreworks/USA,
Chelsea Studios, 151 West 26th St., 6th Floor,
New York, NY; Studios of the Miami City
Ballet, 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach, FL.
Ballet class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Fee: none. Contact: Barbara Epperson,
5555 North Tamiami Trail, Sarasota, FL
34243. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mall: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.sarasotaballet.org

Smuin Ballets/SE Ballet, tap. 12 dancers, 65-75
performances/yr. Annual budget: $1.9
million. Touring: 8 weeks. Weeks of work: 37.
Starting pay: $750.wk. Provides: health
insurance, shoes.
Auditions: February, New York, NY, Chicago,
IL. March, Los Angeles, CA. Ballet class,
pointe work, partnering. Bring: resume, head
shot. Hiring, full-salary: 2 women, 2 men.
Fee: none. Notification: 1 month after
audition. Contact: Jo Ellen Arntz, 1314-34th
Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Southern Ballet Theatre. Ballet. 28 dancers.
35 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$1,900,000. Weeks of work: 30. Starting pay:
$250/wk. Provides: shoes, doctor's services.
Auditions: Jan. 8, Washington D.C.; Jan. 9,
Winston-Salem, NC; Jan. 15, Orlando, FL;
Jan. 29, Miami, FL; Jan. 30, Boca Raton, FL.
Ballet class, pointe work. Bring: resume,
dance photo (for company audition), video
accepted. Hiring: company TBD and 80 for
workshop. Fee: $10. Notification: workshop,
April; company, June. Contact: Heather
Sanders, 1111 N. Orange Ave., Suite 4,
Orlando, FL 32804. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; Web site: www.southernballet.org

State Ballet of Missouri. Ballet. 26 dancers.
36 performances/yr. Annual budget: $2.9
million. 2-3 weeks touring. Weeks of work:
35. Starting pay: $375/week.
Auditions: February 26, noon, Kansas City,
MO. at studio. NYC audition TBA. Deadline:
February 20. Ballet class. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: 4, apprentices:
2. No fee. Notification: April 1. Contact:
Amy Taylor, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City,
MO 64108. [phone] x306; fax: (816)
931-1172; e-mall: [e-mail],org

Vanaver Caravan. Modern, ethnic, clogging
percussive. 6-12 dancers. 80 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $250,000. Starting pay:
$150/show. Touting: varies. Weeks of work:
20. Provides: health insurance, workers
comp/disability.
Auditions: Call for date and location.
Deadline: February 28. Improvisation,
prepared solo. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Fee: none. Notification: within
one week. Contact: Livia Vanaver, 298
Mountain Road, Rosendale, NY 12472. (914)
658-9748; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.vanavercaravan.org

The Washington Ballet. Ballet, contemporary.
24 dancers. 60 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $3,500,000. Weeks of work: 34.
Starting pay: varies. Touring: varies. Provides:
health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: March 19, 1-3:30 P.M., Washington,
D.C.; March 26, 1-3:30 P.M., NYC, NY. Ballet
class, pointe work, learn repertoire. Bring:
resume. Hiring, full-salary: 2 women, 2 men.
Fee: none. Notification: Mid-April. Contact:
John Goding, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20016. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.washingtonballet.org

INTERNATIONAL

CANADA

Alberta

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks. Jazz. 10-12
dancers. 1-2 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$1.7 million. Touting: 3 weeks. Weeks of
work: 42-44. Starting pay: $425-440/wk, full
dancer; $350-410/wk, apprentice. Provides:
partial health insurance, long-term disability,
dental.
Auditions: June, call for more info. Jazz class.
Bring: resume, head shot or dance photo.
Hiring, full-salary: 2; apprentices: 2. Fee:
none. Notification: July. Contact: Vicki Adams
Willis, 1514-4 St. S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2R
0Y4 Canada. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.decidedlyjazz.com

Ontario

The National Ballet of Canada. Ballet. 47
dancers. 80 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$14 million. Touring: 3-4 weeks. Weeks of
work: 40. Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: Pre-apply, deadline: March 10.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ballet class, pointe
work, partnering. Send in advance: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Equity. Fee: none.
Notification: one month. Contact: Kristen
Burke, 470 Queens Quay West, Toronto,
Ontario M5V 3K4, Canada. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site:
www.national.ballet.ca

CZECH REPUBLIC

Prague

Ballet of the National Theatre in Prague.
Ballet. 67 dancers. 120 performances/yr.
Touring: 1-2 weeks. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: Ballet class. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Fee: none. Non-AGMA.
Contact: Mrs. Ozima, Anenske Namesti 2,
Prague 1 11000. 00 42 02 2108 0213 fax: 00
42 02 2222 2042; e-mail:
[e-mail]

GERMANY

Ballet des Landes Theater Coburg. Ballet,
modern. 12 dancers. 100-120 performances/yr.
Starting pay: 3100-3700 DM.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.
Auditions: Ballet class, modern class, pointe
work, rehearsal. Bring: Dance photo, C.V.
Hiring, full-salary: 1 male. Fee: none.
Contact: Neng-Sheng Yu, Schlossplatz 6,
Coburg 96450, Germany. [phone] or
88526; fax [phone].

Ballet de Nordharsar Stadtebundtheaters.
Ballet. 14 dancers. 120 performances/yr.
Weeks of work: 52. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: Throughout year by appointment.
Ballet class, pointe work, choreography.
Bring: resume, head shot. Fee: none.
Notification: after audition. Contact: Susan
McDonald, Spiegelstr. 20A, 38820 Halberstadt,
Germany. 039 47-603202 or 039 47696553;
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail];
Web site: www.halberstadt.de/theater

Ballett Mainz. Ballet. 18 dancers. 40
performances/yr; 25 musical performances/yr.
Weeks of work: 46. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: Arranged individually. Ballet
class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Contact: Karin Bovisi, Gutenbergplatz 7,
55116 Mainz, Germany. 00 49 6131 28 51
171; fax: [phone].

The Leipzig Ballet. Ballet. 52 dancers. 60
performances/yr. Touring: 3-4 weeks. Weeks
of work: 45. Provides: shoes.
Auditions: Call for appointment. Ballet class,
company class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Hiring: 10. Fee: none. Contact:
Christoph Markert, Augustusplatz 12, 04109
Leipzig, Germany. 00 49 341 1261 251; fax:
00 49 341 1261 376; e-mail: [e-mail].

Palindrome Inter-Media Performance
Group. Modern. 6 dancers. 25 performances/yr.
Annual budget: 80,000 DM. 6 weeks
of touring/yr. Starting pay: 2,000 DM/month.
Weeks of work: 12. Provides: place to live.
Contact: Robert Wechsler, Johannisstr 42,
90419 Nurnberg, Germany. 49 911-397472;
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.palindrome.de

KOREA

Universal Ballet. Ballet. 60 dancers. 80-90
performances/yr. Annual budget: $3.5 million.
Touring: 12 weeks. Weeks of work: 52.
Starting pay: $1,040/month. Provides: limited
insurance, shoes, housing subsidy.
Auditions: April 27, Civic Opera House, 20
North Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606.
Deadline: April 20. Ballet class, pointe work,
partnering. Bring: resume, dance photo, head
shot (passport size, 2 copies). Hiring, full-salary:
3 men, 6 women. Fee: none. Notification:
within one week. Contact: Anne Inoue,
25 Neung-dong, Kwangjin-ku, Seoul 143-180,
South Korea. 82 2 2204 2037; fax: (603) 676
5573; e-mail: [e-mail]

NETHERLANDS

Nederlands Dans Theater II. Contemporary
modern. 14 dancers. 90-100 performances/yr.
Touring: approx. 10-16 weeks. Weeks of
work: one season. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, 8 percent vacation pay.
Auditions: February 13, 10 A.M. (boys), 12
P.M. (girls), Den Haag, Holland. Pre-apply,
deadline: Jan. 31. Ballet class, modern class,
prepared solo. Bring: registration form, head
shot. Hiring, full-salary: 3-4 women, 3-4 men.
Non-AGMA. Fee: none. Notification:
February 13. Contact: Carmen Thomas,
Schedeldoekshaven 60, 2511 en Den Haag,
Holland. 31 70 360 9931; fax: [phone]
7156; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.ndt.nl.

UNITED KINGDOM

England

English National Ballet. Ballet. 64 dancers.
Starting pay: first year Corps. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, tights, jock strap allowance.
Auditions: May-June for August season. Must
hold EC or EFTA passport or citizen of Great
Britain. Pre-apply one month before and send
resume. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary:
approx. 10 men and women. Fee:
none. Notification: same day or within one
week. Contact: Amanda Gilliland, 39 Jay
Mews, London SW7 2ES, England; 0171-581-1245;
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.ballet.org.uk

IRELAND

Dance Theatre of lreland. Modern. 5-9
dancers. 30-40 performances/yr. Touring: 8
weeks national and international. Weeks of
work: 2-6 months. Starting pay: 250-325 [pounds sterling]
Irish/wk.
Auditions: August-November. Pre-apply with
photo and video. Modern class, partnering,
improvisation, composition. Bring: photo and
video. Hiring, full-salary: 1-3. Non-AGMA.
Fee: none. Notification: December/January.
Contact: Loretta Yurick, 13 Clarinda Park
North, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland 00
353 1 280 3455; fax: [phone]; email:
[e-mail].

VENEZUELA

Contemporary Ballet of Caracas. Ballet. 16
dancers. 50-60 performances/yr. Annual
budget: Bs. 300,000. Touring: 8 weeks. Weeks
of work: 52. Starting pay: Bs.320,000.
Provides: Accident insurance, shoes, 2 weeks
paid vacation.
Auditions: March 16, 11 a.m., Atlanta Fox
Theatre; March 19, 12:30 P.M., Queens
Theatre in the Park, New York, NY; May 26,
10 A.M., Caracas, Venezuela. Pre-apply. Ballet
class, prepared solo, partnering, point work,
company repertory. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance, photo. VHS, NTSC video accepted in
place of audition. Hiring, full-salary: 2
women, 2 men; apprentices: 2. Non-AGMA.
Fee: none. Notification: immediately. Contact:
Offer Zaks, Teatro Alberto de Pal y Mateos,
Av. La Colina, La Florida, Caracas, 1010,
Venezuela. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web
site: www.caracasballet.orgve.

EDUCATION

INTERNATIONAL

AUSTRIA

Vienna State Opera Ballet School. Ballet.
Provides: shoes.
Auditions: February, June, entrance examinations.
Ballet class, modern class, pointe work,
jazz. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Fee: none. Contact: Prof. Michael Birkmeyer,
Goethegasse 1, A-1010 Vienna, Austria. 00
43-1-5144-2640; fax: [phone]; email:
[e-mail]; Web
site: www.opera-balletschool.com

BANGLADESH

Disability's for Mime and Dance Education.
Modern, ethnic. 5 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $2,000. Touring: 1 week.
Auditions: July 30. Fee: $70. Contact: Jainal
Abedin John, PO Box 5180, New Market,
Dhaka-1205, Bangladesh. Fax: [phone]
9199.

CANADA

Alberta

University of Calgary. B.A. Dance. Ballet,
jazz, modern.
Auditions: April 15, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Pre-apply, deadline: April 1. Modern class.
Training, undergraduates: 20. Fee: none.
Notification: two weeks after audition.
Contact: Jill Breeck, Faculties of Fine Arts
and Kinesiology, 2500 University Drive N.W.,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.ucdance.com

Ontario

Claude Weston Arts Program. Earl Haig
Secondary School.
Ballet, modern. 100 dancers. 3 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 3, March, Earl Haig
Secondary School, Toronto, Ontario. Ballet
class, prepared solo. Call for application.
Bring: dance clothes for ballet class plus 1-2
minute audition piece. Training: 25 dancers,
grades 9-OAC. Fee: none. Notification: 2
weeks after audition by mail. Contact: Roz
Ornstein, 100 Princess Ave., Willowdale,
Ontario M2N 3R7 Canada. [phone];
fax: [phone].

Quebec

Ecole superieure de danse du Quebec,
Auditions: Year-round or by video. Deadline:
April 30. Ballet class. Bring: resume, dance
photo. Fee: none. Contact: Louise Maurice,
4816 Rivard St., Montreal, H2J 2N6, Quebec;
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.esdquebec.org

CHINA

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing
Arts.
Auditions: June 2-22, Hong Kong, China. Pre-apply,
deadline: May. Ballet class, modern
class, Chinese dance, musical theatre dance.
Bring: application form. Admitting: 30
students. Fee: HK$100. Notification: July.
Contact: Academic Services Office, The Hong
Kong Academy for Performing Arts, 1
Gloucester Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong,
China. (825) 2584 8554 or 85 79; fax: (852)
2802 4372; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web
site: www.hkapa.edu

HUNGARY

Hungarian Dance Academy/Magyar
Tancmuveszeti Foiskola. Ballet.
Auditions: February 1-15, August, October 1-15,
by arrangement or video. Pre-apply,
deadline: May 31. Ballet class. Bring: resume,
dance photo, video. Training, undergraduates:
10; graduates: 15. Fee: $35. Notification: day
of audition or within 2 weeks of receiving
video. Contact: Hungarian Dance Academy,
Andrassy ut 25, Budapest, Hungary H-1061.
00 36 1 267 8686 or 8649; fax: [phone]
0828.

NETHERLANDS

Rotterdam

Rotterdamse Dansacademie. Ballet, modern.
Auditions: February 25-26 for Performance
and Teacher Program; April 28-29, for
Performance, Teacher Program and Choreography
Program; May 30-31 for Performance
and Teacher Program. Pre-apply, deadline:
March 1. Send: enrollment forms, resume,
two head shots.
Performance Program: ballet class, modern
class, prepared solo.
Teacher Program: modern class, physical test,
classical ballet, international dance, improvisation,
jazz.
Choreography Program: invited for audition
based on material sent in (video, motivational
letter, CV, description of work, list of modern
dance performances seen in the last six
months). Fee: $20. Notification: within two
weeks of audition. Contact: Ben van der Vaart,
Tandsiwlstraat 1, 3083 AV Rotterdam, The
Netherlands. 0031 10 423 00 11; fax: 00 31
10 486 50 50; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.hmtr.nl.

UNITED KINGDOM

England

Central School of Ballet. Ballet.
Auditions: February 22, April 15, London,
UK; February 19, Leeds, UK. Ballet class,
contemporary class. Pre-apply. Admitting: 30.
Fee: 30 [pounds sterling]. Notification: in writing. Contact:
Auditions Officer, 10 Herbal Hill, Clerkenwell
Road, London EC1R 5EG, UK. 00 0207 837
6332; fax: [phone].

Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
Ballet, jazz, modern. 12 performances/yr.
Auditions: January-July. Ballet class, modern
class, prepared solo. Video accepted if
overseas. Admitting, undergraduates: 50. Fee:
none. Contact: Sue Logan, 98 Chapeltown
Road, Leeds LS7 4BH UK. 44 0 113 219
3000; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.nscd.ac.uk.

Royal Academy of Dancing. Ballet.
Auditions: March 1, London, UK. Pre-apply,
deadline: 2 weeks prior to audition. Ballet
class, pointe work, prepared solo, physiotherapy
exam and 5 minutes of teaching.
Training, undergraduates: 25. Fee: none.
Notification: within 2 weeks of audition.
Contact: Kay Mardiman, Royal Academy of
Dancing, 36 Battersea Square, London SWI
3RA, England. 44 0 20 7223 0091; fax: 44 0
2.0 7924 3129; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web
site: www.rad.orguk.

UNITED STATES

ARIZONA

Arizona State University. Department of
Dance. 10 dancers.
Auditions: March 3, Tempe, AZ. MFA
Program audition for fall 2000. Ballet,
modern, prepared solo. Fee: none. Notification:
none. Contact department for information:
Ann Ludwig or Kim Truman-Jimenez,
P.O. Box 870304, Tempe, AZ 85287-0304;
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.asu.edu/cfa/dance.

University of Arizona. Ballet, jazz, modern,
tap. 50 dancers. 25-30 performances/yr.
Auditions: March 4, 1-4 P.M., Tucson, AZ.
Ballet class, modern and jazz sequence.
Bring: head shot, videotape. Admitting: 10-20.
Training: undergraduates, graduates. Fee:
none. Notification: up to 3 weeks after
audition. Contact: Jory Hancock, PO Box
210093, Tucson, AZ 85721. [phone],
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

CALIFORNIA

Anaheim Ballet. Ballet, jazz, tap, ethnic,
street dance. Auditions: June 3 and by
appointment. Anaheim, CA. Video accepted.
Ballet class. Admitting: 50. Fee: none.
Notification: July 1. Contact: Linda Russell,
280 E. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim, CA 92805.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.anaheimballet.org
California State University, Hayward. Dept.
of Theatre and Dance. Jazz, modern, ethnic.
10-12 dancers. 3 performances/yr. 8 weeks
touring/yr. Weeks of work: 8. Flat scholarship
payment of $1,000.
Auditions: April 8, 1 P.M., pre-apply March.
Dance Studio, PE 140, CSU, Hayward, CA.
Modern class, prepared solo. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Admitting: 2-3 dancers. Fee:
none. Notification: May 15. Contact: Laura
Renaud-Wilson, Dept. of Theatre and Dance,
CSU, Hayward, CA 94542; [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Folklorico de Santa Monica College.
Auditions: February 17, 6:45 P.M., Santa
Monica, CA. Mexican, Brazilian, salsa.
Contact: Judith Douglas, 1900 Pico Blvd.,
Santa Monica, CA 90405. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.smc.edu

Orange County High School of the Arts.
Ballet, jazz, modern, tap.
Auditions: May 3, Los Alamitos, CA. Ballet,
modern, jazz, tap. Bring: dance photo,
application, last report card. Fee: none.
Notification: May 10. Contact: Jim Kolb,
3591 Cerritos Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720-3017.
[phone] x561; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.ochsanet.org

COLORADO

University of Colorado at Boulder. MFA
Admissions.
Auditions: March 3-4. Deadline: February 1.
Ballet class, modern class, prepared solo with
own choreography, interview with faculty.
Admitting: 5. Fee: program fee. Notification:
1-4 weeks after audition. Contact: Nancy
Spanier, Dept. of Theatre & Dance, Box 261,
University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309-0261.
[phone]; [phone]; e-mail:
nancy, [e-mail]; Web site:
www.colorado.eduTheatreDance.

CONNECTICUT

Connecticut College.
Auditions: February 7, November 13, New
London, CT. Ballet class, modern class,
performance of short dance. Admitting: 15.
Bring: resume, head shot. Fee: none.
Notification: regular college admission.
Contact: Dance Department, Campus Box
5204, 270 Mohegan Ave., New London, CT
06320-4196. [phone]; fax: [phone];
Web site: www.conncoll.edu/academics/departments/dance.

Dance Connecticut/School of Dance
Connecticut. See Employment, United States.

FLORIDA

Florida School of the Arts.
Auditions: February 11, March 24, June 15,
Palataka, FL. Ballet class, modern class,
prepared solo. Bring: audition packet, resume.
Non-AGMA. Fee: none. Notification: within
2 weeks after audition. Contact: Melissa
Williams, 5001 St. Johns Ave., Palatka,
Florida 3177-3897. [phone]; (904)
312-4306; Web site:
www.sjrcc.cc.fl.us/floarts/flarts1.htm.

Florida State University Dept. of Dance.
Auditions: January 19 (undergraduates), April
12 (graduates), Tallahasee, FL. Deadline:
December 29 (undergraduates), March 22
(graduates). Ballet class, modern class, 2-minute
solo. Fee: none. Notification: within 2
weeks of audition. Contact: Patty Phillips,
Florida State University, 201 Montgomery,
Dept. of Dance, Tallahassee, FL 32301-2120.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.fsu.edu/~svad/DepartmentDance.html.

Fort Lauderdale Children's Ballet Theatre.
Pre-professional children's classical ballet
company. 70 dancers. 5 performances/yr.
Touring: one week/yr.
Auditions: March 1 and 4, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
Pre-apply. Ballet class with pointe work, if
applicable. Bring resume. Admitting: 70. Fee:
none. Notification: week of March 20.
Contact: Angela Mauti, AD, 5305 N. Dixie
Hwy., Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33334; [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

University of Florida. Department of
Theatre and Dance. Ballet, jazz, modern,
tap, second African dance company, preprofessional
modern touring company. 50
dancers (student-mn company), 30 dancers
(African company), 10 (pre-professional). 5-20
performances/yr.
Auditions: February 18 and October 20, 12-2
P.M., O'Connell Center Dance Studio,
Gainesville, FL. Deadline: February 17. Ballet
class, modern class, improvisation. Bring:
Audition form available at Web site. Admitting:
undergraduates. Fee: none. Notification:
2-3 weeks after audition. Contact: Dr. Rusti
Brandman, PO Box 115900, Gainesville, FL
32611-5900. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/index.html.

GEORGIA

Brenau University. Ballet, with modern
combinations.
Auditions: February 5 and April 1,
Gainesville, GA, undergraduate program.
Ballet class with modern combinations.
Brenau University Fitness Center, Gainesville,
GA. Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee: none.
Notification: within one month of auditions.
Contact: Vincas Greene, One Centennial
Circle, Gainesville, GA 30501. [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

University of Georgia. Department of
Dance. Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ethnic,
ballroom.
Auditions: February 11 and November 17,
Athens, GA. Ballet class, modern class,
prepared solo, jazz class. Pre-apply, deadline:
1 week before audition. Admitting: 10-15.
Fee: none. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Mark Wheeler, 263 Dance Bldg.,
Athens, GA 30602-3653. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.coe.uga.edu/dance.

ILLINOIS

The Ballet Chicago Youth Company. Ballet.
28 dancers. 40-50 performances/yr.
Auditions: March 5, 4:30-6:30 P.M., Chicago,
IL. Ballet class, pointe work. Training: 20
undergraduates. Bring: dance photo, letter of
recommendation. Fee: $10. Notification: end
of March. Contact: Patricia Blair, 185 N.
Wabash Ave., Suite 2300, Chicago, IL 60601.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; Web
site: www.balletchicago.org

Dmitri Roudnev Ballet School of Chicago.
School scholarships. Ballet, jazz, modern.
Auditions: August 19, Chicago, IL. Ballet
class. Bring: dance photo. Fee: $12. Notification:
within 2 weeks of audition. Contact:
Diane Dause, 218 S. Wabash St., 3rd Floor,
Chicago, IL 60604. [phone]; fax:
[phone].

INDIANA

Indiana University Ballet Department.
Ballet. 50 dancers. 3 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 4, March 3 & 24,
Bloomington, IN. Ballet class, pointe work.
Admitting: 10-15. Fee: none. Notification:
May. Contact: Virginia Cesbron, Ballet
Department, Indiana University School of
Music, Bloomington, IN 47405. [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.music.indiana.cdu/som/ballet.

KANSAS

University of Kansas.
Auditions: March 4, Lawrence, KS. Deadline:
February 25. Ballet class, modern class,
prepared solo, jazz class. Notification: April
15. Contact: Joan Stone, Dept. of Music and
Dance, 452 Murphy Hall, Lawrence, KS
66045. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.ukans.edu/~mad.

MASSACHUSETTS

The Boston Conservatory. Ballet.
Auditions: February 4, Minneapolis, MN;
February 5, Chicago, IL; February 26, San
Francisco, CA; February 27, Los Angeles,
CA; March 11, Boston, MA; April 1, Boston,
MA. Application due 3 weeks before audition
date. Ballet class, modern class, prepared
solo. Fee: none. Notification: none. Contact:
Halley Shefler, 8 The Fenway, Boston, MA
02215. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.bostonconservatory.edu

MICHIGAN

Western Michigan University.
Auditions: February 25, April 21, Kalamazoo,
MI. Ballet class, modern class, improvisation,
jazz. Pre-apply, deadline: 2 weeks prior. Fee:
none. Notification: 1-2 weeks following
audition. Contact: Wendy Cornish, 3109
Dalton, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.wmich.edu

MISSOURI

Lindenwood University Dance Program.
Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ethnic. 16-20
performances/yr. 2 weeks touring/yr.
Auditions: April 8. Combined
modern/jazz/ballet class, prepared solo. Bring:
resume. Fee: none. Contact: Dr. Alice Bloch,
Lindenwood University, 209 S. Kings
Highway, St. Charles, MO 63301-1695. (636).
916-8250; fax: [phone].

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Plymouth State College. Education. Ballet,
jazz, modern, tap. 3 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 11, March 4, Plymouth,
NH. Ballet class, modern class. Admitting: 25
and 2 scholarships. Fee: none. Notification:
30 days. Contact: Juan Wiegers, Dept. of
Music, Theatre, Dance, Plymouth State
College, Plymouth, NH 03264. [phone];
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.plymouth.edu/psc/music/dance.

NEW JERSEY

Rutgers University. Department of Dance.
Auditions: February 5, March 4, April,
December 2, Nicolas Music Center, Douglass
College, Rutgers University, New Brunswick,
NJ. Pre-apply 2 weeks before audition.
Modern class. Admitting: 30. Fee: none.
Notification: within a few weeks. Contact:
Anne Marie Francis, 85 George St., New
Brunswick, NJ 08901. [phone]; (732)
932-8497.

NEW YORK

Allentown College/Dance Program. Ballet,
jazz, modern, tap.
Auditions: By appointment or pre-apply.
Ballet class, modern class, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee: none.
Notification: none. Contact: Vincent Brosseau,
2755 Station Ave., Center Valley, NY 180034.
[phone]x1323; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Cunningham Dance Studio. Scholarship.
Modern, Cunningham technique.
Auditions: March 15-June 14, New York, NY.
Cunningham technique. 12 scholarships
covering half of tuition. Fee: $15. Notification:
1 week after audition. Contact: Kirsten
Gamb, 55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.merce.org

Hamilton College. Dept. of Theatre and
Dance. Ballet, modern. 20 dancers. 4-6
performances/yr. Annual budget: $12,000.
Auditions: Call to arrange date and time.
Deadline: October 15. Ballet class, pointe
work. Bring: pointe and ballet shoes.
Admitting: 15 undergraduates. Fee: none.
Notification: within one week. Contact: Leslie
Norton, 198 College Hill Road, Clinton, NY
13323. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail] Web site:
www.hamilton.edu/academics/theatre/default.html

Long Island Ballet Center. Ballet, jazz,
modern, tap. Annual budget: $350,000.
Auditions, scholarship: call for date and
times. Ballet class, tap, jazz and modern
combinations. Bring: application. Fee: $15.
Notification: within one month after audition.
Auditions, summer tap and jazz dance camp:
April 15, April 29, May 20, June 3, June 24,
1:30 P.M., Bohemia, NY. Bring: application.
Ballet class, tap, jazz and modern combinations.
Bring: application. Fee: $15. Notification:
within one month after audition.
Auditions, summer ballet/modern dance
camp: April 15, April 29, May 20, June 3,
June 24, 1:30 P.M., Bohemia, NY. Bring:
application. Ballet class; tap, jazz and modern
combinations. Bring: application. Fee: $15.
Notification: within one month after audition.
Contact: Donna Havranek, 390 Central Ave.,
Bohemia, NY 11716. [phone]; fax:
[phone].

Long Island University, Dance Studies
Program, Dept. of Theatre, Film and Dance,
CW Post Campus. Undergraduate.
Auditions: February 11 and March 24 by
appt., pre-apply. Dance Program, Dept. of
Theatre, Film and Dance, Brookville, NY.
Ballet class, modern class, African jazz
combinations. Admitting: 10-13 dancers.
Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee: none.
Notification: within one week of audition.
Contact: Dr. Cara Gargano, Dance Program,
CW Post Campus, Long Island University,
Brookville, NY 11548; [phone]; fax
[phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail];
Web site: www.liu.edu

Long Island University. Brooklyn Campus.
BFA program. Modern. 15 dancers. 8
performances/yr.
Auditions: February 5, Brooklyn, NY. Ballet
class, modern class, prepared solo, interview.
Bring: resume. Admitting: 20 undergraduates.
Fee: none. Notification: April 1. Contact:
Judith Stuart, Long Island University,
Brooklyn Campus, 1 University Plaza,
Brooklyn, NY 11201-5372. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.brooklyn.liunet.edu/cwis/
bklyn/depts/dance.

Manhattanville College.
Auditions: March 8, April 5, April 12,
Purchase, NY. Improvisation, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, head shot, letter of recommendation,
photo OK in lieu of head shot.
Admitting, undergraduates: 5. Fee: none.
Contact: Jennifer DeGraphenreed, 2900
Purchase St., Purchase, NY 10577. [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

Marymount Manhattan College Dance
Department.
Auditions: February 27 and March 12, 11
a.m., New York, NY. Ballet class, jazz
combination, prepared solo. Deadline: 4
weeks prior to audition. Submit: dance photo,
application prior to audition. Fee: $50 college
admissions. Notification: 3-4 weeks after
audition. Contact: Katie Langan, 221 East
71st St, New York, NY 10021. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.marymont.mmm.edu

NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina School of the Arts. School
of Dance. Ballet, contemporary.
Auditions, ballet and contemporary: February
4, March 31, May 12, July 14, Winston-Salem,
NC; February 27, School of American
Ballet, New York, NY; March 4, Chicago
Academy for the Arts, Chicago, IL; March 5,
Ballet Arts, Minneapolis, MN.
Auditions, ballet: February 6, Ft. Worth
Dallas Ballet, Ft. Worth, TX; February 7,
State Ballet of Missouri, Kansas City, MO;
February 10, Nashville Ballet, Nashville, TN;
February 12, Le Studio, Pasadena, CA;
February 13, San Diego Ballet, San Diego,
CA; February 28, Washington Ballet,
Washington D.C. Ballet class, modern class,
prepared solo. Bring: application. Fee: none.
Notification: varies. Contact: Admissions
Office, 1533 South Main St., Winston-Salem,
NC 27127. [phone]; fax: [phone];
Web site: www.ncarts.edu

OHIO

Kent State University/Dance Division. Jazz,
modern. Dancers: 50-60 majors and minors.
3-4 performances/yr.
Auditions: March 4 and April 21, Kent, OH.
Deadline: 2 weeks prior to audition date.
Ballet class, modern class, improvisation,
prepared solo. Admitting: 25 undergraduates.
Fee: none. Notification: written results two
weeks after audition. Contact: Andrea
Shearer, PO Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242-0001.
[phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.theatre.kent.edu

Ohio State University Department of
Dance. Undergraduate.
Auditions: February 11-12, Columbus, OH.
Ballet class, modern class, West African.
Admitting: 25-30. Pre-apply: 1 week. Fee:
none. Notification: within 3 weeks. Contact:
Karen Eliot, 030-A Sullivant Hall, 1713 N.
High St., Columbus, OH. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.dance.ohio-state.edu

University of Akron. Ballet, jazz, modern,
tap, pointe.
Auditions: March 4, Akron, OH. Ballet class,
modern class, pointe work, jazz and tap.
Deadline: March 1. Audition for level
placement only. Fee: none. Notification: 4-6
weeks. Contact: Lucinda Lavelli, 354 E.
Market St., Akron, OH 44325-2502. (30)
972-7948; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.uakron.edu/dtaa.

University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory
of Music. Ballet.
Auditions: January 22, February 19, March
11, April 7, CCM, Cincinnati, OH; February
27, School of Cleveland/San Jose Ballet,
Cleveland, OH; February 12, Intedochen
Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI; February
5, Virginia School of the Arts, Lynchburg, VA;
February 26, Toledo Ballet, Toledo, OH.
Deadline: March 1. Ballet class, pointe work.
Bring: resume, dance photo, application
materials. Fee: $25. Notification: 4 weeks
after audition. Contact: Paul R. Hillner, P.O.
Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0003.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
ww.uc.edu/www/ccm.

OKLAHOMA

Oklahoma Festival Ballet. Ballet. 34
dancers. 30 performances/yr. Touring: N/A.

College credit. Auditions: April, by appt., preapply.
Ballet class. Bring dance photo.
Admitting 34 dancers. Fee: none. Notification:
immediately. Contact: Kathy G. Young,
School of Dance, University of Oklahoma,
560 Parrington Oval, Room 215, Norman, OK
73019-0310; [phone]; fax [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.ou.edu/finearts/dance/d99-00.htm.

University of Central Oklahoma. Performing
Dance Program. Ballet, jazz,
modern, tap, theatre dance. 30 dancers, 15-20
performances/yr. Touring: 2 semesters,
August-May.
Auditions: February 26, Edmond, OK.
Deadline: February 2. Ballet class, modern
class, jazz combination, optional tap. Bring:
resume, 3 letters of recommendation.
Admitting: 15 undergraduates. Fee: none.***
Notification: March 15. Contact: Jamie
Jacobson, 100 North University Drive, Box
189, Edmond, OK 73034-5209. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.ucok.edu

University of Oklahoma. Modern Repertory
Dance Theatre. Modern. 25 dancers.
Auditions: By appointment. Deadline: April.
Modern class, technique class in student's
area of specialization. Bring: dance photo.
Admitting: 20. Fee: none. Notification:
immediately. Contact: Kathy G. Young,
School of Dance, University of Oklahoma,
560 Parrington Oval, Room 215, Norman, OK
73019-0310. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.ou.edu/finearts/dance/d99-00.htm.

PENNSYLVANIA

Mercyhurst College Dance Department.
Ballet. 100 dancers.,5 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 18, March 10, March 20,
April 7, Erie, PA; January 8, Steps on
Broadway, New York, NY. Pre-apply: 2 weeks
prior. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring:
resume, dance photo, dance application. Fee:
none. Notification: within 2 weeks of
audition. Contact: Diane Feckanin, 501 E.
38th St., Erie, PA 16546-0001. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.mercyhurst.edu

Muhlenberg College. Undergraduate.
Auditions: October-February. Schedule with
department. Ballet class, prepared solo. Fee:
none. Notification: January or March.
Contact: Karen Dearborn, 2400 Chew St.,
Allentown, PA [phone]; fax: (484)
664-3633; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.muhlenberg.edu/depts/
theatre.

Slippery Rock University. Dance Department.
Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ethnic. 40
majors, 40 minors.
Auditions: March 13, April 17, Slippery Rock,
PA. Ballet class, modern class, interview with
faculty. Deadline: 1 week before audition.
Bring: current photo and narrative. Admitting:
10-15. Training: undergraduates. Fee: none.
Notification: 1-2 weeks after audition.
Contact: Dance Dept., Morrow Fieldhouse,
Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
16057. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.sru.edu/depts/chhs/dance.

RHODE ISLAND

Roger Williams University. Department of
Dance, Performance Studio.
Auditions: February 16 and 28, Bristol, RI.
Modern class, prepared solo. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Admitting: 20-25
undergraduates. Fee: none. Contact: Kelli
Wicke Davis. Old Ferry Road, Bristol, RI.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

SOUTH CAROLINA

Coker College. Modern.
Auditions: Rolling basis, must pre-apply.
Hartsville, SC. Bring: application. Fee: none.
Notification: within 2-3 weeks. Contact: Dr.
Nancy Bolden, 300 E. College Ave.,
Hartsville, SC 29550-3797. [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.coker.edu

TEXAS

Texas Christian University.
Auditions: April 15, 10 a.m., Ft. Worth, TX.
Ballet class, modern class, pointe work,
improvisation. Bring: dance photo, audition
application. Admitting: 35. Training:
undergraduate and graduate. Fee: none.
Notification: within 2 weeks after audition.
Contact: Ellen Page Garrison, 2800 S.
University Drive, Ballet/Modern Dance Bldg.,
Ft. Worth, TX 76129. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.tcu.edu

Texas Women's University. Modern.
Auditions: February 10-11, graduate; March
31. Modern class, prepared solo. Fee: none.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: Dr.
Penelope Hanstein, P.O. Box 25708, Denton,
TX 76204-5708. [phone]; fax (940)
898-2089; Web site:
www.two.edu/as/pa/dance.

UTAH

Brigham Young University. Dance Talent
Scholarship, undergraduate.
Auditions: January 29, Provo, UT, or by video
due January 29. Ballet, ballroom, folk,
modern precision. Fee: none. Notification:
April. Contact: Curt Holman, 287 Richards
Building, Provo, UT 84604. [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.byn.edu/dance.

Brigham Young University. Graduate studies
in dance.
Auditions: March 8, 12-2:30 P.M., Room 185,
Richards Building, BYU campus, Provo, UT.
Modern class, prepared solo, interview.
Contact the dept. for additional information.
Bring: resume, head shot or dance photo. Fee:
none. Notification: by mid-April. Contact:
Pamela S. Musil, 280 RB, Provo, UT 84602;
[phone]; fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Brigham Young University. "Cougarettes."
Jazz, lyrical, funk. 16 dancers. 20+ performances/yr.
Auditions: late March or early April, contact
Dance Dept. for exact date/time, Provo, UT.
Master jazz technique class. Admitting: 16
dancers. Fee: none. Notification: Immediately
following audition. Contact: Jodi Maxfield,
154 RB, Provo, UT 84602-2005; [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site:
www.byu.edu/dance.

Brigham Young University.
Music/Dance/Theatre Major and Talent
Award.
Auditions: January 29 or by video due
February 15, 15 KMB, BYU, Provo, UT.
MDT Scholarship Committee, undergraduate
BFA. Ballet, jazz, or modern technique
audition class. Bring: resume. Fee: none.
Notification: April.
Admitting: 24 dancers. Contact: MDT
Scholarship Committee, 22 KMB, BYU, P.O.
Box 24498, Provo, UT 84602; [phone];
Web site: www.byu.edu/cfac/mdt.

Utah Ballet. University of Utah. Ballet. 25
dancers. 5 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 12, Salt Lake City, UT.
Ballet class. Fee: none. Deadline: February 2.
Hiring: 50 dancers. Notification: yes. Contact:
Barbara J. Hamblin, 330 S. 1500 E., Room
112, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0280. (801)
581-8231; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.ballet.utah.edu

University of Utah/Dept. of Modern Dance.
Modern.
Auditions: April 1, 8:30 A.M.-12 P.M., April
21, 8:30 A.M.-12 P.M. (Freshman); April 7,
8:30 a.m., April 21, 8:30 A.M. (Transfer);
April 7, 8:30 A.M., April 21, 8:30 A.M.
(Graduate) in Studio 240. Modern class,
improvisation, prepared solo (Graduate and
transfer). Deadline: 1 week before audition.
Training: 30 Undergrad, 10 Graduate.
Notification: none. Contact: Abby Fiat
(Freshman), Donna White (Transfer), Ed
Groff (Graduate), 330 S. 1500 E., Rm. 106,
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0280. [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.dance.utah.edu

Weber State University. Modern. 20-30
dancers. Approx. 16 performances/yr.
Auditions: Modern class, improvisation, a
little ballet. February 19, Ogden, UT.
Admitting: 9-18 scholarships. Fee: none.
Notification: March 21. Contact: Joanne L.
Lawrence, Dept. of Performing Arts, 1905
University Circle, Odgen, UT 84408-1905.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.Weber.edu

VIRGINIA

Virginia School of the Arts. See Summer
Study, United States.

WASHINGTON

Conservatory Ballet of Washington
(company of the Washington Academy of
Performing Arts). Ballet, jazz, modern. 11
dancers. 5 performances/yr. Touring: one, to
regional festival. Annual budget: $800,000.
Starting pay: none-all students.
Auditions: January 15, May 6, August 5,
Redmond, WA. Pre-application deadline one
week prior to audition. Ballet class with
pointe work. Bring: head shot, dance photo.
Out-of-state residents may submit video.
Training: offer full high school academic
program. Fee: $50. Notification: one week
after audition. Contact: Leigh-Ann Cohen,
18047 NE 68th St., Suite B-130, Redmond,
WA 98052; [phone]; fax [phone];
Web site: www.waperformingarts.org

WISCONSIN

University of Wisconsin/Theatre and Dance
Dept.
Auditions: November 17, Stevens Point, WI.
Deadline: November 13. Send resume, recent
photo, letter of interest, and two letters of
recommendation. Ballet class, prepared solo
(if auditioning for scholarship), jazz and tap
class, interview with faculty. Fee: none.
Notification: by mail 2 weeks after audition.
Contact: James Moore, University of
Wisconsin, Theatre and Dance Dept., Stevens
Point, WI 54481. [phone]; fax: (715)
346-2718 or 2500; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.uwsp.edu/acad/theatre

TRAINING

INTERNATIONAL

CANADA

Manitoba

Professional Program of Contemporary
Dancers.
Auditions: June 5-9, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Modern class. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Admitting: 5-8 for training. Notification: by
June 23. Contact: Faye Thompson, 109
Pulford St., Lower Level, Winnipeg, Manitoba,
R3L 1X8, Canada. [phone]; fax:
[phone].

Ontario

The School of Toronto Dance Theatre.
Modern. 65 dancers. 4-5 performances/yr.
Auditions: April 16, July 16, 10 a.m.,
Toronto, Ontario. Pre-apply, deadline: March
31 and July 7. Modern class, interview. Bring:
resume, dance photo, letter of recommendation,
high school diploma. Fee: $38.
Notification: May 12 for April, July 28 for
July. Contact: Andrea Roberts, 80 Winchester
St., Toronto, Ontario M4K 1B1 Canada. (416)
467-6887; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.schooloftdt.org

SRI LANKA

Mihiripenne Dance Ensemble. Ethnic. 20
dancers. 24 performances/yr. Touring: 24
weeks.
Auditions: Improvisation, prepared solo.
Bring: head shot, dance photo. Fee: $25.
Notification: within one week after audition.
Contact: Sri Basil Mihiripenne, Jaya
Mawatha, 75 Mampei Piliyandala, Sri Lanka.
615 258; fax: 615 258.

UNITED KINGDOM

England

Central School of Ballet. See Education,
United Kingdom.

Laban Centre London. Ballet.
Auditions: February 1, March 22, April 5,
May 6, June 15, July 7, July 26, London, UK;
February 6, Oslo, Norway. Pre-apply. Ballet
class, modern class, improvisation. Contact:
Laban Centre London, Laurie Grove, London
SE 14 6NH, UK. 44 0 181 692 4070; fax: 44
0 181 694 8749; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.laban.co.uk.

London Studio Centre. Ballet.
Auditions: April 1, 2:30 P.M., Joffrey Ballet
School, 434 Sixth Ave., New York, NY; April
2, 2 P.M., Walnut Hill School for the Arts,
Highland St., Natick MA; April 9, 11 a.m.,
Goh Ballet Academy, 2345 Main St.,
Vancouver, BC; April 11, 6 P.M., Long Beach
Ballet Arts Center, 1122 East Wardlow Road,
Long Beach, CA; April 14, 4 P.M., Joffrey
Ballet Chicago, 185 North Wabash St., 5th
Floor, Chicago, IL; April 15, 3:30 P.M., The
Harid Conservatory, 2285 Potomac Road,
Boca Raton, FL. Ballet class, pointe work.
Bring: head shot, full-length photo in ballet
attire. Fee: none. Notification: within 3-4
weeks. Contact: Sharon Wagner, 150 West
End Ave., Suite 10J, New York, NY 10023.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; Web
site: www.London-studio-centre.co.uk.

Northern School of Contemporary Dance.
See Education, United Kingdom.

UNITED STATES

CONNECTICUT

Dance Connecticut/School of Dance
Connecticut. See Employment, United
States.

FLORIDA

Arts Ballet Theater of Florida. Ballet. 24
dancers. 12 performances/yr. Annual budget:
$100,000.
Auditions: March 14, 16, 18, 7 P.M., Aventura,
FL. Ballet class, pointe work, partnering for
males only. Apprentice: 4 women, 8 men.
Bring: resume, dance photo, video accepted
only if unable to attend audition. Fee: none.
Notification: in 1 week. Contact: Vladimir
Issaev, 19048 NE-29th Ave., Aventura, FL
33180. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
abtflorida.bizland.com,
www.danceacademy.bizland.com

GEORGIA

La Grange School of Ballet. Ballet, jazz,
modern, ethnic. Dancers, senior: 16; junior:
18.
Auditions: August 1, La Grange, GA. Ballet
class, modern class, pointe work, partnering,
improvisation. Hiring, teachers, full-salary: 1
woman, 1 man. Fee: none. Notification:
immediately. Contact: Nancy Thuesen Gell,
241 Creekridge Dr., La Grange, GA 30240-9185.
[phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.musicinmotion.com

Roswell Dance Theatre. Ballet. 95 dancers.
14 performances/yr. Pre-professional
company. S.E.R.B.A. member.
Auditions: May 5-7, Roswell, GA. Ballet
class. Bring: resume. Admitting: 75. Non-AGMA.
Fee: $10. Notification: by mail by
May 25. Contact: Nancy Tolbert Yilmaz,
10400-D Alpharetta St., Roswell, GA 30075.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

ILLINOIS

Gus Giordano Jazz Dance. Jazz. 10 dancers,
10 apprentices. 80 performances/yr. Weeks of
work: 32-36. Provides: shoes, classes.
Auditions for applicants: March 18, 3 P.M.,
Evanston, IL. Ballet class, partnering, jazz
and repertoire. Bring: resume, head shot.
Hiring, apprentices: 5 women, 5 men. Fee:
$10. Notification: April.
Auditions for scholarships: August 1,
Buffalo/Niagara Marriott Hotel, Buffalo, NY.
Ballet class, jazz and repertoire. Fee: $10.
Contact: Nan Giordano, 614 Davis St.,
Evanston, IL 60201. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

NEW JERSEY

Rutgers University. Department of Dance.
See Education, United States.

NEW YORK

The Alley School. Ballet, jazz, modern,
ethnic. 31 dancers.
Auditions: Ballet class, modern class, jazz.
Admitting: 50-150. Fee: none. Notification:
same day. Contact: JoAanne Ruggeri, 211
West 61st St., 3rd Floor, New York, NY
10023. [phone]; fax: [phone];
Web site: www.alvinailey.org

Ballet Long Island. Nutcracker Workshop
and Apprentice Program. Ballet. 12-22
dancers. Over 150 performances/yr. Annual
budget: $200,000. Touring: 32 weeks. Weeks
of work: 10, optional 12-24 more. Starting
pay: $150-600/wk.
Auditions, Nutcracker: July 1, 1:30 P.M., (ages
13+), 3 P.M. (ages 10-12), 4 P.M. (ages 7-9),
Bohemia, NY; July 12, 4:30 P.M. (ages 7-9),
5:30 P.M. (ages 10-12), 7 P.M. (ages 13+),
Bohemia, NY; July 19, 4:30 P.M. (ages 7-9),
5:30 P.M. (ages 10-12), 7 P.M. (ages 13+),
Bohemia, NY; July 26, 4:30 P.M. (ages 7-9),
5:30 P.M. (ages 10-12), 7 P.M. (ages 13+),
Bohemia, NY. Ballet class. Bring: application.
Admitting: 125-150 students. Fee: $15.
Notification: within 4 weeks of audition.
Auditions, Apprentice Program: Ballet class,
interview. Bring: application. Admitting: 5-10.
Non-AGMA. Fee: $15. Notification: within
two weeks. Contact: Donna M. Havranek,
390 Central Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716. (631)
567-4403; [phone].

School of American Ballet. Ballet.
Auditions: Contact registrar or visit Web site
for information. Ballet class, pointe work.
Contact: Registrar, School of American Ballet,
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY
10023-6592. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mall: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.sab.org

WASHINGTON

Conservatory Ballet of Washington. See
Education, United States.

SUMMER STUDY

INTERNATIONAL

CHINA

Hong Kong International Summer Dance
School. Ballet, jazz, modern, ethnic.
Auditions: Ballet class. Fee: none. Notification:
June 10. Contact: Anna Chan, 1st Floor,
18 Tanner Road, North Point, Hong Kong,
China. 852 2886-3992; fax: [phone];
e-mall: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.jmwballet.org

UNITED KINGDOM

Scotland

Aberdeen International Youth Festival
Dance Summer School.
Auditions: July 29-August 5, Aberdeen,
Scotland. Deadline: May 20. Fee: 30 [pounds sterling].
Contact: Nicola Wallis, 3 Nutborn House,
Clifton Road, London, SW19 4QT, UK. 00 44
20 8946 2995. fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.aberdeen-youth-fest.org


UNITED STATES

ARIZONA

The Jillana School.
Auditions: February 4, 6-8 P.M., Chattanooga
Ballet, Chattanooga, TN; February 5, 2-4
P.M., School of Cincinnati Ballet, Cincinnati,
OH; February 6, 3-5 P.M., Ballet Chicago,
Chicago, IL; February 11, 7-9 P.M., Ballet
Florida, West Palm Beach, FL; February 12,
3-5 P.M., PBT School, Pittsburgh, PA;
February 13, 11 A.M.-1 P.M., SAB, New York,
NY; February 18, 7:30-9:30, SD School of
Ballet, San Diego, CA; February 19, 11 A.M.-1
P.M., UCI Studio, Irvine, CA; February 20,
1-3 P.M., Riverside Ballet Arts, Riverside, CA.
Ballet class. Video accepted. Bring: dance
photo. Admitting: 80-100. Fee: $15. Notification:
after February 28. Contact: Jillana, 3406
Park West Lane, San Diego, CA 92117. (858)
270-8248; [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.jillanaschool.com

CALIFORNIA

California State Summer School for the
Arts.
Auditions: Application and audition tape must
be received by February 28. Ages 13-18 only.
Admitting: 50+. Fee: $20. Contact: Katrina
Dolenga, PO Box 1077, Sacramento, CA
95812-1077. [phone]; fax: [phone];
Web site: www.csssa.org

Cecchetti Council of America, West Coast
Committee. June 25-July 1, Mills College,
Oakland, CA.
Auditions: Ballet class, character, pointe work,
partnering. Contact: CCA Seminar, 110 S.
Gay St., Susanville, CA 96103. [phone];
fax: [phone].

Contra Costa Ballet. Ballet.
Auditions: Deadline: April 15. Ballet class.
Bring: dance photo. Fee: $15. Admitting: 30.
Contact: Sue Mower, 2040 N. Broadway,
Walnut Creek, CA 94596. [phone];
fax: [phone]; Web site: www.contracostaballet.org

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program. Ballet,
jazz, modern, tap. Training and undergraduate.
Auditions: February 1-2, San Francisco, CA;
February 4, San Jose, CA; February 5, Santa
Barbara, CA; March 27, Phoenix, AZ; March
28, Tucson, AZ; March 29, Santa Fe, NM;
March 30, Houston, TX; March 31, Dallas,
TX. Ballet class. Bring: head shot, dance
photo. Admitting 30-60 dancers. Fee: none.
Notification: as soon as dancers apply for
admission and audition. Contact: Diane
Dennis, Registrar, P.O. Box 38, Idyllwild, CA
92549-0038; [phone] x365; fax (909)
659-5463; e-mail: [e-mail]; Web
site: www.idyllwildarts.org

Rudy Perez/Irvine Foundation Project. To
create a prototype video of Perez technique.
Auditions: Westside Academy of Dance, Santa
Monica, CA; L.A. County High School for the
Arts, Los Angeles, CA. Modern class,
improvisation, post-modern. Undergraduate
and graduate training. Fee: none. Notification:
during workshop (summer). Contact:
Rosemary Thompson, PO Box 36614, Los
Angeles, CA 90036. e-mail: [e-mail]

San Diego Dance Theater. Scholarships.
Modern. 6 dancers. 20 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $120,000. Touring: 10 weeks.
Weeks of work: 20. Starting pay: $220/wk.
Provides: chiropractic.
Auditions: April 30, noon-3 P.M., Dance
Building, University of California at San
Diego, San Diego, CA. Modern class,
partnering, improvisation. Admitting: 100.
Fee: none. Notification: May. Contact: Jean
Isaacs, 12246 Brickellia St., San Diego, CA
92129. [phone]; fax: [phone].

San Francisco Ballet School. Ballet.
Auditions: Arrive one half hour early to
register. February 12, 1:30 P.M. (girls, ages 13-14),
3:30 P.M. (girls, ages 15-18), 5:30 P.M.
(boys, all ages), San Francisco, CA; February
20, 1 P.M. (girls, ages 13-14), 3 P.M. (girls,
ages 15-18), 5 P.M. (boys, all ages), Pacific
Northwest Ballet School, 301 Mercer St.,
Seattle, WA. Ballet class, pointe work. Bring:
head shot, video accepted outside 200-mile
radius. Fee: $15. Notification: early March.
Contact: Andrea Yannone, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA 94102. [phone];
fax: [phone]; Web
site: www.sfballet.org/school.

CONNECTICUT

Center for Creative Youth/Capitol Region
Education Council. Ballet, modern.
Auditions: April in Hartford, New Haven,
Bridgeport, Middletown. Out-of-town students
send tapes. Improvisation. Admitting: 10. Fee:
none. Contact: Mitzi Yates, Wesleyan
University, 350 High St., Middletown, CT
06459; [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.wesleyan.edu/ccy; www.crec.org

Connecticut Dance Theater/Annual
Summer Dance Festival. Ballet, musical
theater, ethnic. 5 dancers. 3 performances/yr.
Annual budget: $300,000. Touring: varies.
Starting pay: internship.
Auditions: February 1-14, Watertown, CT.
Deadline: January 28. Ballet class, pointe
work. Video accepted in place of audition.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Apprentices: 15 internships. Fee: none.
Notification: May. Contact: Donna Banasera,
523 Logan St., Watertown, CT 06751. (860)
274-0004; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.ctdancetheatre.org

Dance Connecticut/School of Dance
Connecticut. See Employment, United States.

The Hartford Conservatory. Ballet, jazz,
modern, tap.
Auditions: Deadline: April 1. Pre-apply.
Videotape accepted. Ballet class, modern
class. Fee: $25. Notification: 2 weeks.
Contact: Susan Murphy, 834 Asylum Ave.,
Hartford, CT 06105. [phone] x17; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail];
Web site: www.hartfordconservatory.org

FLORIDA

Academy of Ballet Arts. Auditions: March
25, 3-4:30 P.M. (ages 9-12), 4:30-6 P.M. (ages
13 and up), St. Petersburg, FL. Ballet class,
pointe work. Admitting: 30. Fee: $10.
Notification: April 8. Contact: Suzanne B.
Pomerantzeff, 6735 First Ave. South, St.
Petersburg, FL 33707-1307. [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.members.aol.com/balletacademy.

Academy of Ballet Florida.
Ballet, 100 dancers.
Auditions: February 6, 9-12 yrs., 1 P.M. reg.,
1:30 P.M. audition; 13+ yrs., 2:20 P.M. reg., 3
P.M. audition, W. Palm Beach, FL. Ballet class
with pointe work. Bring resume, dance photo
(arabesque). Fee: $15. Notification: none.
Contact: Lois Hammel, Admin., 500 Fern St.,
W. Palm Beach, FL 33405; [phone]
x32; fax: [phone]; Web site: www.balletflorida.com

The Harid Conservatory Dance Division.
Auditions: February 4, 5:30 P.M., Univ. of
Minnesota, Barbara Baker Center for Dance,
500 21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN; February
4, 5:30 P.M., Virginia School of the Arts, 2240
Rivermont Ave., Lynchbnrg, VA; February 5,
2 P.M., Charlotte City Ballet School, 8612
Monroe Road, Charlotte, NC; February 6,
9:30 A.M., Ballet Oklahoma, 7421 North
Classen Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK; February
6, 12 P.M., The Atlanta Ballet, 1400 W.
Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA; February 6, 5 P.M.,
Southern Methodist University, Meadows
School of the Arts, Sharp Studio B-100, 6101
Bishop Blvd, Dallas, TX; February 11, 5:30
P.M., Jacksonville University, 2800 University
Blvd. North, Alexander Brest Dance Pavilion,
Jacksonville, FL; February 12, 3 P.M.,
Southern Ballet Theatre, 1111 N. Orange
Ave., Orlando, FL; February 13, 11:30 A.M.,
FSU Center for the Perf. Arts-Main Studio of
the Sarasota Ballet, 5555 North Tamiami
Trail, Sarasota, FL; February 13, 12 P.M.,
Boca Raton, FL. Ballet class, pointe work.
Admitting: 45. Fee: $15. Contact: Janet
Trivind, 2285 Potomac Road, Boca Raton, FL
33431. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.harid.edu

Sarasota Ballet of Florida. See Employment,
United States.

Southern Ballet Theatre. See Employment,
United States.

GEORGIA

Georgia Summer Dance Conservatory.
Ballet, jazz, modern, ethnic. 16 senior
dancers, 18 junior dancers. 26
performances/yr. Annual budget: $50,000.
Weeks of work: 2. Starting pay: guest
contract.
Auditions for summer study: Deadline: June 1.
La Grange School of Ballet, Bull St. Studio,
La Grange, GA. Ballet class, modern class,
pointe work, partnering, improvisation. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring, full
salary: 3 women, 2 men. Non-AGMA. Fee:
none. Notification: June 10.
Auditions for company: May 15, La Grange
School of Ballet, Bull St. Studio, La Grange,
GA. Ballet class, modern class, pointe work,
partnering, improvisation. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Hiring, full salary: 3
men performance; apprentices: 9 women. Fee:
none. Notification: by mail June 1.
Auditions for teachers: August 1, Grange
School of Ballet, Bull St. Studio, La Grange,
GA. Ballet class, modern class, pointe work,
partnering, improvisation. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Hiring, full-salary: 1
woman, 1 man. Fee: none. Notification: by
mail June 1. Contact: Nancy Thuesen-Gell,
241 Creekridge Dr., La Grange, GA 30240-9185.
[phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.musicinmotion.com

IDAHO

Ballet Idaho Academy. Ballet.
Auditions: February 5, Spokane, WA;
February 6, Eugene, OR; February 19, Salt
Lake City, UT; March 11, Boise, ID. Ballet
class, pointe work. Admitting: 50. Bring:
dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification: by letter
at end of audition tour. Contact: Jeff Giese,
501 S. 8th St., Boise, ID 83702. [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.balletidaho.org

ILLINOIS

Academy of Dance Arts. Ballet.
Auditions: Deadline: May 15. Ballet class,
pointe work. Bring: dance photo, information
form or submit video for class placement.
Contact: Sherry Moray, 1524 Centre Circle,
Downers Grove, IL 60515. [phone];
fax: [phone]; Web site: www.theacademy.home.mindspring.com

School of Ballet Chicago. Summer study.
Auditions: March 5, 1-2 P.M. (ages 9-12),
2:30-4 P.M. (ages 13-14), 4:30-6 P.M. (ages 15
and up), Chicago, IL. Ballet class, pointe
work. Bring: dance photo. Admitting: 80.
Training: undergraduates. Fee: $10. Notification:
end of March. Contact: Patricia Blair,
185 N. Wabash Ave., Suite 2300, Chicago, IL
60601. [phone]; fax: [phone];
Web site: www.balletchicago.org

MASSACHUSETTS

Dancing Arts Center.
Auditions: By arrangement or video. Ballet
class, modern class, pointe work, improvisation.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Admitting: 20. Fee: $20. Notification: one
week after audition. Contact: Karyn Edison, 1
Pleasant St., Framingham, MA 01701. (508)
875-0931; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.dancingartscenter.com

Jacob's Pillow. Summer study.
Auditions: February 5, New York, NY;
February 13, Boston, MA; February 26,
Chicago, IL; March 5, Harrisonburg, VA;
March 5, Fairfax, VA; March 9, Long Beach,
CA; March 12, Los Angeles, CA; March 19,
Salt Lake City, UT; March 25, New York, NY.
Ballet class, modern class, improvisation.
Admitting: 100. Non-AGMA. Fee: $5.
Notification: April 24. Contact: J.R. Glover,
PO Box 287, Lee, MA 01238. [phone];
[phone]; Web site: www.jacobspillow.org

Summer Stage Dance. Ballet, modern,
repertory performance skills. Performances:
1/season.
Auditions: Call for dates and locations.
Washington D.C., New York, NY, Boston,
MA. Modern class, improvisation, choreography
example for choreographers fellowship.
Bring: resume, full application. Admitting: 30.
Training: undergraduates. Fee: $35 deposit.
Notification: by June 1. Contact: Amy
Spencer, 166 Main St., Concord, MA 01742.
[phone] x8787; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]

MICHIGAN

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. Ballet.
Auditions: February 6, 2-4 P.M., Univ. of
Arizona School of Music and Dance, Ina
Gittings Bldg., #121, Tucson, AZ; February
12, 5-7 P.M., Paulette's Ballet Studio, 190 Oak
St, Newton, MA; February 13, 3-5 P.M., Sarah
Warner Mid-Atlantic Ballet, 201 E. Delaware
Ave., Newark, DE; February 19, 5-7 P.M.,
Cynthia Kniffin Dance Academy, 20 West
Main St., Norwalk, OH; February 20, 6-8 P.M.,
Excellence in Dance, 2315 State Rd.,
Cuyahoga Falls, OH; February 26, 4-6 P.M.,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, 2900 Liberty Ave.,
Pittsburgh, PA; February 27, 4:30-6 P.M.,
Steps on Broadway, 2121 Broadway@74th
St., New York, NY. Ballet class. Bring: dance
photo (snapshot). Admitting: 275 for season.
Fee: $20.00 Notification: mid-March.
Contact: Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, 300 E.
Crystal Lake Rd., Twin Lake, MI 49457.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; Web
site: www.bluelake.org

NEW JERSEY

Burklyn Ballet Theatre. Ballet.
Auditions: Ballet class. February 4, 7:30 P.M.,
Southern Ballet, Orlando, FL; February 5,
3:30 P.M. (10-12 yrs.), 4:30 P.M. (12 yrs. and
up), Harid Conservatory, Boca Raton, FL;
February 6, 2 P.M. (10-12 yrs.), 3 P.M. (12 yrs
and up), Reston Conservatory of Ballet, VA;
February 11, 2 P.M.(10-12 yrs), 6 P.M. (12 yrs
and up), Brattelboro School of Dance,
Brattelboro, VT; February 12, 2 P.M. (10-12
yrs.), 3 P.M. (12 yrs. and up), Boston Ballet,
Boston, MA; February 13, 2 P.M. (10-12 yrs.),
3 P.M. (12 yrs and up), Contemporary Dance,
Montpelier, VT; February 18, 4 P.M., Raleigh
School of Ballet, Raleigh, NC; February 19, 3
P.M., School of American Ballet, New York,
NY; February 20, 11 A.M., Colorado Ballet,
Denver, CO; February 22, 11 a.m., Brigham
Young University, Provo, UT; February 24, 5
P.M. (10-12 yrs.), 6 P.M. (12 yrs and up),
Dance Theatre SW, Albuquerque, NM;
February 25, 7 P.M., Nevada Ballet Theatre,
Las Vegas, NV; February 26, Riverside Ballet
Arts, Riverside, CA; February 29, 5:30 P.M.,
San Diego Youth Ballet, San Diego, CA;
March 1, 7 P.M., Ballet Arts, Tucson, AZ;
March 4, 2 P.m., San Francisco Ballet, San
Francisco, CA; March 5, 2:30 P.M. (10-12
yrs.), 3:30 P.M. (12 yrs and up), Pacific
Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA; March 8, NW
Academy of Ballet, Portland, OR; March 11,
3 P.M., New England Ballet, Orange, CT; April
2, TBA, PA. Admitting: 180 for training. Fee:
$18. Notification: 2-3 weeks after audition.
Contact: Angela Whitehill, PO Box 907,
Island Heights, NJ. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail: [e-mail]

Princeton Ballet School. Summer Workshop.
Ballet.
Auditions: February 13, noon-2 P.M. (ages 13-15),
1:30-3:30 P.M. (ages 16+), Washington
School of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW.,
Washington, D.C.; February 20, 4-6 P.M.,
Princeton, NJ; March 4, 4:30-6:30 P.M.,
Academy of Ballet Florida, 500 Fern St., West
Palm Beach, FL. Ballet class, pointe work.
Bring: head shot, dance photo. Admitting: 80.
Fee: $15. Notification: 2-3 weeks after
audition. Contact: Mary Pat Robertson, 301
N. Harrison St., Princeton, NJ 08504. (609)
921-7758; fax: [phone]; Web site:
www.arballet.org

NEW YORK

The Ailey School. See Training, United States

American Academy of Ballet Ballet.
Auditions: February 4, 7 P.M., Calif. State
University at Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower
Blvd., Studio 2, Long Beach, CA; February
12, 2:30 P.M., School of American Ballet, 70
Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY;
February 19, 1:30 P.M., St. Paul's School, 325
Pleasant St., Concord, NH; February 25, 6
P.M., Academy of Dance Arts, 59 Chestnut St.,
Red Bank, NJ; February 26, 2:30 P.M. Boston
Ballet School, 19 Claredon St., Boston, MA;
March 5, 2:30 P.M., Academy of Md. Youth
Ballet, 7702 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD;
March 19, 2 P.M., Vassar College, Kenyon
Hall, Poughkeepsie, NY. Videotapes accepted.
Ballet class, pointe work. Admitting: 200.
Bring: head shot. Fee: $15. Notification:
within 2 weeks. Contact: Mignon Furman,
250 West 90th St., Suite 3A, New York, NY
10024. [phone]; fax: [phone].

Briansky Saratoga Ballet Center. Ballet.
Auditions: Ballet class. Bring: dance photo.
Contact: Oleg Briansky, 220 West 93 St.,
Suite 9D, New York, NY 10025-7466. (212)
799-0341; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.briansky.org

New York State Summer School of the Arts.
Summer high school study. Modern, ballet.
Auditions, modern: February 5, Buffalo
Academy for Visual & Performing Arts,
Buffalo, NY; February 6, School for the Arts,
Rochester, NY; February 12, Syracuse Stage,
Syracuse, NY; February 26, Skidmore
College, Saratoga Springs, NY; March 18,
Paul Taylor Dance Studio, New York, NY.
Modern class, prepared solo. Bring: dance
photo. Non-AGMA. Fee: none. Notification:
April 1.
Auditions, ballet: February 20, School of
American Ballet, New York, NY; February 26,
Ballet Regent School, Saratoga Springs, New
York, NY; March 11, School for the Arts,
Rochester, NY. Ballet class, pointe work.
Bring: dance photo. Fee: none. Notification:
April 15. Contact: Mary C. Daley, 866 EBA,
State Education Dept., Albany, NY 12234.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.emsc.nysed.gov/nysssa.

School of American Ballet. Ballet.
Auditions: Ballet class, pointe work. February
12, 1-2:30 P.M. (ages 12-13), 2:30-4 P.M. (ages
14-15), 4-5 P.M. (ages 16-18), Maryland Youth
Ballet, 7702 Woodmount Ave., Bethesda, MD;
February 13, 2-3:30 P.M. (ages 12-13), 3:30-4:30
P.M. (ages 15-18), Colorado Ballet
Academy, 1278 Lincoln, Denver, CO;
February 14, 5-6:30 P.M. (ages 12-14), 6:30-8
P.M. (ages 15-18), School of State Ballet of
Missouri, 1601 Broadway St., Kansas City,
MO; February 17, 6-7:30 P.M. (ages 12-14),
7:30-9 P.M. (ages 15-18), Oregon Ballet
Theatre, 1120 S.W. Tenth Ave., Portland, OR;
February 19, 3-4:30 P.M. (ages 12-14), 4:30-6
P.M. (ages 15-18), Pacific Northwest Ballet,
301 Mercer St., Seattle WA; February 20,
12:30-2 P.M. (ages 12-13), 2-3:30 P.M. (ages
14-15), 3:30-4:30 P.M. (ages 16-18), San
Francisco Ballet School, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA; February 24, 6:30-8 P.M.
(ages 12-14), 8-9 P.M. (ages 15-18), Giacobbe
Academy of Dance, 6925 Veterans Blvd.,
Metairie, LA;
February 25, 5-6:30 P.M. (ages 12-14), 6:30-8
P.M. (ages 15-18), Houston Ballet Academy,
1921 West Bell, Houston, TX; February 27,
12:30-2 P.M. (ages 12-14), 2-3:30 P.M. (ages
15-18), Gayle Corkery School of Ballet, Fort
Worth Country Day School, 4200 Country
Day Lane, Fort Worth, TX; February 28, 4-5:30
P.M. (ages 12-14), 5:30-7 P.M. (ages 15-18),
American Academy of Ballet, 481 West
Klein Road, Williamsville, NY; February 29,
4-5:30 P.M. (ages 12-13), 5:30-7 P.M. (ages 14-15),
7-8 P.M. (ages 16-18), Oakland University,
Dance Dept., Varner Hall, Rochester, MI.
Fee: $15. Contact: Registrar, 70 Lincoln
Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023-6592.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.sab.org

Young Dancemakers Company.
Audition: March 11, Bronx, NY. Deadline:
March 10. Modern class, prepared solo,
interview. Fee: none. Admitting: 16. Student
must be currently enrolled in a NYC public
high school, grades 9-12. Notification: April.
Contact: Alice Teirstein, Fieldston School,
Fieldston Road, Bronx, NY 10471. [phone]x3358;
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.ecfs.org

OHIO

Ballet Tech. Ballet, pointe work, jazz,
modern. 35 dancers. 2-4 performances/yr.
Auditions: February 27 and March 18,
Maineville, OH. Ballet class with pointe
work. Bring: resume, dance photo, tendu a la
seconde, first arabesque (flat or pointe).
Hiring: 25-30 dancers. Fee: $10. Notification:
none. Contact: Claudia Rudolf Barrett, 7623
Old 3C Hwy., Maineville, OH 45039. (513)
683-6860; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
home.fuse.net/ballettech.

Columbus Youth Ballet. Ballet. 20 dancers.
10 performances/yr.
Auditions: April 29, 2:45-4:15 P.M. and May
6, Columbus, OH. Ballet class, pointe work,
prepared solo. Training: 5 women, 2 men.
Bring: resume, dance photo, video. Fee: $15.
Notification: May 30. Contact: Shit Lee Wu,
5076-80 N. High. St., Columbus, OH 43214.
[phone]; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.columbus
youthballet.com

NORTH CAROLINA

Dance Place/School of the North Carolina
Dance Theatre. Ballet.
Auditions: March 19 & April 9, North
Carolina; March 31, Georgia; April 1, South
Carolina. Video auditions accepted. Ages 10-21.
Ballet class. Admitting: 150. Fee: $10.
Notification: within a month. Contact:
Darleen Callaghan, 800 N. College St.,
Charlotte, NC 28206-3227. [phone];
fax [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.ncdance.org

North Carolina School of the Arts. See
Education, United States.

The Raleigh School of Ballet. See Employment,
United States.

OREGON

Marchant Dance Academy. Summer study
and training. Ballet.
Auditions: training, Sept.-June; summer study,
July-August, McMinnville, OR. Pre-apply;
deadline: June 30. Ballet class, pointe work,
partnering, prepared solo. Bring: head shot,
dance photo, statement with goals. Admitting:
4 women, 4 men. Fee: $15. Contact: Lynn
Marchant, 8101 NE Hwy 99W, PO Box 793,
McMinnville, OR 97128-0793. [phone];
fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.onlinemac.com/business/marchant.

PENNSYLVANIA

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School.
Auditions: February 1, 6-9 P.M., Westside
School of Ballet, 1709 Stewart St., Santa
Monica, CA; February 3, 6-9 P.M., Riverside
Ballet Arts, 3840 Lemon St., Riverside, CA;
February 5, 5-8 P.M., California Ballet School,
8276 Ronson Road, San Diego, CA; February
6, 1-4 P.M., Conservatory of Classical Ballet,
580 West Arapaho, Suite 163, Richardson,
TX; February 18, 6-9 P.M., Giacobbe
Academy of Dance, 6925 Veterans Blvd.,
Metairie, LA; February 19, 1-4 P.M., Miami
City Ballet, 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach,
FL; February 20, 1 P.M. (registration), 2-3:30
P.M. (ages 12-14), 3:30 P.m. (ages 15+), Harid
Conservatory, 2285 Potomac Road, Boca
Raton, FL; February 27, 1-4 P.M., Jane
Bittner's Dance Center, 3460 Olney-Laytonsville
Rd., Olney, MD; March 4, 2-4
P.M., Pittsburgh, PA; March 5, 1-4 P.M., School
of Cleveland Ballet, 3615 Euclid Ave., Suite
1A, Cleveland, OH. Ballet class. Bring:
resume, dance photo, full body shot in black
leotard, pink tights and pointe shoes posed in
first arabesque, passe, or fifth position en
pointe. Gentlemen: full body shot, black
tights, white T-shirt, white socks and shoes,
posed in fifth position, first arabesque, or
tendu derriere. Training: 45 undergraduates,
15 graduates. Non-AGMA. Fee: $15.
Notification: April 1. Contact: Debera
Medvis, 2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
15201-1500. [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.pbt.org

Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Company.
Scholarships. Ballet. 30 dancers. 12 performances/yr.
Touring: 1-2 wks./yr. Weeks of
work: 2-30 wks./yr.
Auditions: May 22, 3:30 P.M., Sept. 10, 2 P.M.,
Pittsburgh Youth Ballet Studios, Bethel Park,
PA. Employment, education, training, summer
study, for scholarships. Ballet class with o
pointe work, partnering. Bring: dance photo.
Hiring, full salary: 2 dancers, 1 woman, 1
man; apprentice: 4 dancers, women and men.
Fee: none. Notification: two weeks after
auditions, by mail. Contact: Jean Gedeon,
1033 Paxton Drive, Bethel Park, PA 15102;
[phone] or [phone]; fax (412)
835-7969; e-mail [e-mail]; Web site:
www.pybco.com

Rock School/Offical School of the Pennsylvania
Ballet. Ballet.
Auditions: March 6, 1-3 P.M. (9-12 yrs.), 3-5
P.M. (13-14 yrs.), 5-7 P.M. (15 plus), School of
American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza,
New York, NY; February 12, 4:30-6:30 P.M.
(9-13 yrs.), 6:30-8:30 P.M. (14 plus), Miami
City Ballet, 2200 Liberty Ave., Miami Beach,
FL; February 13, 1-3 P.M. (9-13 yrs.), 3-5 P.M.
(14 plus), School of Southern Ballet Theatre,
1111 North Orange Ave., Orlando, FL;
February 19, 2-4 P.M. (9-12 yrs.), 4-6 P.M. (13-14
yrs.), 6-8 P.M. (15 plus), Washington
School of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, DC; February 19, 2:30-4 P.M. (9-13
yrs.), 4-6 P.M. (14 plus), State Ballet of
Missouri, 1601 Broadway, Kansas City, MO;
February 20, 12:30 P.M. (registration), 1-2 P.M.
(9-12 yrs.), 2:30-4:30 (13-14 yrs), 4:30-6:30
(15 plus), Ballet Chicago, 185 North Wabash,
Suite 2305, 23rd Floor, Chicago, IL; February
22, 12:30-2 P.M. (9-13 yrs.), 2-3:30 P.M. (The
School of Ballet Arizona, 3645 E. Indian
School Road, Phoenix, AZ; February 26,
1:30-3 P.M. (9-13 yrs), 3-5 P.M. (14 plus), St.
Paul's School, 325 Pleasant St., Concord, NH;
February 26, 2-3:30 P.M. (9-13 yrs), 3:45-5:45
P.M. (14 plus), Jacksonville University,
College of Fine Arts, 2800 University Blvd.
North, Jacksonville, FL; February 27, 2:30-4:40
P.M. (9-12 yrs), 4:30-6:30 P.M. (13-14
yrs), 6:30-8:30 P.M. (15 plus), Boston Ballet
School, 19 Clarendon, Boston, MA; February
27, 1-3 P.M. (9-13 yrs), 3-5 P.M. (14 plus),
Atlanta Ballet School, 1400 Peachtree St.
NW, Atlanta, GA; March 4, 1-2:30 P.M. (9-13
yrs), 2:30-4:30 P.M. (14 plus), The Walter
Carsen Centre for The National Ballet of
Canada, 470 Queens Quay West, Toronto,
Ontario, Canada; March 11, 2:30-4 P.M. (9-13
yrs), 4-6 P.M., (14 plus), Centro de Bellas
Artes, San Juan, PR; March 16, 1-2 P.M. (9-12
yrs), 2:30-4:30 P.M. (13-14 yrs), 4:30-6:30 P.M.
(15 plus), 1101 South Broad St., Philadelphia,
PA; Ballet class, pointe work. Fee: $20.
Notification: after audition. Contact: Office
Administrator, 1101 South Broad St.,
Philadelphia, PA 19147. [phone];
[phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.therockschool.org

SOUTH CAROLINA

University of South Carolina. South
Carolina Summer Dance Conservatory.
Auditions: February 6, 2 P.M., VA Beach
Ballet Academy, 5465 Virginia Beach Blvd,
Virgina Beach, VA; February 12, 2 P.M.,
Metropolitan Ballet Theatre, 11460 Maxwell
Road, Alpharetto, GA; February 17, 3 P.M.,
Broward Ballet & Theatre, 7742 NW 44th St.,
Sunrise, FL; February 19, 1 P.M., Loyola
University, 6363 St. Charles Ave., Room 106,
New Orleans, LA; February 20, 2 P.M.,
Broward Ballet & Theatre, 7742 NW 44th St.,
Sunrise, FL; February 20, 2 P.M., Dance
Connecticut, 224 Farmington Ave., Hartford,
CT; February 26, 12:30 P.M., Sol Blatt PE
Center, 1300 Wheat St., Columbia, SC;
February 27, 1 P.M., SUNY at Buffalo, 82
Center for the Arts, Buffalo, NY; February 27,
3 P.M., Island Dance Academy, 607 Suncrest
Blvd., Savannah, GA; March 6, 2 P.M., School
of Gwinnett Ballet Theatre, 2204 Fountain
Sq., Snellville, GA; March 11, 1 a.m., The
Dancers Workshop, 10745 Linkwood Ct.,
Baton Rouge, LA. Ballet class, pointe work.
Admitting: 100. Fee: $15. Notification: early
March. Contact: Susan Anderson, University
of Southern Carolina, 1800 Wheat St., Cola,
SC 29208; [phone]; fax: [phone];
e-mail: [e-mail]; Web site:
www.cla.sc.edu/THSP/DanceConservatory/In
dex.HTML

TEXAS

The Joffrey Workshop. Ballet.
Auditions: February 5, 11:30 A.M.-l:30 P.M.,
Chamberlain Ballet School, 3003 West 15th
St., Plano, TX; February 6, Gayle Corkey
School of Ballet, Campus of Ft. Worth
Country Day School, 4200 Country Day
Lane, Ft. Worth, TX; February 12, 1-2 P.M.,
Mercyhurst College Dance Department,
Glenwood Hills, Erie, PA; February 19, 2:30-4:30
P.M., The Joffrey Ballet School, 434 Ave.,
of the Americas, New York, NY; February 25,
7-9 P.M., School of Alexandra Ballet Co., 68
Four Seasons Plaza, St. Louis, MO; February
26, 3-5 P.M., Ibsen Dance Theatre, 7221 N.
Oak Trafficway, Kansas City, MO. Ballet
class, pointe work. Fee: $20. Notification:
immediately following audition. Contact:
Buddy Trevino, 4301 Broadway, Box 57, San
Antonio, TX 78209. [phone]; fax:
[phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

Southern Methodist University. Ballet,
modern. Contact: L. Carmell, 6054 E. Lovers
Lane, Dallas, TX. [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]

UTAH

Brigham Young University. Summer ballet
workshop. Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, character.
1 performance/session. 2-week training
session.
Auditions: March 4, BYU, Richards Bldg.,
Provo, UT. Ballet class, pointe work, barre,
adagio. Deadline: February 28. Fee: $10.
Admitting: 75 per session (1 intermediate and
1 advanced). Notification: March 26. Contact:
Karen Pingel, 147 Harman Continuing
Education Bldg., Provo, UT 84602. (801)
378-4854; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.byu.edu/cw/camps.

VIRGINIA

Richmond Ballet/Richmond Ballet Center
for Dance. See Employment, United States.

Virginia School of the Arts. Ballet.
Auditions: February 1, 4:30-6:30 P.M.,
Randazzo School of Dance, 722 Lowell St.,
Detroit, MI; February 2, 7-8:30 P.M.,
Pontecorvo Ballet Studio, 534 East 1st St.,
Dayton, OH; February 6, 2:30-4:30 P.M.,
Academy of Ballet Florida, 500 Stem St.,
West Palm Beach, FL; February 8, 5-6:30
P.M., Loretto-Hilton Ctr. of Perf. Arts, St.
Louis, MO; February 10, 4:30-6:30 P.M.,
Ballet Met Dance Academy, 322 Mount
Vernon Ave., Columbus, OH; February 12, 3-4:30
P.M., Ballet Arizona, 3645 East Indian
School Road, Phoenix, AZ; February 12,
2:30-4:30 P.M., Joffrey Ballet School, 434 Ave.
of the Americas, New York, NY; February 13,
2:30-4:30 P.M., West Side School of Ballet,
1711 Stewart St., Los Angeles, CA; February
14, 6-7:30 P.M., Boston Ballet, 19 Claredon
St., Boston, MA; February 15, 6:30-8 P.M.,
University of Utah, Dept. of Ballet, 110
Marriot Ctr. for Dance, Rm. 40, Salt Lake
City, UT; February 16, 5:30-7 P.M., Ballet
Austin, 3002 Guadalupe, Austin, TX;
February 17, 6-7:30 P.M., Ballet Oklahoma,
7421 N. Classen, Oklahoma City, OK;
February 19, 3:30-5 P.M., Nashville Ballet,
2976 Sidco Drive, Nashville, TN; February
20, 3-5 P.M., Atlanta Ballet, 1400 West
Peachtree St. N.W., Atlanta, GA; February 21,
6-7:30 P.M., State Ballet of Missouri, 1601
Broadway, Kansas City, MO; February 23, 6-7:30
P.M., Suffles & Ballet II, Market &
Merrill Shopping Center, Little Rock, AR;
February 25, 5:45-7:15, Dallas Dance
Academy, 2379 Promenade, Dallas, TX;
February 26, 5:30-7 P.M., Hennepin Center for
the Arts, 528 Hennepin Ave. S., 2nd Floor,
Minneapolis, MN; March 11, 1:30-3 P.M.,
Virginia School of the Arts, 2240 Rivermont
Ave., Lynchburg, VA. Ballet class, pointe
work. Bring: dance photos in first arabesque
and a la seconde, pointe shoes. Fee: $15.
Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Contact:
Nataly North, 2240 Rivermont., Lynchburg,
VA 24503. [phone]; fax: [phone].

WASHINGTON

Conservatory Ballet of Washington. See
Education, United States.

Dance Olympus. VIP program. Ballet, tap,
jazz. Provides: Dance wardrobe and costumes.
Auditions: July 12, Wyndham Palace Resort &
Spa, Lake Buena Vista, FL; July 14, Sheraton
Meadowlands, East Rutherford, NJ;
July 16, Radisson Astrodome, Houston, TX;
July 19, Holiday Inn Randolph, Randolph,
MA; July 19, Bristol Hotel & Resort, Omaha,
NE; July 22, Radisson Hotel O'Hare,
Rosemont, IL; July 22, Hilton Kansas City
Airport, Kansas City, KS; July 25, Alexis Park
Resort & Spa, Las Vegas, NV; July 25,
Thunderbird Hotel, Bloomington, MN. Ballet,
tap and jazz combinations. Admitting: 60-70.
Fee: $185/3 days. Notification: end of
audition. Contact: Rosemarie Ditta, 1795
Express Dr. N., Smithtown, NY 11787. (800)
44-DANCE; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.danceolympus-america.com

Dance Theatre Northwest. Ballet, jazz. 25
dancers. Up to 25 performances/yr. Provides:
stipend.
Auditions: On-going on quarterly basis and by
video. Ballet class, pointe work. Non-AGMA.
Fee: none. Contact: Melanie Kirk-Stauffer,
6909 Twin Hills Drive West, Tacoma, WA
98467. [phone]; [phone]; email:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.wa.net/~dtnews.

OTHER

BULGARIA

19th International Ballet Competition in
Varna, July 19-30. Open to ballet dancers of
all nationalities. Group A, seniors, under age
26; Group B, juniors, boys and girls ages 15
19. Three rounds of competition. Ballet,
Bournonville system, Graham modern
technique, modern jazz. Fee: $300 for
students under 19, $380 for over 19 yrs. No
travel or housing arrangements included.
Contact: Secretariat, 6 Serdica St., First Floor,
Sofia 1000 Bulgaria. 359 2 883 377 or 359 2
987 76 08; fax: [phone]; e-mail:
[e-mail]; Web site: www.bulgarianspace.com/
music/varna_ibc.

ITALY

Associazione Sosta Palmizi. Workshops for
professional dancers. Modern. 1-6 dancers. 60
performances/yr. Touring: 20 weeks. Weeks of
work: 12. Provides: health insurance.
Auditions: Select dancers from workshops.
Modern class, improvisation. Admitting: 18.
Contact: Flavia Marini, V. Le Regina Elena
81/83, 52042 Camucia de Cortona, Arezza,
Italy. 00 39 0575 630678; fax: [phone]
630989; e-mail: [e-mail].

UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA

Djerassi Resident Artists Program.
Residency for choreographers and artists.
Auditions: Send video and application
materials. Modern class, improvisation.
Admitting: 7. Fee: $25. Notification: August
15. Contact: Judy Freeland, 2325 Bear Gulch
Rd., Woodside, CA 94602. [phone]; email:
[e-mail]; Web site:
www.djerassi.org