Listing of auditions. (Audition Guide 2003).

EMPLOYMENT
UNITED STATES

ALABAMA

ALABAMA BALLET
Auditions: Apr. 5, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Alabama Ballet.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring: TBA. Fee: $15. Notification: Apr. 12.
Contact: Heather Jackson, AB, 2726 First Ave. S.,
Birmingham, AL 35233; 205/322-4300;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.alabamaballet.org. Annual budget: $1 million.
Starting pay: up to $275/wk. Number of dancers: 36.
Number of performances: 30+. Weeks of work: 31.
Weeks touring: 2-6. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

ARIZONA

BALLET ARIZONA
Auditions: Mar. 15, Ballet Arizona. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time: 2
women, 2 men. Fee: $10. Notification: TBA. Contact:
Maria Simonetti, BA, 3645 E. Indian School Rd.,
Phoenix, AZ 85018; 602/381-0184; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.balletaz.org. Annual budget:
$2.6 million. Starting pay: based on experience.
Number of dancers: 30. Number of performances: 50.
Weeks of work: 36. Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, dental, chiropractic, classes.

CALIFORNIA

BALLET PACIFICA
Auditions: Mar. 16, Ballet Pacifica. Ballet class. Bring:
resume, head shot. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 2 men.
Fee: $15. Notification: mid-Apr. Contact: Molly
Lynch, BP, 1824 Kaiser Ave, Irvine, CA 92614;
949/851-9930; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.balletpacifica.org.
Annual budget: $1.5 million. Number of dancers: 15.
Number of performances: 55-60. Weeks of work: 40.
Provides: shoes.

BALLET SAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY
Auditions: Jan. 19 and June 29, 12:00-2:00 p.m., Alvin
Ailey American Dance Center, 211-A W. 61st St.,
New York, N.Y.; Jan. 20, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Hubbard
Street Dance Chicago, 1147 W. Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL; Feb. 23, 2:00-4:00 p.m., California
Ballet, 4819 Ronson Ct., San Diego, CA; Mar. 23,
12:00-1:30 p.m., City Ballet School, 44 Page St., San
Francisco, CA; April 5, 12:30-2:30 p.m., Dance Arts
Academy, 731 La Brea Ave., Los Angeles, CA. Ballet
class, pointe, character. Bring: resume, picture, pointe
and character shoes. Women: wear light or skin-colored
tights; men: light tights and soft shoes. Fee:
$20. Notification: varies. Contact: Ballet San Jose
Silicon Valley, P.O. Box 1666, San Jose, CA 95109;
408/288-2820 x216.

CALIFORNIA BALLET
Auditions: June 21, 2:30 p.m., 4:45 p.m. (callbacks),
California Ballet Studio. Ballet, pointe, partnering
class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time: 2
men; apprentices: 6 women, 4 men. Notification: on
audition day or by mail within 1 week. Contact: Judy
Sharp, California Ballet, 4819 Ronson Ct., San Diego,
CA 92111; 858/560-5676; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.californiaballet.org.
Annual budget: $1.1 million. Starting pay: varies.
Number of dancers: 25. Number of performances: 20-24.
Weeks of work: 20. Weeks touring: 2-5. Provides:
shoes, worker's comp, chiropractic, physical therapy.

CITY BALLET
Auditions: by appointment Mar.-May or submit a
video. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 2 men.
Notification: end of audition or receipt of video.
Contact: Steven Wistrich, CB, P.O. Box 99072, San
Diego, CA 92169; 858/274-6058; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.cityballet.org. Annual
budget: $400,000. Starting pay: $250/wk. Number of
dancers: 20. Number of performances: 37. Weeks of
work: 26. Weeks touring: 2. Provides: shoes.

FABULOUS PALM SPRINGS FOLLIES
Auditions: May 30-31, Screenland Studios II, 10501
Burbank Blvd., N. Hollywood, CA. Partnering, tap,
jazz, showgirl-walk class. Bring: resume, head shot, tap
shoes, jazz shoes, heels, dance clothes, one song.
Hiring full-time: 1-5 women, 1-3 men (must be 55
years or older). Notification: June 20. Contact: Abby
Jardin, Fabulous Palm Springs Follies, 125 E. Tahquitz
Canyon Way, Ste. 209, Palm Springs, CA 92262;
760/778-7654; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.palmspringsfollies.com. Starting pay: Las Vegas
wages. Number of dancers: 17. Number of
performances: 230. Weeks of work: 39. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, housing.

OAKLAND BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 9, 12:00-6:00 p.m., Alvin Ailey Studios,
211 W. 61st St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY; Mar. 2, 12:00-6:00
p.m., Oakland Ballet Studio. Ballet, pointe,
partnering, improvisation, choreography. Bring:
resume, head shot. Hiring full-time: 4 women, 4 men;
part-time: 5 women, 5 men; apprentices: 2 women,
2 men. Pre-apply. Fee: $5. Deadline: Feb. 2, Feb. 23.
Notification: Mar 15. Contact: Office Manager,
Oakland Ballet, 1428 Alice St., Oakland, CA 94612;
510/452-9288; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.oaklandballet.org.
Annual budget: $2.2 million. Starting pay: $400/wk.
Number of dancers: 18-30. Number of performances:
30-35. Weeks of work: 24. Weeks touring: 4. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, massage, physical therapy.

REGINA KLENJOSKI DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: scheduled by appointment. Auditions are
located at 3330 Civic Center Dr., Studio 2, Torrance,
CA. Modern, partnering, repertory class. Bring:
resume. Hiring part-time: 2 men; apprentices:
1 woman, 1 man. Pre-apply. Deadline: Aug.
Notification: within 1 week. Contact: Regina
Klenjoski, Regina Klenjoski Dance Company, 1441 E.
Poinsettia St., Long Beach, CA 90805; 562/728-6496;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail]. Annual budget:
under $100,000. Number of dancers: 7. Number of
performances: 5-10. Provides: teaching and
choreography opportunity.

SACRAMENTO BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 15, 4:00-6:00 p.m., City Center, 130
W. 56th St., Studio 5, New York, NY. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
1 woman, 2 men; apprentices: 1-4. Contact: Jan Rusk,
Sacramento Ballet, 1631 K. St., Sacramento, CA;
916/552-5800; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.sacballet.com. Annual budget: $2.1 million.
Number of dancers: 30. Number of performances:
50+. Weeks of work: 26-35. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, health club membership,
physical therapy.

SAN DIEGO BALLET
Auditions: videos from 3-5 min; must include adagio,
pirouettes en de dans, and en de hors, allegro; may
include a variation or performance footage if dancer is
easily distinguishable. All work demonstrated in pointe
shoes. Also send resume and dance photo.
Notification: 2-6 weeks after audition. Contact: Robin
Morgan, San Diego Ballet, 5304 Metro St. Ste. B,
San Diego, CA 92110; 619/294-7378;
[e-mail]; www.sandiegoballet.org.
Annual budget: $300,000. Ballet, modern,
contemporary. Number of dancers: 13. Number of
performances: 35. Weeks of work: 18. Weeks touring:
2.5. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 24, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (men), 3:30-5:00
p.m. (women), School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln
Center Plaza, Studio 1, New York, NY. Ballet class.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo, pointe shoes
(women). Hiring full-time. Contact: Regina Bustillos,
San Francisco Ballet, 455 Franklin St., San Francisco,
CA; 415/861-5600; [e-mail];
www.sfballet.org. Annual budget: $27 million.
Starting pay: $818 gross/wk. Number of dancers: 70.
Number of performances: 130+. Weeks of work: 42.
Weeks touring: 3. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

STATE STREET BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Houston Ballet
Academy, Houston, TX; Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Dance
Theater of the S.W., Albuquerque, NM; Feb. 15, 3:00-5:00
p.m., School of American Ballet at Lincoln
Center, New York, NY; Mar. 8, 3:00-5:00 p.m., State
Street Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA; Mar. 9, 1:00-3:00
p.m., Cal State Long Beach Dance Dept., Long
Beach, CA. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time: 3 women, 3 men;
apprentices: 1 woman, 1 man. Pre-apply. Fee: $15.
Deadline: Apr. 1. Contact: Rodney Gustafson, State
Street Ballet, 322 State St., Santa Barbara, CA 93101;
805/965-6066; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.statestreetballet.com. Annual budget: $700,000.
Starting pay: $400/wk. Number of dancers: 18.
Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 32.
Weeks touring: 8. Provides: shoes.

COLORADO

ASPEN SANTA FE BALLET
Auditions: Apr. 5, 1:30 p.m., Joffrey Ballet School, 434
Ave. of the Americas, New York, NY. Ballet, pointe,
jazz class. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time:
2 women, 2 men; part-time: 9 women. Fee: $10.
Notification: at end of audition. Contact: Aspen Santa
Fe Ballet, 0245 Sage Way, Aspen, CO 81611;
www.aspensantafeballet.com. Annual budget: $2
million. Starting pay: $500-$600. Number of dancers:
12. Number of performances: 75. Weeks of work: 42.
Weeks touring: 12. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

COLORADO BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 8, 3:00-6:00 p.m., School of American
Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY; Mar.
16, 1:30-4:00 p.m., Academy of Colorado Ballet, 1278
Lincoln St., Denver, CO; Mar. 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m.,
CSU-Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach,
CA; Mar. 30, 2:30-5:30 p.m., San Francisco Ballet,
455 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA. Ballet, pointe,
partnering class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring
full-time; apprentices: 10 women, 5 men. Fee: $20.
Notification: May. Contact: Arthur Espinoza,
Colorado Ballet, 2063 Ogden St., Denver, CO 80203;
303/837-8888 x16; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.coloradoballet.com.
Annual budget: $6.5 million. Starting pay: $300/wk.
Number of dancers: 39+. Number of performances:
100+. Weeks of work: 32-34. Weeks touring: 2.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.

DAVID TAYLOR DANCE THEATRE
Auditions: Mar. 1, 2:00-4:00p.m., David Taylor Dance
Theatre. Ballet, modern, pointe class. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo, references. Hiring full-time:
1-2 women, 2 men; part-time: 2 women, 2 men;
apprentices: 2 women, 2 men. Notification: 1 week
after audition. Admitting: 25. Contact: David Taylor,
David Taylor Dance Theatre, 3435 S. Inca St., Ste. C,
Englewood, CO 80110; 303/789-2030; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dtdt.org. Annual budget:
$600,000. Starting pay: $400/wk. Number of dancers:
12. Number of performances: 75. Weeks of work: 32.
Weeks touring: 10. Provides: shoes, worker's comp.

KIM ROBARDS DANCE
Auditions: Participation in company class serves as
audition, Mondays, 11:00 a.m., Wednesdays and
Fridays, 10:30 a.m. Please call ahead to verify schedule.
Modern class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man; part-time:
1 woman, 1 man. Fee: $6. Notification: 1 month after
audition. Contact: Kristen Leon, Kim Robards Dance,
821 Acoma St., Ste. A-1, Denver, CO 80204; 303/825-4847;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.kimrobardsdance.org. Annual budget: $300,000.
Starting pay: $150-$300 weekly. Number of dancers:
8-12. Number of performances: 30. Weeks of work:
32. Weeks touring: 34.

CONNECTICUT

PILOBOLUS
Auditions: Mar. 5, New York, NY; Mar. 6, 7, 10,
callbacks. Partnering, improvisation. Bring: resume,
head shot. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Mar. 4. Notification: Mar. 12.
Contact: Agnes Jancewicz, Pilobolus, Box 388,
Washington Depot, CT 06794; 860/868-0538 x16;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.pilobolus.com. Annual budget: $1,700,000.
Starting pay: $510/wk. Number of dancers: 6.
Number of performances: 100+. Weeks of work: 45.
Weeks touring: 22. Provides: health insurance,
retirement plan/vacation.

DELAWARE

MID-ATLANTIC BALLET
Auditions: call to schedule. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring apprentices: 2 women.
Deadline: June 1. Notification: within 6 weeks of
audition. Contact: Sara Taylor Warner, Mid-Atlantic
Ballet, P.O. Box 161, Newark, DE 19715; 302/266-6362;
[e-mail];
www.midatlanticballet.org. Annual budget: $180,000.
Starting pay: $150/wk. Number of dancers: 35.
Number of performances: 20. Weeks of work: 36.
Provides: teaching/choreographic opportunities.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLACKS
IN DANCE (MULTIPLE COMPANIES)
Auditions: Jan. 19, Duke Ellington Performing Arts
High School, 35th and R St. NW, Washington, D.C.
Ballet, modern, traditional rhythms. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time; apprentices.
Notification: Jan. 19. Contact: Dr. Sherrill Berryman-Johnson,
International Assoc. of Blacks in Dance,
4903 New Hampshire Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.
20011; 202/726-3779; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.howard.edu/2003IABDconference.

THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 23, 1:30-4:00 p.m. (women), 4:00-6:00
p.m. (men), Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, 211
W. 61st St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY; Mar. 1, 1:30-4:00
p.m. (women), 4:00-6:00 p.m. (men), The
Washington Ballet Studios. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time; apprentices.
Fee: $5. Notification: Apr. Contact: Kara Skolnick,
Washington Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20016; 202/362-3606;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.washingtonballet.org. Annual budget: $5.6
million. Number of dancers: 26. Number of
performances: 60. Weeks of work: 34. Weeks touring:
3. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

FLORIDA

JEAN ANN RYAN PRODUCTIONS, CRUISE
SHIP ENTERTAINMENT
Auditions: March 11, Edmonton; March 13, Victoria;
March 15, Vancouver; March 17, L.A. agents call;
March 18, L.A. open call; March 20, Las Vegas;
March 24, Montreal; March 26, Toronto; March 28,
NYC agents call; March 29, NYC open call. Look for
times and locations in our display ad in this issue. We
also hire year round and accept video auditions.
Broadway jazz routine. Bring: resume, head shot.
Contact: Casting Department, Cruise Ship
Entertainment, 308 SE 14th St., Fort Lauderdale, FL
33316; 954/523-6399; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; ww.JeanAnnRyanProductions.com.

MIAMI CITY BALLET
Auditions: May 17, Miami City Ballet. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, head shot. Notification: June.
Contact: Donna Lenchuk, MCB, 2200 Liberty Ave.,
Miami Beach, FL 33139; 305/929-7000;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.miamicityballet.org. Annual budget: $9 million.
Starting pay: $706/wk. corps base level. Number of
dancers: 40. Number of performances: 160. Weeks
touring: 35-40. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

SARASOTA BALLET OF FLORIDA
Auditions: by pre-arrangement only. Submit resume
and video with request for audition. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time;
apprentices. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification: ASAP.
Contact: Robert de Warren, SBF, 5555 N. Tamiami
Trail, Sarasota, FL 34243; 941/359-0099;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.sarasotaballet.org. Annual budget: $2 million.
Number of dancers: 30. Number of performances: 50.
Weeks of work: 30. Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health
insurance, shoes.

GEORGIA

ATLANTA BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 18, 2:30-5:00 p.m., Pacific Northwest
Ballet, Seattle, WA; Jan. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (ages 10-12),
3:30-5:30 p.m. (ages 13+), Georgia College and
State Univ., Milledgeville, GA; Feb. 1, 2:30-4:00 p.m.,
North Carolina Dance Theatre, Charlotte, NC; Feb.
8, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre,
Baton Rouge, LA; Feb.8, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Western
Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC; Feb. 9, 3:00-6:00
p.m., Atlanta Ballet, Atlanta, GA; Feb. 9, 1:30-4:00
p.m., Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre, Baton Rouge, LA;
Feb. 22, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Boston Ballet, Boston, MA;
Feb. 22, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Anaheim, CA; Feb. 23, 1:00-4:00
p.m., San Diego Civic Youth Ballet, San Diego,
CA; Feb. 23, 12:00-2:30 p.m., School of American
Ballet, New York, NY; Mar. 2, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Atlanta
Ballet, Atlanta, GA; Mar. 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m., San
Francisco Ballet, San Francisco, CA; Mar. 15, 4:00-5:30
p.m., Orlando Ballet, Orlando, FL. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume. Hiring full-time: 11 women,
11 men; apprentices: 3 women, 3 men. Notification:
mid-Apr. AGMA. Contact: Tim Cronin, AB, 1400 W.
Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA 30309; 404/873-5811 x203;
fax: [phone]; www.atlantaballet.com. Annual
budget: $7 million. Number of dancers: 22. Number
of performances: 50+. Weeks of work: 32. Weeks
touring: varies. Provides: health insurance.

AUGUSTA BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 29, May 10, 1:00-4:00 p.m., 2941
Walton Way, Augusta, GA. Ballet, pointe, jazz class.
Bring: resume, head shot, performance video if
possible. Hiring full-time: 2-4 women, 2-4 men. Pre-apply.
Fee: $10. Deadline: 1 day prior to audition.
Notification: May. Contact: Bon Ellis, Augusta Ballet,
P.O. Box 3828, Augusta, GA 30914; 706/261-0555;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.augustaballet.org. Annual budget: $575,000.
Starting pay: $5,000-$10,000 annually. Number of
dancers: 20. Number of performances: 15-25. Weeks
of work: 36. Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, gym membership.

BALLETHNIC DANCE COMPANY, INC.
Auditions: Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m., Ballethnic Dance
Company. Ballet, pointe, partnering class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
1 woman, 1 man. Contact: Earnestine Shumake,
Ballethnic Dance Co., 2587 Cheney St., East Point,
GA 30344; 404/762-1415; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ballethnic.org.
Annual budget: $450,000. Starting pay: $300/wk.
Number of dancers: 8. Number of performances:
50-75. Weeks of work: 30. Weeks touring: 4.
Provides: shoes.

FESTIVAL BALLET COMPANY
Auditions: Mar. 17-30, call for appointment. Ballet,
pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time:
12 women, 6 men; apprentices. Pre-apply. Fee:
$20'. Deadline: Mar. 10. Notification: May 15.
Contact: Allison Hannay, FBC, 416 Eagles Landing
Pkwy., Stockbridge, GA 30281; 770/507-2775;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.festivalballetafianta.com.
Starting pay: $50$100/performance.
Number of dancers: 18. Number
of performances: 30. Weeks of work: 36. Provides:
shoes, full scholarship to international summer series.

THE GEORGIA BALLET
Auditions: Apr. 12, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., The
Georgia Ballet Studios. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, head shot. Notification: May 5. Contact:
Gina Hyatt-Mazon, The Georgia Ballet, 31 Atlanta
St., Marietta, GA 30060; 770/425-0258; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.georgiaballet.org.
Annual budget: $600,000. Starting pay: small monthly
stipend and per performance fee.
Number of dancers: 25. Number of performances:
38-40. Weeks of work: 36. Provides: shoes.

ILLINOIS

GUS GIORDANO JAZZ DANCE CHICAGO
Auditions: Mar. 15, 4:00 p.m. Giordano Dance
Center. Ballet, partnering, improvisation, jazz,
company repertory class. Bring: resume, head shot.
Fee: $10. Notification: 2 weeks following audition,
Contact: Christine Brown, GGJDC, 614 Davis St.,
Evanston, IL 60201; 847/866-6779; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.giordanojazzdance.com. Annual budget:
$500,000. Starting pay: $300. Number of dancers: 10.
Number of performances: 50-75. Weeks of work: 32.
Weeks touring: 15-50. Provides: shoes, athletic club
membership, worker's comp.

HUBBARD STREET 2
Auditions: TBA. Ballet, repertory class. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. Hiring TBA. Notification:
within 1 month of audition date. Contact: Julie
Nakagawa Bottcher, HS2, 1147 W. Jackson Blvd.,
Chicago, IL 60607; 312/850-9744; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.hubbardstreetdance.com. Annual budget:
$5 million. Starting pay: $300/wk. Number of
dancers: 6. Number of performances: 70+. Weeks of
work: 40-44. Weeks touring: 24. Provides: shoes, full
scholarship at Lou Conte Dance Studio, Athletico
Physical Therapy, worker's comp.

THE ILLINOIS BALLET
Auditions: May 17, 4:30-6:00 p.m., Illinois Ballet.
Ballet class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring full-time: 6 women, 2 men; part-time: 2 men;
apprentices: 4 women, 1 man. Pre-apply. Deadline:
May 1. Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Contact:
Mary Price Boday, The Illinois Ballet, 100 Walnut St.,
3rd Fl., Peoria, IL 61602; 309/671-1222;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail].
Annual budget: $125,000. Starting pay: $100/wk.
Number of dancers: 8. Number of performances: 14.
Weeks of work: 26. Weeks touring: 2.

PEORIA BALLET
Auditions: Apr. 12, 2:00 p.m., Peoria Ballet. Ballet,
pointe, partnering class. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man. Fee: $10.
Notification: ASAP. Contact: Erich Yetter, Peoria
Ballet, 8800 N. Industrial Rd., Peoria, IL 61615;
309/690-7990; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.peoriaballet.com.
Annual budget: $290,000-$350,000.
Starting pay: $400-$500/wk. Number of dancers: 12-15.
Number of performances: 10-20. Weeks of work: 25-35.
Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health insurance, shoe
allowance, teaching privileges.

RIVER NORTH CHICAGO DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: Apr., Los Angeles, CA, Philadelphia, PA;
Apr. 27, Ruth Page Center for the Arts, 1016 N.
Dearborn, Chicago, IL. Ballet, jazz, repertoire. Bring:
resume, head shot. Hiring full-time; apprentices.
Notification: within 1 week. Contact: River North
Chicago Dance Company, 1016 N. Dearborn,
Chicago, IL 60610; 312/944-2888; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.rivernorthchicago.com. Annual budget: $1
million. Starting pay: TBA. Number of dancers: 13.
Number of performances: 30-40. Weeks of work: 34-38.
Weeks touring: 10-15. Provides: shoes, worker's comp.

SIX FLAGS GREAT AMERICA
Auditions: Feb. 22, Six Flags Great America. Routine
taught by choreographer. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Hiring part-time: 4 women, 4 men.
Notification: early Mar. Contact: Todd Stickney, Six
Flags Great America, 542 N. Route 21, Gurnee, IL
60031; 847/249-1776 x4646; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.sixflags.com. Starting pay:
$10.25/hr. Number of dancers: 10. Number of
performances: 400. Provides: shoes.

INDIANA

BALLET INTERNATIONALE
Auditions: Mar. 1, 3:30-5:30 p.m., Boston Ballet, 19
Clarendon St., Boston; Mar. 2, 2:00-5:00 p.m., City
Center, 130 W. 56th St., Stu. 5, New York, NY;
Mar. 8, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Ballet Internationale. Ballet,
pointe class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time.
Fee: $10. Notification: Aug. Contact: Nichole
Waymire, Ballet Internationale, 502 N. Capitol Ave.,
Ste. B, Indianapolis, IN 46204; 317/637-8979 x243;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.balletinternationale.org. Annual budget: $2.4
million. Starting pay: $13,000-$20,000 annually.
Number of dancers: 27. Number of performances:
14-25. Weeks of work: 36. Weeks touring: 10.
Provides: health insurance, shoes, dental.

DANCE KALEIDOSCOPE
Auditions: Feb. 15, 12:00-4:00 p.m. Butler Univ.
Dance Dept. Phrases from repertory. Bring: resume,
head shot. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man.
Notification: immediately. Contact: David Hochoy,
Dance Kaleidoscope, Clowes Hall, 4600 Sunset Ave.,
Indianapolis, IN 46208; 317/940-6555; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dancekal.org.
Annual budget: $1 million+. Starting pay: $375/wk.
Number of dancers: 9. Number of performances: 102.
Weeks of work: 47. Weeks touring: 21. Provides:
health insurance.

KANSAS

PRAIRIE WIND DANCERS
Audition: call for dates. Modern improvisation.
Bring: resume, head shot. Contact: Candi Baker,
Prairie Wind Dancers, 940 New Hampshire St.,
Lawrence, KS 66044; 785/843-2787;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.prairiewinddancers.com. Number of dancers: 5.
Number of performances: 20+.
Weeks touring: Sept.-June.

KENTUCKY

LOUISVILLE BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 23, 1:30-3:30 p.m.; Feb. 24-28, 9:30
a.m., Louisville Ballet. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Fee: $10.
Notification: May 2. Contact: Gloria Edwards, LB,
315 E. Main St., Louisville, KY 40202; 502/583-3150
x232; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.louisvilleballet.org. Annual budget: $3 million.
Starting pay: $400/wk. Number of dancers: 30.
Number of performances: 60. Weeks of work: 33.
Weeks touring: 2-3. Provides: health insurance, shoes,
partial dental, physiotherapy, chiropractic, dance
classes, one week paid vacation.

MARYLAND

BALLET THEATRE OF MARYLAND
Auditions: Mar. 8, Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts,
Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Rm. 339. Ballet, pointe,
partnering, prepared solo. Bring: resume, head shot.
Hiring full-time: 8 women, 4 men, apprentices: 2
women. Deadline: Feb. 14. Contact: Erika Knapp,
Ballet Theatre of Maryland, 801 Chase St., Ste. 300,
Annapolis, MD 21401; 410/263-8289; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.btmballet.org.
Annual budget: $600,000. Starting pay: $300/wk.
Number of dancers: 12. Number of performances: 40.
Weeks of work: 30. Weeks touring: 1-2. Provides:
shoes, paid holidays, FICA, unemployment coverage.

MICHIGAN

EISENHOWER DANCE ENSEMBLE
Auditions: May-June, TBA, Detroit and NYC.
Repertory. Bring: resume, reference phone numbers.
Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man. Notification: June.
Contact: Laurie Eisenhower, Eisenhower Dance
Ensemble, 1541 W. Hamlin Rd., Rochester Hills, MI
48309; 248/370-3024; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ededance.org. Annual
budget: $350,000. Starting pay: $400/wk. Number of
dancers: 7. Number of performances: 150. Weeks of
work: 3540. Weeks touring: 3-5.

GRAND RAPIDS BALLET COMPANY
Auditions: Mar. 30, 1:00-2:30 p.m., Steps on
Broadway, 2121 Broadway at W. 74th, New York, NY.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men. Pre-apply.
Contact: Dyan Wimmer, GRBC, 341 Ellsworth Ave.
SW, Grand Rapids, MI 49503; 616/454-4771 x19;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.grballet.com. Annual budget: $1.4 million.
Starting pay: competitive. Number of dancers: 14.
Number of performances: 40-45. Weeks of work: 35.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.

MINNESOTA

MINNESOTA BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 29, Minnesota Ballet. Ballet, pointe,
partnering, repertoire class. Bring: resume, dance
photo, video. Hiring full-time: 1 woman, 1 man;
apprentices: 3 women, 1 man. Pre-apply. Deadline:
Mar. 1. Notification: June. Contact: Robert Gardner,
MB, 301 W. 1st St., Ste. 800, Duluth, MN 55802;
218/529-3742; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.minnesotaballet.org.
Annual budget: $700,000. Starting pay: $100-$300/wk.
Number of dancers: 12. Number of
performances: 30. Weeks of work: 27. Weeks touring:
8. Provides: health insurance, shoes, health club.

VEE CORPORATION/
SESAME STREET LIVE!
Auditions: Hershey, St. Louis, Chicago, Minneapolis,
Pittsburgh, Oklahoma City, Detroit, New York,
Miami, Orlando, Baton Rouge, San Antonio, Atlanta,
Los Angeles, Baltimore. For full details, visit our Web
site. Jazz. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time.
Notification: on a rolling basis. Contact: Martha
Good, VEE Corporation, 800 LaSalle Ave., Ste. 1750,
Minneapolis, MN 55402; 612/375-9670; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.vee.com. Starting pay:
$646/wk. Number of dancers: varies. Weeks of work:
9-10 months. Weeks touring: 9-10 months.

MISSOURI

KANSAS CITY BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 8, 10:00-11:45 a.m. KCB Studios;
Mar. 16, 1:30-4:00 p.m. School of American Ballet.
Registration 1/2 hr. before audition. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring
full-time: 2 women, 2 men; apprentice: 1 woman,
1 man. Notification: Apr. 30. Contact: Heather
O'Mara, KCB, 1601 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City,
MO 64108; 816/931-2232 x305; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.kcballet.org. Annual
budget: $4.1 million. Starting pay: $450. Number of
dancers: 25. Number of performances: 45. Weeks of
work: 35. Weeks touring: 1. Provides: health
insurance, shoes.

NEVADA

NEVADA BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
women, men; apprentices; women, men. Fee:
$10. Notification: Apr. Contact: Valerie Abrahams,
NBT, 1651 Inner Circle, Las Vegas, NV 89134;
702/243-2623; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.nevadaballet.org.
Number of dancers: 35. Weeks of work: 30. Weeks
touring: 4. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

NEW JERSEY

KENNEDY DANCERS INC.
Auditions: Apr. 3, Kennedy Dancers Studio, 79
Central Ave., Jersey City, NJ. Modern class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring part-time:
1 woman, 1 man. Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 1.
Contact: Diane Dragone, Kennedy Center Dancers,
79 Central Ave., Jersey City, NJ 07306; 201/659-2190;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.kennedydancers.org. Starting pay:
$12/rehearsal, $ 50/performance. Number of dancers:
10. Number of performances: 10-15.

NAI-NI CHEN DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: May 23, Harlem School of the Arts.
Modern, improvisation. Bring: resume, head shot.
Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men. Contact: Bonnie
Hyslop, Nai-Ni Chen Dance Co., P.O. Box 1121, Fort
Lee, NJ 07024; 800/650-0246; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.nainichen.org. Annual
budget: $50,000. Starting pay: $450/wk. Number of
dancers: 10. Number of performances: 125. Weeks of
work: 30. Weeks touring: 15. Provides:
health insurance.

ROXEY BALLET COMPANY
Auditions: Feb, 22, Roxey Ballet Company, 243 N.
Union St., Lambertville, NJ. Ballet, modern, pointe,
partnering, improvisation, prepared solo, working
session. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo,
recommendation. Hiring full-time: 4 women, 4 men;
apprentices: 3 women, 3 men. Fee: $16. Deadline:
Jan. 31. Notification: Mar. 1. Contact: Mark A. Roxey,
Roxey Ballet Company, 243 N. Union St.,
Lambertville, NJ 08530; 609/397-7616;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.roxeyballet.com. Starting pay: $250+/wk.
Number of dancers: 8-12. Number of performances:
80. Weeks of work: 21-29. Weeks touring: 4.

NEW YORK

BALLET HISPANICO
Auditions: May 8-9, 12:00 p.m., Ballet Hispanico
Studios. Ballet, partnering, improvisation, repertory.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo, character
shoes, video. Hiring full-time: 6 men, 7 women.
Notification: at callback. AGMA Contact: Johanna
Thomsen, Ballet Hispanico, 167 W. 89 St., New York,
NY 10024; 212/362-6710; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.ballethispanico.org. Starting pay: $553/wk.
Number of dancers: 13. Number of performances: 40.
Weeks of work: 24. Weeks touring: 16. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, dental, classes, FICA/MC,
worker's comp, transportation.

BALLET LONG ISLAND
Auditions: Sept. 8, 22, Oct. 6, 20, Long Island Ballet
Center. Ballet class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring full-time: 7 women, 5 men;
apprentices: 10 women, 10 men. Notification: within
1 week. Contact: Donna Havraneck, Ballet Long
Island, 390 Central Ave., Bohemia, NY 11716;
631/567-4403; fax: [phone];
www.expage.com/longislandballet. Annual budget:
$350,000. Starting pay: $150-$600/wk. Number of
dancers: 12. Number of performances: 130.
Weeks of work: 10 with option to continue for
28 weeks. Provides: worker's comp.

BALLET TECH
Auditions: Feb. 3, 4:30 p.m., Ballet Tech. Modern,
combinations followed by repertory. Notification: end
of audition. Contact: Sarah Stith, Ballet Tech,
890 Broadway, 8th Fl., New York, NY 10003;
212/777-7710; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ballettech.org. Annual
budget: $4 million. Starting pay: $600/wk. Number
of dancers: 18-20. Number of performances: 60-70.
Weeks of work: 1 year. Weeks touring: TBA. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, dental, dance classes, FICA,
pension, worker's comp.

DEBRA WEISS DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: by appointment only. Repertory. Bring:
resume. Hiring part-time: 2 women, 1 man.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: Debra Weiss,
DWDC, 51 Summit St., Nyack, NY 10960;
845/353-3860; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.debraweissdance.org. Annual budget: $60,000.
Starting pay: TBA. Number of dancers: 4. Number
of performances: 20-25.

ELLEN SINOPOLI DANCE ACADEMY
Auditions: Apr. 26, May 3, 31, The Egg, Empire State
Plaza, Albany, NY. Modern, repertory. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Hiring part-time: 3 women, 2 men. Pre-apply.
Deadline: 1 wk. prior to audition. Notification:
after May 31. Contact: Kim Engel, Ellen Sinopoli
Dance Academy, P.O. Box 775, Troy, NY 12181;
518/473-2202; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.sinopolidances.org.
Annual budget: $135,000. Starting pay: $4,000-$6,000/yr.
Number of dancers: 8-9. Number of
performances: 35-40. Weeks of work: 42. Provides:
worker's comp, free classes, teaching opportunities.

HENNING RUBSAM'S SENSEDANCE
Auditions: Mar., City Center studios, 130 W. 56th St.
Email to get exact dates for men and women. Ballet,
modern, partnering, repertory. Bring: resume, head
shot. Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification: within 1
week. Contact: Kenny Collins, SENSEDANCE, 1425
Third Ave. 3C, New York, NY 10028: 212/717-6869;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail]:
www.sensedance.org.

H.T. CHEN & DANCERS
Auditions: June (call for dates). Modern class. Bring:
resume. Hiring full-time. Pre-apply. Deadline: May
30. Contact: Dian Dong, H.T. Chen, 70 Mulberry St.
Fl. 2, New York, NY 10013; 212/349-0126;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.htchendance.org. Annual budget: $500,000.
Starting pay: $6/hr. for rehearsals, $400/wk. for
touring. Number of dancers: 10. Number of
performances: 50. Weeks of work: 40.
Weeks touring: 8-12.

MARIANA BEKERMAN DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: ongoing, call for further information.
Improvisation, company rehearsal participation. Bring:
resume, head shot, bio. Hiring part-time: 3-4 women,
3-4 men. Notification: ASAP. Contact: Mariana
Bekerman, Mariana Bekerman Dance Company,
144-80 Sanford Ave., #6E, Flushing, NY 11355;
718/445-4028; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.mbdancecompany.com.
Number of dancers: 10. Number of performances:
ongoing. Weeks of work: varies. Provides:
accidental insurance.

RADIO CITY ENTERTAINMENT: RADIO CITY
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
Auditions: Apr.-May, various cities. See Web site for
details. Ballet, pointe, jazz, tap. Bring: resume, head
shot. Hiring full-time: 208 women, 86 men.
Notification: Aug. 1. Contact: Radio City
Entertainment, 1260 Avenue of the Americas,
New York, NY 10020; 212/485-7399;
www.radiocityauditions.com. Weeks of work: 8.
Provides: health insurance, 401(k) plan.

REBECCA KELLY BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 24-25, Rebecca Kelly Ballet Studio.
Ballet, modern, pointe, partnering class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring part-time: 2 women,
2 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: Jan. 22. Notification:
within 3 days. Contact: Craig Brashear, Rebecca Kelly
Ballet, 529 Broadway 4B, New York, NY 10012;
212/431-8489; fax: [phone];
www.rebeccakellyballet.com. Annual budget:
$250,000. Starting pay: $15/hr. Number of dancers:
8-12. Number of performances: 6-8. Weeks of work: 8.
Weeks touring: 3. Provides: shoes.

NORTH CAROLINA

CAROLINA BALLET
Auditions: Throughout season during class. Ballet,
pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot. Notification:
May. Contact: Robert Weiss or Elizabeth Parker, CB,
3401-131 Atlantic Ave., Raleigh, NC 27604;
919/719-0800; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.carolinaballet.com. Annual budget: $4.5
million. Starting pay: $250/wk. apprentice, $300/wk.
corps. Number of dancers: 35. Number of
performances: 80+. Provides: health insurance, shoes,
worker's comp.

INSTITUTE OF OUTDOOR DRAMA
Auditions: Mar. 22, Univ. of North Carolina, 1700
Airport Rd., Chapel Hill, NC. Ballet, modern,
choreography. Bring: resume, dance photo. Fee: $30.
Deadline: Mar. 13. Notification: Mar. 13. Contact:
Auditions Coordinator, IOD, CB# 3240, 1700 Airport
Rd., Chapel Hill, NC 27599; 919/962-1328;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.unc.edu/depts/outdoor.

NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE &
NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE 2
Auditions: Mar. 22, NCDT. Ballet, modern, pointe
class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring
full-time; apprentices. Contact: Jennifer Mickey,
NCDT, 800 N. College St., Charlotte, NC 28206;
704/372-0101 x110; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ncdance.org. Annual
budget: $4 million. Starting pay: $300/wk. apprentice,
$500-$900 full-time. Number of dancers: 20-NCDT,
7-NCDT2. Number of performances: 50. Weeks of
work: 8. Weeks touring: 30+. Provides: health
insurance, shoes.

OHIO

BALLETMET
Auditions: Jan. 18, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Harid Conservatory,
2285 Potomac Rd., Boca Raton, FL; Feb. 1, 3:00-5:00
p.m., San Francisco Ballet School, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA; Feb. 2, 4:00-6:00 p.m., Jimmy
Defore Dance Studios, 151 Kalmus, Ste. 63, Costa
Mesa, CA; Mar. 22, 4:00-6:00 p.m., BalletMet Dance
Academy, 322 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus, OH;
Mar. 29, 3:00-5:00 p.m., School of American Ballet,
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY. Ballet,
pointe, partnering, repertory. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo. Notification: middle of Apr.
Contact: Raymond Smith, BalletMet, 322 Mt. Vernon
Ave., Columbus, OH 43215; 614/229-4860;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.balletmet.org. Annual budget: $5.2 million.
Number of dancers: 27. Number of performances:
60+. Weeks of work: 36. Weeks touring: 2. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, 403(b) plan with match.

CINCINNATI BALLET
Auditions: Feb, 23, 1:00-3:00 p.m., CB, 1555 Central
Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH; Mar. 1, 3:30-5:00 p.m.,
Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, MA; Mar. 22,
3:30-5:00 p.m., San Francisco Ballet, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA; Mar. 30, 1:30-3:00 p.m. (women),
3:30-5:00 p.m. (men), Ailey Studio, 211A W. 61st St.,
Fl. 3, New York, NY. Ballet, pointe, modern ballet
class. Hiring full-time; apprentices. Notification: TBA
by letter. Contact: Erin Maxson, CB, 1555 Central
Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45214; 513/621-5219;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.cincinnatiballet.com. Annual budget:
$4.9 million. Starting pay: varies. Number of dancers:
35. Number of performances: 30+. Weeks of work: 35.
Weeks touring: varies. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, dental, pension, worker's comp.

DAYTON BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 22, 12:00-1:30 p.m., Lou Conte
Dance Studio, Chicago, IL; Apr. 13, 6:00-7:30 p.m.,
Dayton Ballet Studio. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Notification: Apr.
18. None. Contact: Kathy Reed, Dayton Ballet, 140
N. Main St., Dayton, OH 45402; 937/449-5060;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.daytonballet.org. Annual budget: $2.2 million.
Starting pay: $350-$500/wk. Number of dancers: 20.
Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 33.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.

DAYTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE
COMPANY
Auditions: May 11, DCDC Studios. Ballet, modern,
partnering, improvisation class. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo, full body photo. Hiring full-time.
Fee: $10. Notification: May 19. Contact: Kevin Ward,
DCDC, 126 N. Main St., Ste. 240, Dayton, OH
45402; 937/228-3232; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dcdc.org. Annual budget: $1.5
million. Starting pay: $380. Number of dancers: 14.
Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 38.
Weeks touring: 16. Provides: health insurance.

OKLAHOMA

TULSA BALLET
Auditions: see Web site. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo, video. Hiring full-time:
4 women, 4 men. Fee: $15. Notification: by July.
AGMA. Contact: Lynette Harper, TB, 4512 S. Peoria
Ave., Tulsa, OK 74105; 918/749-6030; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.tulsaballet.org.
Annual budget: $3 million. Starting pay: $540/wk.
Number of dancers: 30. Number of performances: 35.
Weeks of work: 34. Weeks touring: 3. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, dance class, worker's comp.

OREGON

EUGENE BALLET COMPANY
Auditions: Apr. 19, 3:00-5:00 p.m., School of
American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Plaza, New York, NY;
Apr. 26, 3:00-5:00 p.m., Marriott Center for Dance,
Salt Lake City, UT. Ballet class. Bring: resume, dance
photo. Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men;
apprentices: 4 women. Fee: $10. Notification: 10 days.
Contact: Toni Pimble, Eugene Ballet Company, P.O.
Box 11200, Eugene, OR 97440; 541/485-3992;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.eugeneballet.org. Annual budget: $1.5 million.
Starting pay: $450/wk. Number of dancers: 20.
Number of performances: 45-60. Weeks of work: 30.
Weeks touring: 8. Provides: shoes.

OREGON BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Feb. 9, San Francisco Ballet, San Francisco,
CA; Feb. 15, School of American Ballet, New York,
NY; Feb. 22, Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Notification: Mar. Contact: Company
Manager, OBT, 818 SE 6th Ave., Portland, OR 97214;
503/227-0977; fax: [phone]; www.obt.org.
Annual budget: $4.5 million. Number of dancers: 20.
Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 32-34.
Provides: health insurance, shoes.

PENNSYLVANIA

KORESH DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: Apr. 26, 3:30 p.m., Koresh Dance Studios.
Modern jazz, company repertory class. Bring: resume,
head shot. Fee: $5. Notification: a few weeks after
audition. Contact: Sarah Irwin, Koresh Dance
Company, 104 S. 20th St., Philadelphia, PA 19103;
215/751-0959; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.koreshdance.org. Annual
budget: $350,000. Starting pay: salary + performance
fee. Number of dancers: 10. Number of
performances: 25-35. Weeks of work: 30.

PENNSYLVANIA BALLET
Auditions: Apr. 5, 3:00 p.m. (women), 4:30 p.m.
(men), School of American Ballet, 670 Lincoln Plaza,
New York, NY. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume,
head shot, dance photo. AGMA, non-AGMA.
Contact: Michael Sheridan, Pennsylvania Ballet, 1101
S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19147; 215/551-7000;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.paballet.org. Starting pay: AGMA scale.
Number of dancers: 40. Number of performances: 75.
Weeks of work: 37. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, pension.

PHILADANCO
Auditions: Jan. 26, Philadanco Studios. Modern,
company repertoire class. Bring: resume, head shot.
Hiring full-time: women, men; apprentices: women,
men. Notification: Same day. Contact: Marlisa Brown,
Philadanco, #9 N. Preston St.-Philadanco Way,
Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215/387-8200; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.philadanco.org.
Annual budget: $1.5 million. Starting pay: $ 310/wk.
Number of dancers: 17. Weeks of work: 52. Weeks
touring: 40. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Mar. 22, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Ballet,
pointe, partnering class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Hiring full-time: 3 women, 3 men.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: Robert Vickrey,
PBT, 2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15201;
412/454-9116; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.pittsburghballet.org. Annual budget: $7 million.
Starting pay: $790/wk. corps. Number of dancers: 32.
Number of performances: 60. Weeks of work: 38.
Weeks touring: TBA. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, retirement plan.

RHODE ISLAND

FESTIVAL BALLET PROVIDENCE
Auditions: Feb.-Mar., Company class Tues.-Fri.,
Festival Ballet Providence Grand Studio. Ballet,
pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo,
video of performance excerpt. Hiring full-time: 3
women, 2 men; apprentices: 4 women, 1 man.
Deadline: 1/wk. prior. Notification: Apr. Contact:
Mark H. Fleisher, FBP, 825 Hope St., Providence, RI
02906; 401/353-1129; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.festivalballet.com.
Annual budget: $1.5 million. Starting pay:
$275/company. Number of dancers: 21. Number of
performances: 30-40. Weeks of work: 30. Weeks
touring: 2. Provides: shoes, physiotherapy, worker's
comp.

SOUTH CAROLINA

COLUMBIA CITY BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 8, June 14, 11:00 a.m., Apr. 22, 5:30
p.m., Columbia Conservatory of Dance. Ballet,
pointe, partnering class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Hiring full-time: 6 women, 6 men;
apprentices: 6 women, 6 men. Notification: two weeks
after audition. Contact: Joseph Kerwin, Columbia
City Ballet, 1128 Taylor St., Columbia, SC 29201;
803/799-7605; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.columbiacityballet.com. Annual budget: $1
million. Starting pay: $250/wk. Number of dancers:
28. Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 30.
Weeks touring: 4. Provides: shoes, worker's comp,
classes, physiotherapy, chiropractic, pension.

TENNESSEE

NASHVILLE BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 19, Atlanta Ballet; Jan. 26, NB, Feb. 2,
North Carolina School of the Arts; Feb. 3, The Dance
Place; Feb. 16, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Mar.
16, NB; Mar. 21, Ballet West Academy; Mar. 23,
School of American Ballet; Mar. 23, San Francisco
Ballet. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Fee: $20. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Tim Yeager, NB, 3630 Redmon St.,
Nashville, TN 37209; 615/297-2966 x22;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.nashvilleballet.com. Annual budget: $2.1
million. Starting pay: $400. Weeks of work: 30.
Provides: health insurance, shoes, worker's comp.

TEXAS

BALLET AUSTIN
Auditions: Jan. 18, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (ages 14 and
under), 12:30-2:30 p.m. (ages 15+), Abilene Ballet
Theatre, 1265 N. 2nd St., Abilene, TX; Jan. 19, 1:00-3:00
p.m. (ages 14 and under), 2:30-4:30 p.m. (ages
15+), Gayle Corkery School of Ballet, 4200 Country
Day Ln., Ft. Worth, TX; Jan. 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m. (ages
14 and under), 7:30-9:30 p.m. (ages 15+),
Chamberlain Ballet, 3003 W. 15th St., Plano, TX; Jan.
25, 2:004:00 p.m. (ages 13+), Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre School, 2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA;
Jan. 26, 2:00-4:00 p.m. (ages 13+), School of
Richmond Ballet, 407 E. Canal St., Richmond, VA;
Feb. 1, 10:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. (ages 16 and under),
11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ages 17+), Lou Conte Dance
Studio, 1147 W. Jackson, Chicago, IL; Feb. 2, 11:00
a.m.-l:30 p.m. (ages 16 and under), 12:30-3:00 p.m.
(ages 17+), School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln
Center Plaza, New York, NY; Feb. 8, 11:00 a.m.-1:30
p.m. (ages 16 and under), 12:30-3:00 p.m. (ages 17
and under), Ballet Austin, 3002 Guadalupe, Austin,
TX; Feb. 15, 3:00-5:00 p.m. (ages 13 and under),
Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Seattle, WA; Feb. 16,
3:00-5:00 p.m. (ages 13+), Univ. of Utah, 330 S. 1500
E., Rm. 112, Salt Lake City, UT; Feb. 22, 2:00-4:30
p.m. (ages 17+), Goucher College, 1021 Dulaney
Valley Rd., Baltimore, MD; Feb. 22, 12:30-2:30 p.m.
(ages 14 and under), 2:00-4:00 p.m. (ages 15+),
Houston Ballet Academy, 1921 W. Bell, Houston, TX;
Feb. 23, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 14 and under), 2:30-4:30
p.m. (ages 15+), Busby Dancenter, 2508 Mockingbird
Ln., Victoria, TX; Feb. 24, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ages 11+),
Corpus Christi Concert Ballet, 3440 S. Alameda,
Corpus Christi, TX; Feb. 26, 5:00-7:00 p.m (ages
11+), Ballet Lubbock, 5015 University, Ste. A9,
Lubbock, TX; Mar. 1, 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. (ages
17+), San Francisco Ballet School, 455 Franklin St.,
San Francisco, CA; Mar. 2, 5:30 -7:30 p.m. (ages 13+),
Westside School of Ballet, 1709 Stewart Ave., Santa
Monica, CA; Mar. 29, 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (ages 14
and under), 12:30-2:30 p.m. (ages 15+), Ballet Austin,
3002 Guadalupe, Austin, TX; Apr. 5, 11:00 a.m.-1:30
p.m. (ages 17+), Ballet Austin. Ballet class. Bring:
resume. Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men;
apprentices: 3 women, 2 men. Fee: $20. Notification:
Apr. 15. Contact: Eugene Alvarez, BA, 3002
Guadalupe, Austin, TX 78705; 512/476-9051;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.balletaustin.org. Annual budget: $4 million.
Starting pay: $500/wk. Number of dancers: 24.
Number of performances: 40+. Weeks of work: 34.
Weeks touring: 3. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

DALLAS BLACK DANCE THEATRE
Audition: June 27, Dallas Black Dance Theatre
Studios, 2627 Flora St., Dallas. Ballet, modern class,
plus excerpt from rep. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Hiring full-time: 3 women, 3 men.
Notification: July 15. Contact: Ann M. Williams,
Dallas Black Dance Theatre, 2627 Flora St., Dallas,
TX 75201; 214/871-2376; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dbdt.com. Annual budget:
$1,000,000. Starting pay: varies; based on experience.
Number of dancers 12. Number of performances:
50-60. Weeks of work: 48. Weeks touring: 24.

FORT WORTH DALLAS BALLET
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
5 women, 5 men; apprentices: 2 women, 2 men.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 1. Notification: May 15.
Contact: Tammy Ballew, FWDB, 6845 Green Oaks
Rd., Fort Worth, TX 76116; 817/763-0207 x308; fax:
817/763-0624; [e-mail]. Number of
dancers: 32. Number of performances: 42. Weeks of
work: 32. Weeks touring: 3. Provides: health
insurance, shoes, long term disability.

UTAH

BALLET WEST
Auditions: Mar. 2, 10:00 a.m. or 12:00 p.m., Ballet
West; Mar. 9, 12:00 p.m. or 2:00 p.m., School of
American Ballet, 70 W. Lincoln Center Plaza, New
York, NY. Audition in company class possible with
advance approval by sending resume, full-body photo,
and short video. Contact for more details. Ballet,
pointe. Bring: resume, dance photo, full body photo.
Hiring full-time: 4 men, 4 women; apprentices: 2
men, 2 women. Pre-apply. Fee: $10. Deadline: 1 week
prior. Notification: 3 days after audition. Contact:
Richard Lane, Ballet West, 50 W. 200 S.,
Salt Lake City, UT 84101; 801/323-6883;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.balletwest.org. Annual budget: $6 million.
Starting pay: $780/wk. (corps); $330/wk. (apprentice).
Number of dancers: 45. Number of performances:
65+. Weeks of work: 37. Weeks touring: 1-2. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, partial-match retirement,
other insurance.

VIRGINIA

RICHMOND BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 11, School of American Ballet, New
York, NY; Feb. 2, Ballet Met, Columbus, OH; Jan. 25,
Feb. 16, Mar. 16, Richmond Ballet. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
2-3 men; apprentices: 2-3 women, 3-4 men. Fee: yes.
Notification: approx. 3 weeks after audition.
Admitting: 20. Contact: Patricia Bolton, Richmond
Ballet, 407 E. Canal St., Richmond, VA 23219;
804/344-0906; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.richmondballet.com. Number of dancers: 12.
Number of performances: 50. Weeks of work: 30-36.
Weeks touring: 6. Provides: health insurance, shoes.

WASHINGTON

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET
Auditions: By appointment only, Pacific Northwest
Ballet. Ballet, pointe class. Pre-apply. Notification:
end of audition. AGMA. Contact: George Nunes,
PNB, 301 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 48109;
206/441-2445; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.pnb.org. Annual budget: $14 million. Starting
pay: $425/wk. (apprentice); $868/wk. (corps).
Number of dancers: 50. Number of performances:
90+. Weeks of work: 40. Weeks touring: 1-3. Provides:
health insurance, shoes, 401(k).

WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 30, The Ailey Studios, 211A W. 61st
St., 3rd Fl., New York, NY. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring: TBA.
Notification: 30 days after audition. AGMA. Contact:
Amy Marshall, MB, 504 W. National Ave.,
Milwaukee, WI 53204; 414/643-7677;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.milwaukeeballet.org. Number of dancers: 26.
Number of performances: 45. Weeks of work: 31.
Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health insurance, shoes,
dental, pension.

CANADA

ALBERTA BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 28, Montreal; Mar. 1, New York, NY;
Mar. 2, Toronto; Mar. 9, Calgary. Ballet, pointe,
repertoire class. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time;
apprentices. Contact: Timothy A. Wisener,
Alberta Ballet, 141 18th Ave. SW, Calgary, AB#T25
OB8, Canada; 403/245-4272 x34; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.albertaballet.com.
Annual budget: CDN $6,000,000. Starting pay: CDN
$500. Number of dancers: 25. Number of
performances: 48. Weeks of work: 36. Weeks touring:
6. Provides: health insurance, shoes, vacation pay,
dental, phys, chiro, worker's comp.

CIRQUE DU SOLEIL
Auditions: send resume, recent photos, and a
videotape. Selected candidates will be invited to an
audition. Contact: Cirque du Soleil, DANCER,
NY-NY CASTING, 8400 2nd Ave., Montreal,
QU H1Z 4M6 Canada; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.casting.cirquedusoleil.com.

DECIDEDLY JAZZ DANCEWORKS
Auditions: Calgary, AB; others TBA. Improvisation,
jazz class. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time:
3 men. Notification: immediate. Contact: Joanne
Baker, Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, 1514 4 St. SW,
Calgary, AB T2E 7T7, Canada; 403/245-3533;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.decidedlyjazz.com. Annual budget: $1 million.
Starting pay: $450 (apprentices). Number of dancers:
10-12. Number of performances: 20-25. Weeks of
work: 40. Weeks touring: 3.

LES GRANDS BALLETS CANADIENS
DE MONTREAL
Auditions: Feb. 8, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Les Grands Ballets
Canadiens studios. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Contact: Michelle Proulx, Les Grandes Ballets
Canadiens de Montreal, 4816, Rivard St., Montreal,
QU H2J 2N6; Canada; 514/849-8681; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.grandsballet.qc.ca/en/index_cie_auditions_
montreal.cfm.

THE NATIONAL BALLET OF CANADA
Auditions: Feb. 8, apprentice program, National Ballet
of Canada; Mar. 8, company audition, National Ballet
of Canada. Ballet, pointe, partnering, company
repertory class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring full-time; apprentices. Pre-apply. Deadline:
Feb. Notification: 3-4 weeks after audition. Contact:
Eileen Nesbitt, The National Ballet of Canada, 470
Queens Quay W., Toronto, ON M5V 3K4, Canada;
416/345-9686 x6075; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.national.ballet.ca/company/auditions.shtml.
Number of dancers: 50+. Number of performances:
65. Weeks of work: varies. Weeks touring: varies.
Provides: health insurance, shoes, physio, paid
vacation, dental benefits.

CZECH REPUBLIC

NATIONAL THEATRE BALLET OF BRNO
Auditions: Mar. 3, 2:00 p.m., NTB. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring part-time:
2 women, 2 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: Feb. 28.
Notification: immediate. Contact: Zdenek Prokes,
National Theatre Ballet, Dvorakova 11,657 70
Brno#2, Czech Rep.; 420 542 215 188; fax: 420 542
213 746; [e-mail]; www.ndbmo.cz. Starting
pay: 8,000 CZK. Number of dancers: 50. Number of
performances: 55-70 ballets, 40-45 operas. Weeks of
work: 44. Weeks touring: 2-4.

ENGLAND

NORTHERN BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Feb. 23, London. Ballet, modern, jazz
class. Hiring full-time; apprentices. Notification:
following week. Contact: Diane Tabern, Northern
Ballet Theatre, West Park Centre, Spen Lake, Leeds
LS16 5BE, England; 0113 274 5355; fax: [phone]
8007; [e-mail]. Annual
budget: $4.5 million. Starting pay: $15,000/yr.
Number of dancers: 34. Number of performances:
200+. Weeks of work: 26-52. Weeks touring: 28.

FRANCE

BALLET DE L'OPERA NATIONAL DU RHIN
Auditions: Feb. 2, 12:00 p.m., Mulhouse, France;
Feb. 23, 10:00 a.m., Studio Harmonic, 5, passage des
Taillandiers, Paris, France. Ballet, pointe, prepared
solo. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Admitting: full-time: 3 women, 3 men. Contact:
Annide Moser, Ballet de l'Opera National du Rhin,
38, passage du theatre, Mulhouse 68100, France;
00 33 03 89 45 94 10; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; opera-national-du-rhin.com.
Annual budget: $3 million. Number of
dancers: 34. Number of performances: 60. Weeks of
work: 1 year. Weeks touring: 6. Provides: shoes.

GERMANY

BALLETT DER STAATSOPER HANNOVER
Auditions: Jan. 19, 10:00 a.m., Ballett der Staatsoper
Hannover. Contact: Stephen Thoss, Ballett der
Staatsoper Hannover, Opemplatz 1, Hannover D-30159,
Germany; 49 511 9999 1062; fax: [phone]
1960; [e-mail]; www.operhannover.de.

BAYERISCHES STAATSBALLETT
Auditions: Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m. (women), 2:00 p.m.
(men), Nationaltheater Munich, Maximilianstrasse,
stage entrance. Ballet, pointe, repertory class. Hiring
full-time. Contact: Bettina Kraentler, Bayersches
Staatsballett, Platzl 7, 80331 Munich, Germany;
49 0 8921 85 1711; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.staatsballett.de. Number of dancers: 68.
Number of performances: 70. Weeks of work: 7.
Weeks touring: 3. Provides: shoes.

LEIPZIG BALLET
Auditions: call or email for dates. Auditions will take
place at Operahouse Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Ballet class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Hiring full-time; apprentices. Notification: 1 week after
audition. Contact: Mara Rupprecht, LB, Augustusplatz
12, Leipzig 04109, Germany; 49 341 1261 255;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.leipzig-ballet.de. Number of dancers: 52.
Number of performances: 65. Weeks of work: 52.
Weeks touring: 4. Provides: shoes.

NORDHARZER STADTEBUNDTHEATER
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet class. Bring:
resume. Hiring full-time: 2 women, 2 men. Contact:
Susan McDonald, Nordharzer Stadtebundtheater,
Spiegelstrasse 20a, 38820 Halberstadt, Germany;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.nordharzer.stadtebundtheater.de.
Number of dancers: 12. Number of performances: 70.

HUNGARY

HUNGARIAN NATIONAL BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 22, 2:00 p.m., Hungarian National
Ballet, Hungarian State Opera. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: resume, dance photo, (U.S. must send by Mar.
10). Hiring full-time: 6 women, 6 men. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Mar. 10. Notification: immediately after
audition. Contact: Anna Havai, HNB, Andrassy UT
22, Budapest H-1061, Hungary; 36 1 4720 944;
fax: [phone]; www.opera.hu. Starting pay:
1,000+ EUR. Number of dancers: 120. Number of
performances: 90-105. Weeks of work: 12 months.
Weeks touring: 2-3. Provides: health insurance, shoes,
work clothes, food vouchers, 13-month salary.

IRELAND

DANCE THEATRE OF IRELAND
Auditions: Mar.-Apr., see Web site for details. Modern
class. Bring: resume, head shot. Hiring full-time:
3 women, 3 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 1.
Notification: 2-4 weeks. Contact: Loretta Yurick,
Bloomfields Centre, Lower Georges St., Dun
Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland; 353 1 280 3455;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dancetheatreireland.com. Number of dancers:
5-9. Number of performances: 25-45. Weeks of work:
4-6 months. Weeks touring: 8.

KOREA

UNIVERSAL BALLET
Auditions: Nov., Seoul. Videos accepted all year. Call
for special U.S. and Europe auditions. Ballet, pointe,
partnering class. Bring: resume, dance photo. Hiring
full-time: 24 women, 24 men. Contact: Anne Inoue,
Univeral Ballet, 25 Neung-Dong, Keoangjin-Ku, Seoul
143-180, Korea; 818/790-2393; fax: [phone].
Starting pay: $1,050/month. Number of dancers: 60.
Number of performances: 80-90. Weeks of work: 52.
Weeks touring: 10. Provides: physiotherapy, dance
classes, paid vacation, transportation,
housing allowance.

NORWAY

NORWEGIAN NATIONAL BALLET
Auditions: Feb. 1, 11:00 a.m., Rolf Wickstromsvei 15,
Oslo. Ballet, modern, pointe, partnering class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring full-time: TEA.
Notification: Apr. Contact: Irene Schoyen, Norwegian
National Ballet, Pootboks 8800 Youngstorget, N-0028
Oslo, Norway; 47 23 31 50 37; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.operaen.no.
Number of dancers: 50. Number of performances: 50.
Weeks of work: Aug.-June. Weeks touring: 1-2.
Provides: shoes.

VENEZUELA

BALLET CONTEMPORANEO DE CARACAS
Auditions: Monthly audition workshops. To apply,
please send CV, photos, and a recent video. Ballet,
pointe, partnering, prepared solo. Hiring full-time:
2 women, 2 men; apprentices: 1 woman. Pre-apply.
Fee: $10. Notification: within 10 days. Contact: Offer
Zaks, Ballet Contemporaneo de Caracas, Teatro
Alberto de Paz y Mateos, Av. La Colina, La Florida,
Caracas 1010, Venezuela; 58 212 793 9139;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.caracasballet.org.ve. Annual budget: Bs.
400.000.000. Starting pay: Es. 550.000. Number of
dancers: 18. Number of performances: 50. Weeks of
work: 48. Weeks touring: 8. Provides: health
insurance, 4 weeks paid vacation.

EDUCATION
UNITED STATES

ALABAMA

HUNTINGDON COLLEGE
Auditions: Feb. 22, Huntingdon College. Ballet,
modern, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo, 2 recommendations from dance teachers. Pre-apply.
Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Admitting:
15 undergraduates. Contact: Diana F. Green,
Huntingdon College, 1500 E. Fairview Ave.,
Montgomery, AL 36106; 334/833-4538;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.huntingdon.edu. Number of performances: 4-5.

ARIZONA

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 21 (undergraduate), Mar. 7 (graduate),
ASU. Ballet, modern, prepared solo. Bring: resume.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Jan. 16. Notification: Mar. 7
(undergraduate), Apr. 1 (graduate). Admitting: 50
undergraduates, 10 graduates. Contact: Rose Welsh,
ASU, P.O. Box 870304, Tempe, AZ 85287;
480/965-6807; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dance.asu.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
Auditions: Feb. 8, Ina Gittings Dance Theater, Univ.
of Arizona. Ballet, modern, jazz class. Bring: resume,
dance photo, video. Pre-apply. Fee: $10. Deadline:
Jan 20. Admitting: 20-35 undergraduates, 6 graduates.
Contact: Michalene Cardella, Univ. of Arizona,
P.O. Box 210093, Tucson, AZ 85721; 520/621-4698;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.arts.arizona.edu/dance. Number of
performances: 6+.

CALIFORNIA

BALLET SAN JOSE SILICON VALLEY
SCHOOL
Auditions: Jan. 25, 3 p.m., Ballet San Jose Silicon
Valley School, 40 N. 1st St., San Jose, CA, Open
Division, ages 8-18; Feb 16, same location,
Professional Division, ages 8+. Ballet class. Fee: $20.
Notification: TEA. Contact: Ballet San Jose Silicon
Valley, P.O. Box 1666, San Jose, CA 95109;
418/288-2820 x216.

MILLS COLLEGE
Auditions: Jan. 27, Feb. 3, Mills College. Modern
class. Notification: spring. Admitting: 12 graduate.
Contact: Rebecca Pappas, Mills College Dance Dept.,
5000 MacArthur Blvd., Oakland, CA 94613;
510/430-2175; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.mills.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
Auditions: Apr. 11, UC Riverside, Arts Bldg. Ballet,
modern, jazz, tap class. Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 4.
Notification: May 2. Admitting: 25 undergraduates.
Contact: Cindy Roulette, Dance Dept., UC Riverside,
Riverside, CA 92521; 909/787-3343; fax: [phone];
cindy, [e-mail]; www.dance.ucr.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA,
SANTA BARBARA
Auditions: Jan. 25 and Feb. 8, UC Santa Barbara,
Dept. of Dramatic Art and Dance, Santa Barbara, CA.
Ballet, modern, jazz. For transfer students:
choreographic study class. Deadline: Jan. 10.
Notification: Mar. Contact: Division of Dance
Audition Committee, Dept. of Dramatic Art and
Dance, Santa Barbara. CA 93106; 805/893-3241:
[e-mail]:
www.dramadance.ucsh.edu

COLORADO

COLORADO COLLEGE
Auditions: Jan. 20, Feb. 3. Mar. 3, Sep. 2, Nov. 3,
Dec. 2, Colorado College. Ballet, modern class.
Bring: resume, video. Notification: within 1 week.
Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Drama and
Dance Dept., Colorado College, 14 Cache la Poudre
St., Colorado Springs, CO: 719/389-6637;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.coloradocollege.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
Auditions: Feb. 21-22, Univ. Theatre Bldg. UCB.
Ballet, modern, prepared solo, interview. Bring:
resume, head shot. Pre-apply. Fee: $50. Deadline:
Feb. 1. Notification: by Apr. 15. Admitting: 3-5
graduate. Contact: Nancy Spanier, Univ. of Colorado,
261 UCB, Boulder. CO 80309: 303/492-7375:
fax: [phone]: [e-mail];
www.colorado.edu/theatredance.

CONNECTICUT

CONNECTICUT COLLEGE
Auditions: Oct.-Nov., dates TBA. Ballet, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, head shot. Pre-apply. Deadline:
Oct/Nov. Notification: after admitted to the college.
Admitting: 25 undergraduates. Contact: Connecticut
College Dance Dept., Campus Box #5204. 270
Mohegan Ave., New London, CT 06320;
860/439-2830; fax: [phone]:
[e-mail]; www.dance.conncoll.edu.

HARTFORD CONSERVATORY
Auditions: call for dates and times. Ballet, modern,
jazz. Pre-apply. Deadline: Feb. 1. Notification: within
2 weeks. Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact:
Susan Murphy, Hartford Conservatory, 834 Asylum
Ave., Hartford, CT 06105; 860/231-8703;
fax: [phone]: [e-mail];
www.harffordconservatory.net.

HARTT SCHOOL/UNIVERSITY OF
HARTFORD
Auditions: Jan. 18, 10:00-11:30 a.m., School of Atlanta
Ballet, Atlanta, GA; Jan. 26, 9:00-11:00 a.m., West
Side Academy, Santa Monica, CA; Jan. 31, Feb. 21-22,
9:00-5:00 p.m., School of Dance Connecticut,
Hartford, CT; Feb. 8, 1:00-6:00 p.m., Interlochen
Center for the Arts, Interlochen, MI. Ballet, modern,
pointe class. Bring: dance photo. Fee: $15.
Notification: spring. Contact: Amy Lesko, Univ. of
Hartford, Hartt School Dance Division, 224
Farmington Ave., Hartford, CT 06105; 860/525-9396
x22; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.hartford.edu/hartt.

FLORIDA

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Undergraduate: Apr. 2. FSU; Graduate:
Apr. 1-2, FSU. Ballet, modern, prepared solo. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring 20-25 undergraduates,
7 graduates. Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 12. Notification:
within 2 weeks. Contact: Patricia Phillips, FSU, Rm.
404 Montgomery Gym, Tallahassee, FL 32306;
850/644-1023; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.fsu.edu/~dance.

SANTA FE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
Auditions: Apr. 4, Santa Fe Community College.
Ballet, modern, pointe, improvisation, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, dance photo, prepared 2-minute solo.
Pre-apply. Fee: $15 Deadline: Mar. 4. Notification:
within 2 weeks. Admitting: 6 full-time tuition
scholarship students. Contact: Alora Haynes or Tari
Kendall, Santa Fe Community College, 3000 NW
83rd St. E-137, Gainesvitle, FL; 352/395-5296;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.santafe.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Auditions: Jan. 24, Apr. 11, 11:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m.,
O'Connell Center Dance Studio. Ballet, modern,
improvisation class. Bring: audition form (see Web
site). Pre-apply. Deadline: day prior to audition.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: Dr. Rusti
Brandman, Univ. of Florida, Dept. of Theater &
Dance, P.O. Box 115900, Gainesville, FL 32611;
352/392-2038 x217: fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance.

GEORGIA

BRENAU UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. l. Mar. 22, May 1. Ballet, modern,
pointe, jazz class. Pre-apply. Deadline: 2 wks. prior to
audition Notification: within 2 weeks. Admitting: 15.
Contact: Carol Smiarowski. Director of Dance, BU,
One Centennial Circle, Gainesville, GA 30501:
770/534-6249: fax: [phone]:
[e-mail]; www.brenau.edu.

ILLINOIS

DANCE CENTER OF COLUMBIA COLLEGE
CHICAGO
Auditions: for level placement. Contact the Columbia
College Chicago Academic Advising Office for future
orientation dates and placement auditions at
www.colum.edu or call 312/344-7645. Ballet, modern
class. Bring: resume. Pre-apply. Contact: Jyl
Fehrenkamp, Dance Center of Columbia College
Chicago, 1306 S. Michigan Ave.. Chicago, IL 60605;
312/344-8300; fax: [phone],
[e-mail]:
www.dancecenter.org.

UNIV. OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN
Auditions: Feb. 8. Mar. 10, Apr. 7, UI at Urbana-Champaign
Ballet. modern, prepared solo.
Bring: questionnaire sent by dept. with confirmation
letter. Pre-apply. Deadline: 1 wk. prior to audition
Notification: 2 weeks after each audition. Admitting:
35 undergraduates, 4 graduates. Contact: Athan Y.
Chilton, Univ. of Illinois. Administration Bldg., 907
1/2 W. Nevada, Urbana, IL 61801; 217/333-1010:
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dance.uiuc.edu/dance.

INDIANA

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 15. Mar. 1, 30, Freshman Talent
Auditions, Ball Gym. Send resume with application.
Ballet, modern, jazz/musical theater class. Deadline:
Feb. 7, Feb. 21, Mar. 21. Admitting: 20
undergraduates. Contact: Don LaCasse, Ball State
Univ., Dept. of Theatre and Dance, Muncie, IN
47306; 765/285-8740; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.bsu.edu/cfa/theatre

KANSAS

BARTON DANCE THEATRE
Auditions: Aug. 27, for placement in student company,
Barton Dance Theatre. Modern, improvisation, jazz
class. Admitting: undergraduates. Contact: Cheyla
Clawson, Barton Dance Theatre, 245 NE 30th Rd.,
Great Bends, KS 67530; 620/786-1139;
[e-mail]; www.barton.cc.ks.us.
Number of dancers: 10. Number of performances: 3-4.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Auditions: Mar. 8, Univ. of Kansas. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo. Pre-apply. Deadline: Feb. 21.
Notification: Apr. Admitting: undergraduates.
Contact: Jerel Hilding, Univ. of Kansas, 1530
Naismith Dr., Rm. 460, Lawrence, KS 66045;
785/864-4264; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dance.ku.edu.

LOUISIANA

NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Mar. 29, Health & Demajors Bldg., NSU
School of Creative & Performing Arts. Improvisation,
jazz class. Bring: resume. Notification: same day.
Contact: Bill Brent, NSU, School of Creative &
Performing Arts, 350 Sam Sibley Dr., Natchitoches,
LA 71497; 318/357-4522; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.nsula.edu/capa.

MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON CONSERVATORY
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, modern, prepared
solo. Pre-apply. Fee: $90. Deadline: Feb. 1. Admitting:
undergraduates. Contact: Admissions, BC, 8 The
Fenway, Boston, MA 02215; 617/912-9153; fax:
617/247-3159; [e-mail];
www.bostonconservatory.edu.

MICHIGAN

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 22, Apr. 12, 9:30-11:00 a.m., Warner
106 Dance Studio, Eastern Michigan Univ. Ballet,
modern class. Notification: 2 weeks. Contact: Sherry
Jerome, EMU Dance Program, 318G Porter Building,
Dept. of HPERD, Ypsilanti, MI 48197; 734/487-0090;
fax: [phone] x2711; [e-mail];
www.emich.edu/coe/hperd/dance.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Auditions: Mar. 1, Martha Graham School, NY;
Mar. 7, Apr. 4, Univ. of Michigan. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo. Pre-apply. Deadline: 2 wks.-1 month
before audition. Notification: 1-2 months after
audition. Admitting: 30-35 undergraduates, 3-4
graduates. Contact: Sara Grosky, Univ. of Michigan,
1310 N. University Ct., Ann Arbor, MI 48109;
734/763-5460; fax: [phone];
[e-mail].

URBAN INSTITUTE FOR
CONTEMPORARY ARTS
Auditions: Please call to schedule. Modern,
improvisation. Bring: resume. Pre-apply. Notification:
1 week following. Contact: Angle Yetzke, UICA, 41
Sheldon SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503; 616/459-5994;
[e-mail]; www.uica.org. Starting pay:
volunteer based. Number of dancers: 7. Number of
performances: 4.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 28, Mar. 28, WMU Dalton Center,
3rd Fl. Ballet, modern, improvisation, jazz class.
Pre-apply. Deadline: 2 wks. prior to audition.
Notification: 2-3 weeks after audition. Admitting: 25
undergraduates. Contact: Jane Baas, Western
Michigan Univ., Dalton Center, 1903 W. Michigan
Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008; 269/387-5830;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.wmich.edu/dance.

MINNESOTA

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
Auditions: Mar. 8, 10:00 a.m., Barbara Baker Center
for Dance, Univ. of Minnesota. Ballet, modern, jazz
class. Bring: writing sample. Notification: within 1
week. Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Nora
Jenneman, Univ. of Minnesota, Dance Program
Office, 500--21st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55455;
612/624-5060; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.cla.umn.edu.

MISSISSIPPI

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Auditions: Mar. 1, Apr. 4, 10:00 a.m., USM, Studio
115, Theatre & Dance Bldg. Ballet, modern, improvisation,
prepared solo. Pre-apply. Deadline: 1 wk. prior
to audition. Notification: Apr. Contact: Shellie
Nielsen, Univ. of Southern Mississippi, Box 5052,
Hattiesburg, MS 39406; 601/266-4161; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.usm.edu.

MISSOURI

LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Apr. 12, Oct. 26, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.,
Hyland Performance Arena, LU. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo, jazz class. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: Dr. Alice
Bloch, Lindenwood Univ., 209 S. Kingshighway, St.
Charles, MI; 636/949-4855; [e-mail];
www.lindenwood.edu.

SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: TBA. Ballet, improvisation class. Bring:
resume. Pre-apply. Admitting: 10 undergraduates.
Contact: Chair of Theatre & Dance, SEMSU,
1 University Plaza, MS 2800, Cape Girardeau, MO
63701; 573/651-2149; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.semo.edu/theatreanddance.

STEPHENS COLLEGE
Auditions: Apr. 5, Stephens College. Ballet, modern
class. Bring: resume. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Admitting: 20. Contact: Susan Roebuck, Stephens
College Dance Dept., Box 2077, Columbia, MO;
573/876-7146; fax: [phone];
[e-mail].

NEVADA

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA
Auditions: May 9, 10:00 a.m., UNLV, Ham Fine Arts
Building, Rm. 111. Ballet, modern, jazz class. Bring:
resume, head shot, 1 1/2 min. solo. Pre-apply.
Deadline: May 1. Notification: May 30. Admitting: 15
undergraduates. Contact: Angela Neff, Univ. of
Nevada, Dept. of Dance, 4505 Maryland Pkwy.,
Box 455010, Las Vegas, NV 89154; 702/895-3827;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.unlv.edu.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

PLYMOUTH STATE COLLEGE
Auditions: Feb. 1, Mar. 1, Apr. 21, Cultural Arts Center,
Plymouth State College. Ballet, modern, 2-3 minute
solo. Bring: apply to PSC. Pre-apply. Deadline: Jan.
25. Notification: within 30 days. Admitting:
undergraduates. Contact: Joan Wiegers, Plymouth
State College, MSC #37, Music, Theatre, Dance
Dept., Plymouth, NH 03264; 603/535-2713; fax:
603/535-2645; [e-mail];
www.plymouth.edu/psc/music/dance.

NEW JERSEY

MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, modern class.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification: within 2
weeks. Admitting: 24 undergraduates. Contact: Loft
Katterhenry, MSU Dept. of Theatre and Dance, 126
Life Hall, 1 Normal Ave., Upper Montclair, NJ 07043;
973/655-7080; fax: [phone];
[e-mail], edu; www.montclair.edu.
Number of dancers: 70. Number of performances: 3.

NEW YORK

EUGENE LANG COLLEGE OF NEW
SCHOOL UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 22, 2:30-5:30 p.m., New Dance
Group, 254W. 47th St., New York, NY; Mar. 15, 2:30-5:30
p.m., New Dance Group. Ballet, modern class.
Bring: dance photo. Pre-apply. Deadline: one wk.
prior to audition date. Notification: Beginning of Apr.
Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Jamie
Santora, Eugene Lang College of New School Univ.
Dance Program, 65 W. 11th St., Admissions Office,
3rd Fl., New York, NY 10011; 212/505-0604;
fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.lang.edu.

HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Mar. 8, Hofstra Univ. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo. Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 5. Notification: within 4
weeks. Admitting: undergraduates. Contact: Lance
Westergard, Hofstra Univ., Dept. of Drama & Dance,
Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY 11549;
516/463-5444; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.hofstra.edu.

JUILLIARD DANCE DIVISION
Auditions: Jan. 17, Dallas, TX; Jan. 19, St. Petersburg,
FL; Feb. 14, Minneapolis, MN; Feb. 16,
San Francisco, CA; Feb. 24, 25, Mar. 2, 3, 4,
New York, NY. Ballet, modern, prepared solo. Bring:
see application. Notification: Apr. 1. Admitting: 21-25
undergraduates. Contact: Sarah Adriance, Juilliard
Admissions/Dance, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New
York, NY 10023; 212/799-5000; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.juilliard.edu. Number
of dancers: 75. Number of performances: 30.

MARYMOUNT MANHATTAN COLLEGE
Auditions: Jan. 18, Feb. 22, Mar. 8, Mar. 14, 11:00
a.m., Marymount Manhattan College; January 25,
San Francisco, CA; Feb. 1, Hubbard Street Studio,
1147 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo, jazz, tap, interview. Bring: dance photo.
Deadline: wk. before audition. Notification: Apr. 1.
Admitting: 60-80 undergraduates. Contact: MJ
Thompson, MMC, 221 E. 71st St., New York, NY
10021; 212/517-0610; fax: [phone];
[e-mail].

NYU STEINHARDT SCHOOL OF
EDUCATION
Auditions: Mar. 1, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., NYU, Studio
305. Must apply to NYU first. Ballet, modern,
improvisation class. Deadline: Feb. 21. Admitting: 25
graduate. Contact: Deborah Damast, NYU, 35 W. 4th
St., New York, NY 10012; 212/998-5400; fax: [phone];
www.nyu.edu/education/music/dance.

PURCHASE COLLEGE
Auditions: Jan. 24, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Baltimore School
for the Arts, 712 Cathedral St., Baltimore, MD;
Jan. 25, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Chicago Academy for the Arts,
1010 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL; Jan. 26, 1:00-4:00
p.m., Westside Ballet, 1709 Stewart St., Santa Monica,
CA; Jan. 26, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Ballet Florida,
Howard/Hale Dance Center, 500 Fern St., West Palm
Beach, FL; Feb. 7, 21, 22, Mar. 7, Apr. 4, Purchase
College. Ballet, modern, prepared solo. Pre-apply.
Fee: yes. Notification: within 3 weeks. Admitting: no
set limits, undergraduates and graduates. Contact:
Admissions Office, Purchase College, 735 Anderson
Hill Rd., Purchase, NY 10577; 914/251-6800;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.purchase.edu/dance. Number of dancers: varies.
Number of performances: varies.

SUNY COLLEGE AT BROCKPORT
Auditions: Feb. 17, 6:00 a.m., Apr. 7, 8:00 a.m., SUNY
College at Brockport. Ballet, modern, repertory class.
Bring: head shot, dance photo. Deadline: 2 wks. prior.
Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Admitting: 50%
undergraduate. Contact: Jackie Thomas, SUNY
College at Brockport, Dance Dept., 350 New Campus
Dr., Brockport, NY 14420; 585/395-2153;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.brockport.edu/dance.

TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, NYU
Auditions: Jan. 23, Chicago, IL; Jan. 24, Los Angeles,
CA; Jan. 26, San Francsico, CA; Jan. 31, Feb. 1, Feb.
14-15, New York, NY. Ballet, modern, prepared solo,
interview. Bring: resume, dance photo. Pre-apply.
Notification: Apr. 1. Admitting: 30 undergraduates,
15 graduates. Contact: Tisch School of the Arts,
Dance Dept., 111 Second Ave., NY, NY 10003;
212/998-1980; fax: [phone]; www.nyu.edu/tisch.

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA DANCE THEATRE/
UNIVERSITY OF NC, CHARLOTTE
Auditions: (First time listed for ages 11-13, second time
listed for ages 14-21): Jan. 17, 6:30-8:00 p.m., 8:00-9:30
p.m., Washington School of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin
Ave. NW., Washington, D.C.; Jan. 18, 6:00-7:30 p.m.,
7:30-9:00 p.m., Alexander Ballet, 68 E. Four Seasons
Center, St. Louis, MO; Jan. 18, 4:00-5:30 p.m., 5:30-7:00
p.m., Ballet School of Stamford, 25 Broad St.,
Stamford, CT; Jan. 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m., 2:30-4:00 p.m.,
Ruth Page Foundation, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago,
IL; Jan. 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m., 2:30-4:00 p.m., School of
American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, Rose Bldg.,
New York, NY; Jan. 20, 4:00-5:30 p.m., 5:30-7:00 p.m.,
NCDT, 800 N. College St., Charlotte, NC; Jan. 30,
6:00-7:30 p.m., 7:30-9:00 p.m., American Academy of
Ballet, 479 W. Klein Rd., Williamsville, NY; Feb. 7,
6:30-8:00 p.m., 8:00-9:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre, 2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA; Feb. 9,
2:00-3:30 p.m., 3:30-5:00 p.m., Corbett Center for the
Performing Arts, Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH;
Feb. 14, 5:30-7:00 p.m., 7:00-8:30 p.m., Harid
Conservatory, 2285 Potomac Rd., Boca Raton, FL;
Feb. 15, 3:00-4:30 p.m., 4:30-6:00 p.m., Judith Lee
Johnson School of Dance, 2033 54th Ave. N., St.
Petersburg, FL; Feb. 16, 5:00-6:30 p.m., 6:30-8:00
p.m., Atlanta Ballet, 1400 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta,
GA; Feb. 17, 4:00-5:30 p.m., 5:30-7:00 p.m., NCDT,
800 N. College St., Charlotte, NC; Jan. 20, TBA,
Boston Ballet Center, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, MA;
Mar. 8, 4:00-5:30 p.m., 5:30-7:00 p.m., NCDT, 800 N.
College St., Charlotte, NC. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification: within 3
weeks. Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact:
Darleen Callaghan, NCDT, 800 N. College St.,
Charlotte, NC 28206; 704/940-1920; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ncdance.org.

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Auditions: Feb. 7, NC School of the Arts campus;
Feb. 15, Le Studio, Pasadena, CA; Feb. 16, Westside
Academy of Dance, Santa Monica, CA; Mar. 1,
School of American Ballet, New York, NY; Mar. 2,
Washington Ballet, Washington, D.C.; Mar. 10,
Baltimore School of the Arts, Baltimore, MD; Apr. 12,
May 9, July 11, NC School of the Arts Campus.
Ballet, modern class. Fee: $45. Deadline: July 11.
Notification: varies. Admitting: 50. Contact:
Admissions Office, North Carolina School of the Arts,
1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, NC 27127;
336/770-3290; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ncarts.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA
AT GREENSBORO
Auditions: Apr. 5, for those entering the 2003/2004
school year, Nov. (date TBA for those entering in
2004/2005), Univ. of North Carolina. Ballet, modern,
improvisation, interview, writing about dance.
Pre-apply. Notification: 2 weeks after audition.
Contact: Caitlin Medlock, Univ. of North Carolina
Dance Dept., 323 Health and Human Performance
Building, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC 27402;
336/334-5955; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.uncg.edu/dce.

OHIO

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Mar. 1, Apr. 5, Kent State Univ., MACC
Annex Dance Studio 221. Ballet, modern,
improvisation, prepared solo, jazz class. Pre-apply.
Deadline: 2 wks. before audition date. Notification:
within 2 weeks. Contact: Andrea Shearer, Kent State
Univ., 266 MACC Annex, Kent, OH 44242;
330/672-2069; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dance.kent.edu.

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Oct. 25, Ohio State Univ., Sullivant Hall.
Ballet, modern, African-based class. Pre-apply.
Notification: 1-2 weeks after audition. Admitting: 25
undergraduates. Contact: Misty Kerns, OSU Dept. of
Dance, Sullivant Hall, 1813 N. High St., Columbus,
OH 43210; 614/292-7977; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dance.ohio-state.

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI
Auditions: Jan. 18, Feb. 15, Mar. 15, College
Conservatory of Music at UC, Patricia Corbett
Pavilion-Dance Dept. Ballet, modern, pointe class.
Bring: dance photo. Pre-apply. Deadline: 4 wks. prior
to audition. Notification: 3 weeks after audition.
Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Dee Macke,
UC, College Conservatory of Music-Dance Division,
P.O. Box 210003, Cincinnati, OH 45221;
513/556-2700; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ccm.uc.edu.

WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Jan. 16, Feb. 20, Apr. 24, Wright State Univ.
Dept. of Theatre, Dance & Motion Pictures, Rm
T148. Ballet, modern, jazz class. Bring: resume,
dance photo, high school transcript & BFA
admission/scholarship application. Pre-apply.
Deadline: 2 wks. prior to selected date. Notification: 2
weeks after audition. Admitting: 4045 undergraduates.
Contact: Victoria Oleen, WSU-Dept. of Theatre,
Dance & Motion Pictures, 3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy.,
Dayton, OH 45435; 937/775-3072; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.wright.edu.

OKLAHOMA

MODERN REPERTORY DANCE THEATRE,
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
Auditions: By appointment. Modern class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Pre-apply. Notification: within
3 weeks of audition. Admitting: 20 undergraduates, 5
graduates. Contact: Kathy Young, Univ. of Oklahoma,
601 Elm Ave., Rm. 429, Norman, OK 73019; 405/325-4051;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ou.edu/finearts. Number of dancers: 15-25.
Number of performances: 15-20.

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Mar. 29, 8:30 a.m., Kirkpatrick Fine Arts
Center, Oklahoma City Univ. Ballet, jazz, tap class.
Fee: $22. Deadline: Mar. 8. Notification: within 2
weeks. Admitting: 60 undergraduates. Contact:
Angela Do, OCU, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma
City, OK 73106; 405/521-5322; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.okcu.edu/dance_amgt.

OKLAHOMA FESTIVAL BALLET, UNIVERSITY
OF OKLAHOMA
Auditions: By appointment. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Pre-apply. Notification: within
3 weeks of audition. Admitting: 25 undergraduates, 5
graduates. Contact: Kathy Young, Univ. of Oklahoma,
601 Elm Ave., Rm 429, Norman, OK 73019-3110;
405/325-4051; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ou.edu/finearts. Number of dancers: 30-40.
Number of performances: 20-30.

PENNSYLVANIA

DESALES UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Jan. 18, 20-24, by appointment. Ballet,
modern, prepared solo, interview. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Pre-apply. Notification: Feb. 15.
Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Vincent
Brosseau, DeSales Univ. Dance Program, 2755
Station Ave., Center Valley, PA 18034;
610/282-1100 x1323; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.desales.edu.
Number of performances: 15.

MERCYHURST COLLEGE
Auditions: Feb. 14, Mar. 21, Mar. 31,Apr. 11,
Mercyhurst College. Call 800/825-1926 x3125 for off-campus
dates. Ballet, modern, pointe class. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification:
2-3 weeks. Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact:
Tauna Hunter, Mercyhurst College Dance Dept.,
501 E. 38th St., Erie, PA 16546; 814/824-2256;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.mercyhurst.edu.

SLIPPERY ROCK UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Mar. 3, Apr. 7, Slippery Rock Univ. Ballet,
modern, interview. Bring: head shot, dance photo,
narrative, call for details. Pre-apply. Deadline: 2 wks.
prior. Notification: end of Apr. Admitting: 15
undergraduates. Contact: Nora Ambrosio, Dance
Dept. Slippery Rock Univ, Slippery Rock, PA 16057;
724/738-2036; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.sru.edu.

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
Auditions: BFA: Feb. 28 & Mar. 28, Dept. of Dance,
Temple Univ., Philadelphia, PA.; MPA/Ed.M/Ph.D:
Feb. 7 & Mar. 21, Temple Univ. Ballet, modern,
prepared solo. Pre-apply. Deadline: call for details.
Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Admitting: 40
undergraduates. Contact: Vanessa Lehr, TU, 309
Vivacqua Hall, Philadelphia, PA 19119; 215/204-5169;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.temple.edu/music/dance.

SOUTH CAROLINA

COKER COLLEGE
Auditions: Feb. 7, Apr. 4 & 13, June 9-13, Coker
College. Ballet, modern class. Bring: resume. Fee:
$10 (Apr. 13 only). Notification: acceptance 1 week,
scholarships Sept. 5. Contact: Wanda K.W. Ebright,
Coker College, 300 E. College Ave., Hartsville, SC
29550; 843/383-8067; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.coker.edu.

TEXAS

KILGORE COLLEGE
Auditions: Apr. 12, 2:00 p.m., Kilgore College,
Physical Education Complex, PE 106. Ballet,
modern, jazz class. Bring: resume. Admitting: 75
undergraduates. Contact: Cathy Beckman, Kilgore
College, 1100 Broadway, Kilgore, TX 75662;
903/9834633; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.kilgore.edu.

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 7, Chicago, IL; Feb. 8, New York, NY;
Feb. 9, Washington, D.C.; Feb. 15, San Francisco,
CA; Feb. 16, Los Angeles, CA; Feb. 17, Las Vegas,
NV; Feb. 23, Boston, MA. Ballet, modern, jazz class.
Bring: resume, head shot. Pre-apply. Notification: 2-3
weeks following audition. Contact: Marci Hall, SMU,
P.O. Box 750356, Dallas, TX 75275; 214/768-2718;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.meadows.smu.edu.

TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, modern, pointe
class. Pre-apply. Deadline: varies. Notification: within
2 weeks. Admitting: 25-30. Contact: Ellen Page
Shelton, TCU Box 297910, Fort Worth, TX 76129;
817/257-7515; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.tcu.edu/FineArts.

UTAH

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH-BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 8. Ballet class. Bring: resume, dance
photo, application forms obtained from department.
Pre-apply. Fee: $25. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification:
upon admittance to the University of Utah and
completion of audition class. Admitting: 60
undergraduates, 10 graduates. Contact: Valerie S.
Horton, Dept. of Ballet, 330 S. 1500 E,
Rm. 112, Salt Lake City, UT 84112; 801/581-8231;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ballet.utah.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF UTAH-MODERN
Auditions: Jan. 25, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (undergraduate),
Mar. 14, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (graduate scholarship),
Apr. 5, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (undergraduate &
transfer), Apr. 11, 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. (graduate), Aug.
18, 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (undergraduate & transfer),
Marriot Center for Dance, Univ. of Utah. Ballet,
modern, improvisation, prepared solo, see Web site for
details. Bring: see Web site. Pre-apply. Deadline:
1 wk. prior to audition. Notification: 1 month.
Admitting: 30-35 undergraduates, 8-12 graduates.
Contact: Margo Becker, Univ. of Utah, Dept. of
Modern Dance, 330 S. 1500 E, Rm. 106, Salt Lake
City, UT 84112; 801/581-7327; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.dance.utah.edu.

VIRGINIA

GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Feb. 7, 22, Apr. 4, GMU Dance Dept.
Ballet, modern, improvisation class. Pre-apply.
Deadline: by audition date. Notification: within 2
weeks. Admitting: 20 undergraduates. Contact: Sally
Wall, GMU Dance Dept., MS 3D4, 4400 University
Blvd., Fairfax, VA 22030; 703/993-1114;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dance.gmu.edu.

NATIONAL DANCE ASSOCIATION
Auditions: by video and application, accepted by
GALA committee. Pre-apply. Deadline: TBA.
Contact: Dance Vice-President Elect, Southern
District, NDA, 1900 Association Dr., Reston, VA
20191; 703/476-3421; [e-mail];
www.aahperd.org/nda.

SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY
Auditions: Jan. 24, Feb. 22, Mar. 28, Shenandoah
Univ. Ballet, modern, prepared solo, jazz class. Bring:
head shot, dance photo. Fee: $30. Deadline: 1 wk.
before audition. Notification: 3 weeks after audition.
Admitting: 20 undergraduates, 5 graduates. Contact:
Margie Sobczynski, Shenandoah Univ., 1460
University Dr., Winchester, VA 22601; 800/432-2266;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail]; www.su.edu.

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
Auditions: Sept. 6, Univ. of Richmond, Modlid Center
for the Arts. Admitting: 800 undergraduates. Contact:
Myra Daleng, Univ. of Richmond, Modlid Center for
the Arts, Richmond, VA 23173; 804/289-8314;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.richmond.edu.

WASHINGTON

CORNISH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Auditions: Feb. 2, Riverside, CA; Feb. 5, Minneapolis,
MN; Feb. 7, Chicago, IL; Feb. 17, Seattle, WA; Mar.
9, San Francisco, CA. Ballet, modern class. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Feb. 1. Notification: Mar. 15. Admitting: 30.
Contact: Admissions Office, CSA, 710 E. Roy, Seattle,
WA 98102; 1-800-726-ARTS; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.cornish.edu.

WISCONSIN

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN,
STEVENS POINT
Auditions: Feb. 21, 28, Mar. 7, 9:30 a.m., Univ. of
Wisconsin, Health Enhancement Center, Room 154.
Ballet, prepared solo, jazz, tap, interview. Bring:
resume, dance photo, application packet. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Feb. 14. Notification: within 2 weeks of last
audition. Admitting: 12-13 undergraduates. Contact:
Prof. Joan Karlan, Univ. of Wisconsin, Dept. of
Theatre & Dance, Stevens Point, WI 54481; 715/346-4584;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.uwsp.edu/theatre-dance/dance.

CANADA

UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY
Auditions: Apr. 25-26, Univ. of Calgary. Ballet, modern,
improvisation. Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 1.
Notification: May 15. Admitting: 25 undergraduates.
Contact: Jennica Hearn, Univ. of Calgary, CHD 520,
2500 University Dr. NW, Calgary, AB T2N 1N4,
Canada; 403/210-9873; [e-mail];
www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/departments/dance

ENGLAND

BPA IN CONTEMPORARY DANCE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, prepared solo,
contemporary class. Deadline: May. Notification:
immediate. Admitting: 50 undergraduates. Contact:
Ann Miller, Northern School of Contemporary
Dance, 98 Chapeltown Rd., Leeds, England LS7
4BH; 44 0113 219 3000; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.nscd.ac.uk.

LABAN
Auditions: at intervals throughout Feb.-May. Ballet,
improvisation, interview. Deadline: Mar. Notification:
by post. Contact: Head of Admissions, Laban,
Creekside, London, England SE8 3D2;
020 8691 8600; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.laban.org.

LONDON CONTEMPORARY DANCE
SCHOOL AT THE PLACE
Auditions: see Web site. Ballet, modern, partnering,
improvisation, prepared solo. Bring: head shot,
application form. Pre-apply. Fee: $30 (UK). Deadline:
Mar. 31. Notification: within 2 weeks. Admitting: 60
undergraduates, 20 graduates. Contact: Admissions
Officer, LCDS, 16 Flaxman Terrace, London,
England WC1H 9PY; 44 0 207 387 0152;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.theplace.org.uk.

NETHERLANDS

ROTTERDANSE DANSACADEMIE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, modern, prepared
solo class. Pre-apply. Fee: 25. Contact: Dance Desh,
Kruisplein 26, Rotterdam 3012, Netherlands;
31 010 217 11 00; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.hmd.nl.

TRAINING
UNITED STATES

ALABAMA

ALABAMA SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS
Auditions: Feb. 1, Mar. 1, 10:00-11:30 a.m., ASFA.
Ballet class. Admitting: 60. Contact: Therese Laeger,
ASFA, 1800 8th Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35203;
205/252-9241; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.asfa.k12.al.us.

CALIFORNIA

CHANNEL ISLANDS BALLET
Auditions: call for appointment. Ballet class. Bring:
resume, head shot, dance photo. Hiring full-time:
2 women, 2 men; apprentices: 2 women, 2 men.
Contact: Harald Kern, CIB, P.O. Box 6395, Oxnard,
CA 93031; 805/384-8558; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ciballet.org. Starting pay:
$550. Number of performances: 20. Weeks of work:
30. Provides: health insurance, shoes, dental, vision.

CONTRA COSTA BALLET CENTRE
Auditions: Feb. 23, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Westside Ballet
School, 711 Stewart St., Santa Monica, CA; Mar. 2,
3:00-5:00 p.m., Spector Dance, 3343 Davis Dr.,
Marina, CA; Mar. 23, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Contra Costa
Ballet Centre. Ballet class. Bring: dance photo. Fee:
$15. Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Admitting:
50. Contact: Sue Mower, Contra Costa Ballet Centre,
2040 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek, CA 94596;
925/935-7984; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.contracostaballet.org.

LILY CAI CHINESE DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: Feb. 18, 20, 25, 27, Dance Mission
Theatre, 3316 24th St., Studio 3, San Francisco, CA.
Improvisation, prepared solo. Bring: resume, head
shot. Hiring part-time: 10 women; apprentices: 10
women. Notification: Mar. 3. Contact: Ann Lin, Lily
Cai Chinese Dance Company, Fort Mason Center,
Bldg. C, Ste. 353, San Francisco, CA 94123;
415/474-4829; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ccpsf.org.

ORANGE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
OF THE ARTS
Auditions: Mar. 17-18 and Apr. 21-22, OCHSA, Rm.
110. Ballet, jazz, tap class. Bring: resume, dance
photo, school transcript. Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 1.
Notification: May. Admitting: TBA. Contact: Nancy
Egan, Orange County High School of the Arts, 1010
N. Main St., Santa Ana, CA 92701; 714/560-0900;
fax: [phone]; www.ocsarts.net.

SAN FRANCISCO BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Jan. 18, 4:00 p.m. (ages 13-15), 5:30 p.m.
(16-18), Boston Ballet, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, MA;
Jan. 20, 1:00 p.m. (girls 13-15), 3:00 p.m. (girls 16-18),
5:00 p.m. (all boys), School of American Ballet, 70
Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY; Jan. 21, 6:30
p.m. (ages 13-14), 7:30 p.m. (ages 15-18), The Kirov
Academy, 4301 Harewood Rd. NE, Washington,
D.C.; Jan. 22, 6:30 p.m. (ages 13-14), 7:30 p.m. (ages
15-18), North Carolina Dance Theatre, 800 College
St., Charlotte, NC; Jan. 24, 6:30 p.m. (ages 13-15),
7:30 p.m. (ages 16-18), Miami City Ballet, 2200
Liberty Ave., Miami, FL; Jan. 25, 4:00 p.m. (ages 13-15),
5:30 p.m. (ages 16-18), Chamberlain Ballet
School, 3003 W. 15th St., Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Jan.
31, 6:30 p.m. (ages 13-14), 7:30 p.m. (ages 15-18),
Ballet West Academy, 237 S. State St., Salt Lake City,
UT; Feb. 2, 1:00 p.m. (ages 13-14), 3:00 p.m. (age 15-18),
Pacific Northwest Ballet School, 301 Mercer St.,
Seattle, WA; Feb. 3, 7:00 p.m. (ages 13-14), 8:00 p.m.
(ages 15-18), Pacific Artists Dance Center, 6250 SW
Capitol Hwy., Portland, OR; Feb. 8, 1:30 p.m. (girls
13-14), 3:30 p.m. (girls 15-18), 5:30 p.m. (all boys),
San Francisco Ballet School, 455 Franklin St., San
Francisco, CA; Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m. (ages 13-14), 3:30
p.m. (ages 15-18), Cincinnati Ballet, 1555 Central
Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH; Feb. 16, 1:00 p.m. (ages 13-14),
2:00 p.m. (ages 15-18), Ballet Arts, 528 Hennepin
Ave., #203, Minneapolis, MN. Ballet class. Bring:
head shot. Fee: $20. Notification: Feb. 17. Contact:
Lisa Claybaugh, San Francisco Ballet School,
455 Franklin St., San Francisco, CA 94102;
415/553-4642; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.sfballet.org/school.

DELAWARE

MID-ATLANTIC BALLET
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: dance photo. Notification: within 6 weeks of
audition. Admitting: 50. Contact: Sara Taylor Warner,
Mid-Atlantic Ballet, P.O. Box 161, Newark, DE
19715; 302/266-6362; [e-mail];
www.midaflanticballet.org. Provides:
choreographic opportunities.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

THE WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Metropolitan Ballet
Theatre, Atlanta, GA; Jan. 25, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Boston
Ballet, Boston, MA; Jan. 26, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Feb. 8,
2:00-5:00 p.m., The Rock School, Philadelphia, PA;
Feb. 16, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Studio of Dance, Gilbert
Rome, Houston, TX; Mar. 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m., The
Ailey School, New York, NY; Mar. 8, 1:00-3:30 p.m.
(ages 10-12), 3:00-5:30 p.m. (ages 13-14), The
Washington School of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave.
NW, Washington, D.C.; Mar. 9, 1:00-3:45 p.m. (ages
15+), The Washington School of Ballet. Ballet class.
Bring: dance photo. Fee: $20. Contact: Hilary Jones,
Washington Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C. 20016; 202/3623606;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.washingtonballet.org.

ILLINOIS

ILLINOIS BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Mar. 19 and ongoing, Academy of Dance
Arts. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot,
dance photo. Admitting apprentices: 5 women,
2 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 15. Notification:
immediate. Company positions also available.
Contact: Sherry Moray, Illinois Ballet Theatre, 1524
Centre Circle, Downers Grove, IL 60515;
630/495-4940; fax: [phone];
www.theacademy-IBT.com. Annual budget: $60,000.
Number of dancers: 25. Number of performances: 4.
Weeks of work: 32.

SCHOOL OF BALLET CHICAGO
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: resume, head shot. Contact: Patricia Blair,
School of Ballet Chicago, 218 S. Wabash, 3rd Fl.,
Chicago, IL 60604; 312/251-8838; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.balletchicago.org.

MARYLAND

BALTIMORE YOUTH BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 18, 25, 1:30 p.m., Ballet Academy of
Baltimore. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, dance
photo. Fee: $15. Deadline: Jan. 10. Notification:
1 week after audition. Admitting: 20. Contact:
Elysabeth Catbas, BYB, 1500 Serpentine Rd.,
Baltimore, MD 21209; 410/337-7974;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.baltimoreballet.com. Number of dancers: 10.
Number of performances: 5.

MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: ongoing, call for details. Ballet, pointe class.
Pre-apply. Fee: $15. Notification: within 1 week.
Contact: School Administrator, BBS, 19 Clarendon St.,
Boston, MA 02116; 617/456-6264; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.bostonballet.org.

MICHIGAN

INTERLOCHEN CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Auditions: Jan. 19, 2:00-4:30 p.m., Geiger Classic
Ballet, 782 Denison Ct., Bloomfield Hills, MI; Jan. 24,
5:30-8:00 p.m., Cornish College, 610 E. Roy St.,
Seattle, WA; Jan. 25, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Louisville Ballet,
Louisville, KY; Jan. 25, 2:30-5:00 p.m., Interlochen
Center for the Arts. Ballet, modern, pointe class.
Bring: dance photo. Fee: $10. Notification: after Mar.
15. Contact: Sharon Randolph, Interlochen Center
for the Arts, P.O. Box 199, Interlochen, MI 49643;
231/276-7499; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.interlochen.org.
Number of dancers: 40-48.
Number of performances: 5-10.

MINNESOTA

BALLET ARTS MINNESOTA
Auditions: Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m., June 13, 9:30 a.m.,
Ballet Arts Minnesota. Ballet, pointe class.
Notification: immediately. Admitting: 12-16. Contact:
Bonnie Mathis, Springboard Dance Apprentice
Program, 528 Hennepin Ave., Ste. 203, Minneapolis,
MN 55403; 612/340-1071; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.balletartsminnesota.org.

HAUSER DANCE
Auditions: June 14, Hauser Dance. Modern,
improvisation. Bring: resume. Fee: $15. Deadline:
Mar. 1. Notification: July 1. Admitting: 15 training.
Contact: Heidi Hauser Jasmin, Hauser Dance, 1940
Hennepin Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403; 612/871-9077;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail].

NEVADA

ACADEMY OF NEVADA BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo. Fee: $10.
Notification: Apr. Contact: Kris Mayeshiro, ANBT,
1651 Inner Circle, Las Vegas, NV 89134;
702/243-2623; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.nevadaballet.org

NEW YORK

THE ALLEY SCHOOL
Auditions: Jan. 18, 10:00 a.m., Houston H.S. for
Performing and Visual Arts, 4001 Sanford, Houston,
TX; Jan. 30, 3:30 p.m., Spelman College, 350
Spelman Lane SW, Atlanta, GA; Feb. 1, 10:00 a.m.,
NOCCA, 2800 Charters St., New Orleans, LA; Feb.
15, 10:00 a.m., Debbie Allen Dance Academy, 3623
Hayden Ave., Culver City, CA; Feb. 21, 1:00 p.m.,
Pinellas County Center for the Arts, Gibbs H.S., 850
34th St., St. Petersburg, FL; Feb. 22, 10:00 a.m., New
World School of the Arts Dance Division, 25 NE 2nd
St., Fl. 8, Rm. 5808, Miami, FL; Mar. 2, 3:00 p.m.,
Berkeley Ballet Theater, 2640 College Ave., Berkeley,
CA; Apr. 6, 12:00 p.m., Chicago Academy for the Arts,
1010 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL; Apr. 11, 3:00
p.m., Duke Ellington School of the Arts, 3500 R St.
NW, Washington, D.C.; Apr. 26, 3:00 p.m., Jeanette
Neill Dance Studio, 261 Friend St., Fl. 5, Boston, MA.
Modern class. Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact:
Jeanne Ruggeri, The Ailey School, 211 W. 61 St.,
New York, NY 10023; 212/767-0590 x510;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.alvinailey.org.

AMERICAN THEATER DANCE
Auditions: Feb. 2, 12:00 p.m., Trisha Brown Dance
Studios, 625 W. 55th St., Fl. 2, New York, NY; Mar. 1,
4:30 p.m., American Theater Dance Workshop
Studios, 999 Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park, New York.
Ballet, improvisation, theater dance, jazz class. Fee:
$20. Notification: Within 2 weeks after audition.
Contact: Madeline Dempster, ATD, P.O. Box 824,
Locust Valley, NY 11560; 516/628-1701;
fax: [phone]; maddance [e-mail];
www.americantheaterdance.com.

BRIANSKY SARATOGA BALLET CENTER
Auditions: see Web site. Ballet, pointe class. Bring:
dance photo. Notification: after audition. Admitting:
120. Contact: Oleg Briansky, BSBC, 220 W. 93 St.,
New York, NY 10025; 212/799-0341; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.briansky.org.

JENNIFER MULLER/THE WORKS
Auditions: Feb.; call for appointment, The Works
Studio. Modern class. Pre-apply. Admitting: 10.
Contact: Stephanie Tack, Jennifer Muller/The Works,
131 W. 24th St., #4, New York, NY 10011;
212/691-3803; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]. Number of dancers: 10.
Number of performances: varies.

LUCY MOSES SCHOOL AT
KAUFMAN CENTER
Auditions: June 15, 3:00 p.m., Kaufman Center,
partial scholarships awarded to ages 6-17 (no prior
dance training needed). Students with prior training
can audition for the school's ballet company. Contact
for details. Pre-apply. Contact: Education Office,
Kaufman Center, 129 W. 67 St., New York, NY 10023;
212/501-3360; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.ekcc.org.
Number of performances: 1-3.

MARY ANTHONY DANCE STUDIO
& THEATRE
Auditions: first Monday of each month, Mary Anthony
Dance Studio. Modern, improvisation. Bring: resume.
Notification: first Friday of each month. Admitting: 10.
Contact: Mary Anthony, Mary Anthony Dance Studio
& Theatre, 736 Broadway, Fl. 7, New York, NY 10063;
212/674-8191; [e-mail]; www.madt.org.

STEPS ON BROADWAY WORK/STUDY
Auditions: 2nd week of every month, Steps on
Broadway, 2121 Broadway, New York, NY. Ballet, jazz
class. Hiring part-time: 10 women, 10 men.
Notification: end of audition week. Contact: Jill
Harrison, Steps on Broadway, 2121 Broadway, New
York, NY 10023; 212/874-2410; fax: [phone];
www.stepsnyc.com. Number of dancers: 8. Number
of performances: 4.

OHIO

BUDIG ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI BALLET
Auditions: Please see Summer Study listing. Ballet,
pointe class. Fee: $15. Notification: May 1. Contact:
Elizabeth Norment, Budwig Academy of Cincinnati
Ballet, 1555 Central Pkwy., Cincinnati, OH 45214;
513/621-5219 x133; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.cincinnatiballet.com.

DAYTON BALLET II JUNIOR & SENIOR
PRE-PROFESSIONAL COMPANY
Auditions: May 16, 4:30 p.m. (ages 10-14), 6:00 p.m.
(ages 14+), Dayton Ballet School. Ballet, pointe class.
Notification: within 1 week. Contact: Carol Jean
Heller, DB, 140 N. Main St., Dayton, OH 45402;
937/223-1542; [e-mail];
www.daytonballet.org.

DAYTON CONTEMPORARY DANCE
COMPANY
Auditions: July 20, Dayton Contemporary Dance
Studios. Ballet, modern, partnering, improvisation.
Bring: resume, head shot, dance photo, full-body
photo. Hiring part-time. Fee: $10. Notification: July
28. Contact: Shonna Hickman-Matlock, DCDC, 126
N. Main St., Ste. 240, Dayton, OH 45402; 937/228-3232;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dcdc.org. Number of dancers: 16-24. Number
of performances: 75-125.

OREGON

LYNN MARCHANT ANNUAL FULL
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
Auditions: By mail or appointment before June 30.
Studio is located at 8101 Hwy. 99W. Ballet, pointe,
partnering, prepared solo, phone interview. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Pre-apply. Notification: within
2 weeks. Contact: Lynn Marchant, Marchant Ballet,
P.O. Box 793, McMinnville, OR 97128; 503/4724573;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.marchantballet.com.

MEDFORD CIVIC BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 15, Medford Civic Ballet, or submit
video. Ballet, partnering class. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo, recommendation. Admitting: 5-6.
Contact: Mary Cowden Snyder, MCB, 9 Hawthorne
St, Medford, OR 97504; 541/772-1362;
[e-mail].

SOUTH CAROLINA

ROBERT IVEY BALLET
Auditions: Sept. 13, Charleston Dance Studio, 1910
Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC. Ballet, jazz.
Notification: same day. Admitting: 20. Contact:
Robert Ivey, RIB, 1910 Savannah Hwy., Charleston,
SC 29407; 843/556-1343; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.home.mindspfing.com/~ribart. Number of
dancers: 30+. Number of performances: 8+. Provides:
free classes.

WASHINGTON

PACIFIC NORTHWEST BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Jan. 18, 12:30 p.m. (ages 12-13). 2:00 p.m.
(ages 14-15), 3:30 p.m. (ages 16-18), Dallas
Metropolitan Ballet, 6815 Hillcrest Ave., Dallas, TX;
Jan. 19, 4:00 p.m., Kansas City Ballet, 1601 Broadway,
Kansas City, MO; Jan. 24, 6:00 p.m., Atlanta Ballet,
1400 Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA; Jan. 25, 4:00 p.m.,
Gulfshore Ballet, 2155 Andrea La., #C5-6, Ft. Meyers,
FL; Jan. 27, 6:00 p.m., The Harid Conservatory, 2285
Potomac Rd., Boca Raton, FL; Feb. 1, 6:00 p.m.,
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, 2900 Liberty Ave.,
Pittsburgh, PA; Feb. 2, 6:00 p.m., Cary Ballet
Conservatory, 3791 NW Cary Pkwy., Cary, NC; Feb.
8, 2:00 p.m. (ages 12-13), 3:30 p.m. (ages 14-15), 5:00
p.m. (ages 16-18), PNB; Feb. 9, 4:30 p.m., Ballet West
Academy, 237 S. State St., Salt Lake City, UT; Feb.
16, 2:30 p.m. (ages 12-14), 4:00 p.m. (ages 15-16), 5:30
p.m. (ages 17-18), School of American Ballet, 70
Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY; Feb. 17, 6:30
p.m. (ages 12-15), 8:00 p.m. (ages 16.18), Washington
School of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW,
Washington, D.C.; Feb. 23, 4:00 p.m. (ages 12-13),
5:30 p.m. (ages 14-15), 7:00 p.m. (ages 16-18),
San Francisco Ballet, 455 Franklin, San Francisco,
CA; Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m., San Elijo Dance Academy,
1635 S. Rancho Santa Fe Rd., Ste. 203, San Marcos,
CA; Mar. 1, 1:30 p.m. (ages 12-13), 3:00 p.m. (ages 1415),
4:30 p.m. (ages 16-18), Jimmie Defore Dance
Center, 151 Kalmus, Ste. 63, Costa Mesa, CA; Mar. 2,
1:00 p.m. (ages 12-13), 2:30 p.m. (ages 14-15), 4:00
p.m. (ages 16-18), Westside Academy of Dance, 1711
Stewart St., Santa Monica, CA; Mar. 3, 5:30 p.m.,
Ballet Arts, 200 S. Tucson Blvd., Tucson, AZ; Mar. 8,
2:00 p.m. (ages 12-14), 3:30 p.m. (ages 15-18), PNB.
Ballet class. Fee: $20. Notification: 1 month.
Admitting: 250. Contact: Denise Bolstad, PNB,
301 Mercer St., Seattle, WA 98109; 206/441-2435;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail]; www.pnb.org.

WASHINGTON ACADEMY OF
PERFORMING ARTS
Auditions: Mar. 8, Washington Academy of Performing
Arts, or submit video. Ballet, pointe, prepared solo.
Bring: resume, application packet. Pre-apply. Fee:
$50. Deadline: Mar. 1. Admitting: 20. Contact: Julia
Colson, Washington Academy of Performing Arts,
Conservatory High School, 18047 NE 68 St., Ste.
B130, Redmond, WA 98052; 425/883-2214 x209;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.waperformingarts.org.

CANADA

ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Oct.-Dec., dates to be confirmed. Ballet,
pointe class. Pre-apply. Fee: $40 CDN. Notification: 3
weeks. Admitting: 40+. Contact: School Office, Royal
Winnipeg Ballet School, 380 Graham Ave., Winnipeg,
MB R3C 4K2, Canada; 204/956-0183;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.rwbschool.com.

FRANCE

ECOLE SUPERIEURE DE DANSE CANNES
ROSELLA HIGHTOWER
Auditions: Apr. 19-20 (dance studies), Apr. 26-27, (pre-professionals).
Ballet, modern, pointe, improvisation.
Bring: resume, dance photo, file. Pre-apply.
Notification: 1 month later. Contact: Monique
Loudieres, Ecole Superieure de Dance Cannes
Rosella Hightower, 21 Chemin de Faisolle, Cannes
Mougins 06250, France; 0033 0493947980;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.cannesdance.com.

ITALY

HAMYLN SCHOOL OF DANCE
Auditions: May 16, 10:00 a.m., Hamlyn School of
Dance. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: dance photo. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Apr. 30. Notification: following
audition. Admitting: 10 undergraduates, 10 graduates,
15 training. Contact: Ms. N. Santoro, Hamyln School
of Dance, V. Maggio, 7, 50125 Florence, Italy;
39 055 2898 37; fax: [phone];
[e-mail].

SUMMER STUDY
UNITED STATES

ALASKA

FAIRBANKS SUMMER ARTS FESTIVAL
Auditions: July 13, location TBA. Ballet, modern, jazz,
tap class. Notification: same day as audition. Contact:
Sheri Merdes, Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, P.O.
Box 80845, Fairbanks, AK 99708; 907/457-2029;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail]; www.fsaf.com.

CALIFORNIA

CITY BALLET'S SUMMER INTENSIVE
Auditions: Saturdays through May, 11:00 a.m., City
Ballet School, 941 Garnet Ave., alley entrance; or by
videotape. Ballet, pointe class. Pre-apply. Fee: $10.
Deadline: June 1. Notification: end of audition.
Admitting: 50. Contact: Steven Wistrich, CB, P.O.
Box 99072, San Diego, CA 92169; 858/274-6058;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.cityballet.org.

DEBBIE ALLEN DANCE ACADEMY
Auditions: Jan. 24-25, Debbie Allen Dance Academy.
Ballet, modern, jazz, hip-hop, African class. Bring:
dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification: 1 week.
Admitting: 200. Contact: Adrienne Dellas, Debbie
Allen Dance Academy, 3623 Hayden Ave., Culver
City, CA 90232; 310/280-9145; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.godebbieallen.com.

OLGA GEORGIEVNA TARASOVA
Auditions: TBA. Ballet, modern, pointe, partnering,
prepared solo. Bring: resume, references. Hiring full-time:
5 women, 5 men. Notification: Feb. 15. Contact:
Raven Kras, Olga Georgievna Tarasova, 11512 Medina
Ct., El Monte, CA 91731; 310/396-6159. Number of
performances: 2. Weeks of work: 15 days. Provides:
food stipend.

YOUTH AMERICA BALLET
Auditions: visit our Web site for dates, times, and
numerous locations. Contact: Pacific Coast Academy
of Dance, 183 Avenida La Pata, San Clemente, CA
92673; 949/361-9277; fax: [phone];
www.pcadance.com; www.youthamericaballet.com.

COLORADO

ACADEMY OF RUSSIAN BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 22, Academy of Russian Ballet. Ballet,
pointe class. Fee: $20. Contact: Elizabeth Shipiatsky,
Academy of Russian Ballet, 1101 S. Race St., Denver,
CO 80210; 303/733-0528; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.academyofrussianballet.org.

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

THE DANCE INSTITUTE OF WASHINGTON
Auditions: Apr. 4, The Dance Institute of Washington.
Ballet, modern class. Bring: resume, head shot. Pre-apply.
Fee: $20. Notification: Apr. 21. Contact: Kevin
Malone, The Dance Institute of Washington, 128 M
St. NW, Ste. 300, Washington, D.C. 20001; 202/371-9656;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.danceinstitute.org.

FLORIDA

ACADEMY OF BALLET FLORIDA
Auditions: Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-12), 3:00-5:00
p.m. (ages 13-18), Academy of Ballet Florida. Ballet,
pointe class. Fee: $15. Contact: Lois Hammel,
Academy of Ballet Florida, 500 Fern St., W. Palm
Beach, FL 33401; 561/659-1212 x32; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
[e-mail].

BOCA BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet class. Fee: $10.
Deadline: Apr. 25. Contact: Jane Tyree, Boca Ballet
Theatre, 7630-32 NW Sixth Ave., Boca Raton, FL
33487; 561/995-0709; fax: [phone];
www.bocaballet.org.

ORLANDO  BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 25, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Atlanta Ballet; Jan.
26, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Maryland Youth Ballet; Jan. 31,
4:30-6:00 p.m., Armory Learning Arts Center; Feb. 1,
4:30-6:00 p.m., BalletMet Columbus Dance Center;
Feb. 8, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Jacksonville Univ.; Feb. 14,
5:30-7:00 p.m., Texas Christian Univ.; Feb. 15, 1:30-3:00
p.m., Houston Ballet Academy; Feb. 22,
3:00-4:30 p.m., Harid Conservatory; Mar. 1, 4:00-5:30
p.m., Orlando Ballet School; Mar. 8, 3:30-5:00 p.m.,
San Francisco Ballet. Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $15.
Notification: by mail 1-2 weeks after audition.
Contact: Pat Valentine, OB, 1111 N. Orange Ave.,
Orlando, FL 32804; 407/426-1733x11;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.orlandoballet.org.

GEORGIA

ATLANTA BALLET
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class. Fee:
$20. Notification: within 3 weeks. Contact: Regina
Dawson, AB, 1400 W. Peachtree St. NW, Atlanta, GA
30309; 404/873-5811 x310; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.atlantballet.com.

GEORGIA BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Apr. 5, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., The Georgia
Ballet Studios. Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $20.
Notification: Apr. 28. Contact: Gina Hyatt-Mazon,
The Georgia Ballet, 31 Atlanta St., Marietta, GA
30060; 770/425-0258; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.georgiaballet.org.

ROTARU INTERNATIONAL BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Mar. 22, 3:30 p.m., Rotaru International
Ballet School. Ballet class. Fee: $10. Notification: Apr.
1. Contact: Elwynne Rotaru, Rotaru International
Ballet School, 1007 Mansell Rd., Ste. C, Roswell, GA
30076; 770/552-8002; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.rotaruballet.com.

HAWAII

HAWAII STATE BALLET SUMMER SCHOOL
Auditions: May 6-June 9, Hawaii State Ballet. Ballet
class. Hiring part-time: 1 man; apprentices: 2 women,
4 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: May 6. Admitting: 18.
Contact: Hawaii State Ballet, 1418 Kapiolani Blvd,
Honolulu, HI 96814; 808/947-2755;
www.hawaiistateballet.com.

ILLINOIS

PEORIA BALLET
Auditions: Mar. 29, 2:00 p.m., Peoria Ballet. Ballet,
pointe class. Bring: dance photo. Fee: $10. Deadline:
Mar. 15. Contact: Jamie Sanders, Peoria Ballet, 8800
N. Industrial Rd., Peoria, IL 61615; 309/690-7990;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.peoriaballet.com.

SCHOOL OF BALLET CHICAGO
Auditions: Jan. 18, 12:30-2:30 p.m. (ages 11+),
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, 2900 Liberty Ave.,
Pittsburgh, PA; Jan. 19, 1:00 p.m. (registration), 1:30-3:00
p.m. (ages 11-14), 3:00-4:30 p.m. (ages 15+),
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, P.O. Box 1773,
Carlisle, PA; Jan. 19, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 11+), Dallas
Metropolitan Ballet School, 6815 Hillcrest, Dallas,
TX; Jan. 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 11+), Performing
Arts Center, 7932 Haskell Ave., Van Nuys, CA; Jan.
26, 12:30 p.m. (registration), 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ages 11-14),
2:30-4:00 p.m. (ages 15+), School of Ballet
Chicago, 218 S. Wabash, 3rd Fl., Chicago, IL; Jan. 26,
9:00-11:00 a.m., Westside School of Ballet, 1709
Stewart St., Santa Monica, CA; Jan. 26, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
(ages 11+), Channel Islands Ballet Studio, California
State Univ. at Channel Islands, Camarillo, CA; Feb. 1,
2:30 p.m. (registration), 3:00-4:30 p.m. (ages 11-14),
4:30-6:00 p.m. (ages 15+), The Rock School, 1101 S.
Broad St., Philadelphia, PA; Feb. 2, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
(ages 11+), Steps Studio, 2121 Broadway@74th St.,
New York, NY; Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 11 +),
Springer Cultural Center, 301 N. Randolph,
Champaign, IL; Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 11+),
San Francisco Ballet School, 455 Franklin St., San
Francisco, CA; Feb. 15, 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ages 11+),
Dayton Ballet School, 140 N. Main St., Dayton, OH;
Feb. 16, 12:00-2:00 p.m. (ages 11+), Taylor Ballet
Americana, 22805 Goddard Rd., Taylor, MI; Feb. 23,
12:30 p.m. (registration), 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ages 11-14),
2:30-4:00 p.m. (ages 15+), Pacific Northwest Ballet
School, 301 Mercer St., Seattle, WA. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: resume, head shot. Fee: $15.
Notification: within 3 weeks. Contact: Patricia Blair,
School of Ballet Chicago, 218 S. Wabash, 3rd Fl.,
Chicago, IL 60604; 312/251-8838; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.balletchicago.org.

MASSACHUSETTS

BOSTON BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 18, 12:00 p.m., Rose Wagner
Performing Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT; Jan. 19,
1:00 p.m., The Jimmy Defore Dance Studio, Costa
Mesa, CA; Jan. 19, 12:00 p.m., Academy of Colorado
Ballet; Jan. 25, 1:00 p.m., Kirov Academy,
Washington, D.C.; Jan. 25, 2:00 p.m., Pacific
Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA; Jan. 26, 12:00 p.m.,
North Carolina School for the Arts; Jan. 26, 11:00
a.m., San Francisco Ballet; Feb. 1, 2:00 p.m. (ages 12-14),
Boston Ballet; Feb. 2, 12:00 p.m. (ages 15+),
Boston Ballet; Feb. 1, 1:00 p.m., Portland Ballet,
Portland, ME; Feb. 1, 2:30 p.m., Harid Conservatory,
FL; Feb. 2, 4:00 p.m., Orlando Ballet School; Feb. 8,
1:00 p.m., American Dance Center, Overland Park,
KS; Feb. 8, 2:30 p.m., Cincinnati Ballet; Feb. 9, 12:00
p.m., Atlanta Ballet; Feb.9, 1:30 p.m., Pittsburgh Ballet
Theatre; Feb. 15, 2:30 p.m., Univ. of Buffalo, Center
for the Arts. Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $20.
Notification: early-mid Mar. Admitting: 200. Contact:
Carolyn Kingston, BB, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, MA
02116; 617/456-6363; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.bostonballet.org.

THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW-BALLET
PROGRAM
Auditions: Jan. 15-19, International Assoc. of Blacks in
Dance Conference, Washington, D.C., Feb. 23, 1:00-4:00
p.m., San Francisco Dance Center, 26 7th St.,
5th Fl., San Francisco, CA; Mar. 1, 1:00-4:00 p.m.,
Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Ave.,
Brooklyn, NY; Mar. 8, 1:00-4:00 p.m., The Juilliard
School, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY; Mar.
13-16, (high school dance festival attendees only),
Regional High School Dance Festival, Baltimore,
MD. Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $10. Notification:
mailed week of Apr. 14. Admitting: 25. Contact: J.R.
Glover, Jacob's Pillow, P.O. Box 287, Lee, MA 01238;
413/637-1322; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.jacobspillow.org.

THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW-CONTEMPORARY
TRADITIONS
Auditions: Jan. 15-19, International Assoc. of Blacks in
Dance Conference, Washington, D.C.; Jan. 20, TBA,
Washington, D.C.; Jan. 25, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Chicago
Academy for the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago Ave.,
Chicago, IL; Feb. 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m., San Francisco
Dance Center, 26 7th St., 5th Fl., San Francisco, CA;
Mar. 1, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Mark Morris Dance Center, 3
Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY; Mar. 8, 9:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m., The Juilliard School, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza,
New York, NY; Mar. 13-16, Regional High School
Dance Festival, Baltimore, MD. Modern,
improvisation. See Jacob's Pillow Ballet Program for
fee, notification, and contact info.

THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW-CULTURAL
TRADITIONS FROM CENTRAL
AND SOUTHWESTERN AFRICA
Auditions: Jan. 15-19, International Association of
Blacks in Dance Conference, Washington, D.C.;
Jan. 20, TBA, Washington, D.C.; Jan. 25, 4:00-7:00
p.m., Chicago Academy for the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago
Ave., Chicago, IL; Feb. 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m., San
Francisco Dance Center, 26 7th St., 5th Fl., San
Francisco, CA; Mar. 2, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., Mark
Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY;
Mar. 9, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., The Juilliard School, 60
Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY; Mar. 13-16,
Regional High School Dance Festival, Baltimore,
MD. African dance class. See Jacob's Pillow Ballet
Program for fee, notification, and contact info.

THE SCHOOL AT JACOB'S PILLOW-Jazz
PROGRAM
Auditions: Jan. 15-19, International Assoc. of Blacks in
Dance Conference, Washington, D.C.; Jan. 20, TBA,
Washington, D.C.; Jan. 25, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Chicago
Academy for the Arts, 1010 W. Chicago Ave.,
Chicago, IL; Feb. 22, 1:00-4:00 p.m., San Francisco
Dance Center, 26 7th St., 5th Fl., San Francisco, CA;
Mar. 2, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Mark Morris Dance Center, 3
Lafayette Ave., Brooklyn, NY; Mar. 9, 1:00-4:00 p.m.,
The Juilliard School, 60 Lincoln Center Plaza, New
York, NY; Mar. 13-16, Regional High School Dance
Festival, Baltimore, MD. Jazz class. See Jacob's Pillow
Ballet Program for fee, notification, and contact info.

WALNUT HILL SUMMER DANCE
Auditions: Jan. 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Pittsburgh Ballet
Company, Pittsburgh, PA; Jan. 18, 3:00-5:00 p.m.,
Academy of Colorado Ballet, Denver, CO; Jan. 18,
5:00-7:00 p.m., Univ. of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH;
Jan. 19, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Milwaukee Ballet, Milwaukee,
WI; Jan. 20, 2:00-4:00 p.m., Pacific Ballet Academy,
Honolulu, HI; Jan. 20, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN; Jan. 22, 6:00-8:00 p.m.,
Santa Barbara Festival Ballet, Santa Barbara, CA;
Jan. 24, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Washington Ballet,
Washington, D.C.; Jan. 24, 7:00-9:00 p.m., Fort Worth
Dallas Ballet, Fort Worth, TX; Jan. 25, 1:00-3:00 p.m.,
Carolina Ballet, Raleigh, NC; Jan. 26, 1:00-3:00 p.m.,
Memphis Ballet, Memphis, TN; Feb. 1, 2:00-5:00
p.m., Walnut Hill School, Natick, MA; Feb. 2, 2:00-4:00
p.m., Alvin Ailey Studios, New York, NY; Feb. 6,
6:00-8:00 p.m., Univ. of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT;
Feb. 8, 2:00-4:00 p.m., School of Alberta Ballet,
Alberta, Canada Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Ballet School
of Stamford, Stamford, CT; Feb. 9, 10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m., Pacific Northwest Ballet, Seattle, WA; Feb. 10,
6:00-8:00 p.m., Sacramento Ballet, Sacramento, CA.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: dance photo, application.
Fee: $30. Admitting: 70. Contact: Lorie Komlyn,
Walnut Hill Arts, 12 Highland St., Natick, MA 01760;
508/650-5020; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.walnuthillarts.org.

MICHIGAN

BLUE LAKE FINE ARTS CAMP
Auditions: Jan. 17, 6:00-8:00 p.m., Flint Institute of
Music, 1025 E. Kearsley, Flint, MI; Jan. 18, 12:00-2:00
p.m., Wayne State Univ., 3226 Old Main, Detroit, MI;
Jan. 18, 5:00-7:00 p.m., Elizabeth Williams School of
Dance, 128 W. Grand River, Williamston, MI; Jan.
24, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Cynthia Kniffin Dance Academy,
20 W. Main St., Norwalk, OH; Jan. 25, 6:00-7:30 p.m.,
Excellence in Dance, 2315 State Rd., Cuyahoga Falls,
OH; Feb. 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m., Ballet Arts, 200 S. Tucson
Blvd., Tucson, AZ; Feb. 7, 7:30-9:00 p.m., Ballet
Chicago, 218 S. Wabash, 3rd Fl., Chicago, IL; Feb. 8,
1:00-3:00 p.m., Milwaukee Ballet School, 504 W.
National Ave., Milwaukee, WI; Feb. 9, Peoria Ballet,
8800 N. Industrial Rd., Peoria, IL; Feb. 23, 12:00-2:00
p.m., Mid-Atlantic Ballet, 108 E. Main St., Newark,
DE. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: photo in first
arabesque. Fee: $20. Notification: 2 weeks after
audition. Contact: Jefferson Baum, Blue Lake Fine
Arts Camp, 300 E. Crystal Lake Rd., Twin Lake, MI
49457; 800/221-3796; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.bluelake.org.

JOFFREY MIDWEST WORKSHOP
Auditions: call for details. Ballet, pointe class. Fee:
varies by city. Notification: late Feb. Contact: Christi
Lackey, JMW, 1241 E. Kearsley St., Flint, MI 48503;
810/237-7374; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.flintculturalcenter.com.

MINNESOTA

HAUSER DANCE
Auditions: Mar. 22, Hauser Dance. Modern,
improvisation. Bring: head shot. Fee: $15. Deadline:
Mar. 1. Notification: Apr. 1. Admitting: 25. Contact:
Heidi Hauser Jasmin, Hauser Dance, 1940 Hennepin
Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55403; 612/871-9077;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail].

MONTANA

NEW YORK CONNECTION
Auditions: by video, include resume. Ballet, modern,
pointe class. Admitting: 50. Contact: Dana Redding,
New York Connection, 221 E. Main St.,
Bozeman, MT; 406/582-8702; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.montanaballet.com.

NEW JERSEY

BURKLYN BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class. Fee:
$25. Notification: 2 weeks after audition. Admitting:
200. Contact: Angela Whitehill, BBT, P.O. Box 907,
Island Heights, NJ 08732; 732/288-2660; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.burklynballet.com.

MILL BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Feb.-June by appt., Mill Ballet School, 243
N. Union St., Lambertville, NJ. Ballet, pointe,
modern class. Bring: resume, references. Pre-apply.
Fee: $16. Deadline: May 1. Notification: 1 week after
audition. Admitting: 40 training. Contact: Melissa
Roxey, Mill Ballet School, 243 N. Union St.,
Lambertville, NJ 08530; 609/397-7244;
fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.millballetschool.com.

NEW YORK

AJKUN BALLET THEATRE
Auditions: contact the office. Ballet class. Bring:
resume, head shot. Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 10.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Admitting: 20 training,
45 undergraduates, 10 graduates. Contact: Almira
Bubesi, Ajkun Ballet Theatre, 20 Chelsea Rd., New
Rochelle, NY 10805; 814/235-2265; fax: [phone];
[e-mail].

BALLET HISPANICO SUMMER INTENSIVE
Auditions: Mar. 9, 9:30 a.m. (int.), 10:30 a.m. (int./
adv.), 12:30 p.m., (adv.), Ballet Hispanico School.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo; video audition available. Pre-apply. Deadline:
Mar. 1. Notification: May 1. Contact: Delva Haynes,
Ballet Hispanico, 167 W. 89th St., New York, NY
10024; 212/36245710; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.ballethispanico.org.

BROADWAY DANCE CENTER
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Auditions: submit a 2-3 minute video. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Apr. 16. Notification: May 16. Admitting:
45. Contact: Kimberly Harrison, BDC, 221 W. 57 St.,
Fl. 5, New York, NY 10019; 212/582-9304x27;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.broadwaydancecenter.com.

CHAUTAUQUA SCHOOL OF DANCE
Auditions: Jan. 17, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Washington School
of Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington,
D.C.; Jan 18, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Ballet School of
Stamford, 25 Broad St., Stamford, CT; Jan. 18, 6:00-9:00
p.m., Alexander Ballet, 68 E. Four Seasons
Center, St. Louis, MO; Jan. 19, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Ruth
Page Center, 1016 N. Dearborn, Chicago, IL; Jan. 19,
1:00-4:00 p.m., School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln
Center Plaza, New York, NY; Jan. 20, 4:00-7:00 p.m.,
Dance Place, 800 N. College St., Charlotte, NC;
Jan. 20, 4:00-7:00 p.m., Boston Ballet Center, 19
Clarendon St., Boston, MA; Jan. 24, 6:00-9:00 p.m.,
American Academy of Ballet, 479 W. Klein Rd.,
Williamsville, NY; Feb. 7, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Pittsburgh
Ballet Theatre, 2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA; Feb.
8, 6:00-9:00 p.m., Nan Klinger Excellence in Dance,
2315 State Rd., Cuyahoga Falls, OH; Feb. 9, 2:00-5:00
p.m., Univ. of Cincinnati, Corbett Center for
Performing Arts, Cincinnati, OH; Feb. 14, 5:30-8:30
p.m., Harid Conservatory, 2285 Potomac Rd., Boca
Raton, FL; Feb. 15, 3:00-6:00 p.m., Judith Lee
Johnson School of Ballet, 2033 54th Ave. N., St.
Petersburg, FL; Feb. 16, 5:00-8:00 p.m., Atlanta Ballet,
1400 W. Peachtree St., Atlanta, GA. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: dance photo. Pre-apply. Fee: $15.
Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification: Mar. 1. Contact: Anne
Jackson, Chautauqua School of Dance, P.O. Box
1098, Dept. FS, Chautauqua, NY 14722;
716/357-6233; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.dance.ciweb.org.

EGLEVSKY BALLET WORKSHOP
Auditions: Feb. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., American Theater
Dance Workshop Studios. Call for directions. Ballet,
ages 9+. Fee: $20. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Fleur Israel, Eglevsky Ballet Workshop,
Herricks Rd., New Hyde Park, NY 11040; 516/746-1115;
fax: [phone]; www.eglevskyballet.com.

EXTREME BALLET 2003
Auditions: by videotape. Ballet, pointe class. Pre-apply.
Fee: $35. Deadline: Mar. 1. Notification: within
2 weeks. Admitting: 32. Contact: Kaatsbaan
International Dance Center, P.O. Box 482, Tivoli, NY
12583; 845/757-5106; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.kaatsbaan.org.

STUDIO MAESTRO SUMMER INTENSIVE
Auditions: Feb. 23, Studio Maestro. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: head shot, dance photo. Fee: $20.
Notification: Mar. 23. Contact: Studio Maestro, 48 W.
68 St., New York, NY 10023; 212/787-1178;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail].

TAP CITY ADULT, TEEN, AND YOUTH
SCHOLARSHIPS
Auditions: by video submission only. Send picture and
bio. Prepared solo. Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 15.
Admitting: 4. Contact: Administration, NYC Tap
Festival, 33 Little W. 12th St. #105B, New York, NY
10014; 646/230-9564; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.NYCTapFestival.com.

YOUNG DANCEMAKERS COMPANY
Auditions: Mar. 8, Fieldston School; Mar. 15,
callbacks. Modern, improvisation, prepared solo.
Pre-apply. Deadline: Mar. 8. Notification: Apr.
Admitting: 16 NYC public high school students.
Contact: Alice Teitstein or Susan Dratel, YDC,
Fieldston School Fieldston Rd., Bronx, NY 10471;
718/329-7250; fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ecfs.org/relatedprograms/youngdancemakers.

NORTH CAROLINA

AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL
Auditions: Mar. 8, Chicago, IL; Mar. 12, Raleigh, NC;
Mar. 15, Seattle, WA; Mar. 15, Plymouth, NH; Mar.
16, San Francisco, CA; Mar. 16, Miami, FL; Mar. 29,
Anstin, TX; Mar. 30, Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX; Apr. 5,
New York, NY; Apr. 6, Durham, NC. Modern, must
present 1-1/2 minute prepared solo. Notification: Apr.
15. Contact: Sarah Tondu, ADF, Box 90772, Durham,
NC 27708; 919/684-6402; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.americandancefestival.org.

NORTH CAROLINA DANCE
THEATRE/DANCE PLACE
Auditions: See Education listing. Ballet, pointe class.
Bring: dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification: within 3
weeks. Contact: Darleen Callaghan, NCDT, 800 N.
College St, Charlotte, NC 28206; 704/940-1920;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ncdance.org.

NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Auditions: See Education listing. Ballet, modern class.
Fee: $15. Deadline: May 16. Notification: varies.
Admitting: 200. Contact: Admissions Office, North
Carolina School of the Arts, 1533 S. Main St.,
Winston-Salem, NC 27127; 336/770-3290;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.ncarts.edu.

OHIO

BALLETMET
Auditions: Jan. 18, 2:30-4:00 p.m., Harid Conservatory,
2285 Potomac Rd., Boca Raton, FL; Jan. 19, 1:30-3:30
p.m., Cary Ballet Conservatory, Cary, NC; Feb. 1,
1:30-3:00 p.m., San Francisco Ballet School, 455
Franklin St., San Francisco, CA; Feb. 2, 2:30-4:00
p.m., Jimmy Defore Dance Studios, 151 Kalmus, Ste.
63, Costa Mesa, CA; Feb. 8, 2:30-4:00 p.m., Lou
Conte Dance Studio, Chicago, IL; Feb. 8, 2:30-4:00
p.m., The Stage Theatre Stage Door, Cleveland, OH;
Feb. 9, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ages 12-14), 2:30-4:00 p.m.
(ages 15-18), BalletMet Dance Academy, Columbus,
OH; Feb. 15, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Univ. of Utah Dept. of
Ballet, Salt Lake City, UT; Feb. 16, 1:30-3:00 p.m.,
Kansas City Ballet, Kansas, MO; Feb. 23, 1:30-3:00
p.m., Butler Univ.-Jordan College of Fine Arts, Lilly
Hall, Indianapolis, IN; Mar. 2, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ages 12-14),
2:30-4:00 p.m. (ages 15-18), BalletMet Dance
Academy. Ballet, pointe, partnering class. Bring:
dance photo. Fee: $15. Notification: within 1 month.
Contact: Diane Faulk, BalletMet, 322 Mt. Vernon
Ave., Columbus, OH 43215; 614/229-4860;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.balletmet.org.

BUDIG ACADEMY OF CINCINNATI BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 2,5, Indianapolis, IN; Feb. 1, Louisville,
KY; Feb. 8, Chicago, IL; Feb. 22, Columbus, OH;
Mar. 1 Cincinnati, OH; Mar. 22, Lexington, KY.
Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $15. Notification: May 1.
Contact: Elizabeth Norment, 1555 Central Pkwy,
Cincinnati, OH 45214; 513/621-5219x133;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.cincinnatiballet.com.

PENNSYLVANIA

BODIOGRAPHY SUMMER INTENSIVE
Auditions: Feb. 22, 9:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., Bodiography.
Video auditions accepted. Ballet, modern class. Bring:
pointe shoes. Fee: $15. Deadline: Feb. 1. Notification:
1 week. Contact: Maria Caruso, Bodiography Center
for Movement, 5824 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PA
15217; 412/521-6094; fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.bodiographycbc.com.

GWENDOLYN BYE DANCE CENTER
Auditions: Feb.-Apr. 3 by appointment. Ballet,
modern, pointe class. Notification: 2 weeks after
appointment. Admitting: 40. Contact: Gwendolyn
Bye, Gwendolyn Bye Dance Ctr., 3611 Lancaster
Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19104; 215/222-7633;
[e-mail]; www.gbyedance.com.

PITTSBURGH BALLET THEATRE SCHOOL
Auditions: Feb. 8, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre. Ballet,
pointe class. Fee: $20. Notification: Mar. 15.
Admitting: 120. Contact: Kathleen Marusko, PBT,
2900 Liberty Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15201;
412/281-6727; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.pbt.org.

THE ROCK SCHOOL
Auditions: Jan. 18, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (ages 9-12), 4:30-6:30
p.m. (ages 13-14), 7:00-9:00 p.m. (ages 15+),
Westside School of Ballet, 1711 Stewart St., Santa
Monica, CA; Jan. 19, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-12),
3:00-5:00 p.m. (ages 13-14), 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ages 15+),
Southland Ballet Academy, 9527 Garfield Ave.,
Fountain Valley, CA; Feb. 1, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
(ages 9-12), 4:00-6:00 p.m. (ages 13-14), 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(ages 15+), The Washington Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin
Ave. NW, Washington, D.C.; Feb. 1, 10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m. (ages 9-13), 12:00-2:00 p.m. (ages 14+),
Metropolitan Ballet, 11460 Maxwell Rd., Alpharetta,
GA; Feb. 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-13), 3:00-5:00 p.m.
(ages 14+), Atlanta Ballet, 1400 W. Peachtree St.,
Atlanta, GA; Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-12), 3:00-5:00
p.m. (ages 13-14), 5:00-7:00 p.m. (ages 15+),
School of American Ballet, 70 Lincoln Center,
New York, NY; Feb. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-13),
3:00-5:00 p.m. (ages 14+), North Carolina School of
the Arts, 1533 S. Main St., Winston-Salem, NC;
Feb. 15, 2:30-4:30 p.m. (ages 9-13), 4:30-6:30 p.m.
(ages 14+), BalletMet Columbus, 322 Mount Vernon
Ave., Columbus, OH; Feb. 16, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
(ages 9-13), 4:00-6:00 p.m. (ages 14+), Louisville
Ballet Company, 315 E. Main St., Louisville, KY; Feb.
22, 4:30-6:30 p.m. (ages 14+), 6:30-8:30 p.m.
(ages 14+), Miami City Ballet, 2200 Liberty Ave.,
Miami, FL; Feb. 22, 1:00-3:00 p.m. (ages 9-13), 3:00-5:00
p.m. (ages 14+), Southern Methodist Univ.,
Meadows School of the Arts, Dallas, TX; Feb. 23, 2:30-4:30
p.m. (ages 9-13), 4:30-6:30 p.m. (ages 14+),
Orlando Ballet, 1111 N. Orange Ave., Ste. 4, Orlando,
FL; Mar. 1, 1:30-3:30 p.m. (ages 9-13), 3:30-5:30 p.m.
(ages 14+), St. Paul's School, Dance Dept., Concord,
NH; Mar. 1, 4:00-6:00 p.m. (ages 9-13), 6:00-8:00 p.m.
(ages 14+), Kansas City Ballet, 1601 Broadway Blvd.,
Kansas City, MO; Mar. 2, 2:00-4:00 p.m. (ages 9-13),
4:00-6:00 p.m. (ages 14+), Boston Ballet, 19
Clarendon St., Boston, MA; Mar. 2, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
(ages 9-13), 3:00-5:00 p.m. (ages 14+), Pinellas County
Center for the Arts at Gibbs H.S., 850 34th S., St.
Petersburg, FL; Mar. 2, 1:30 -3:30 p.m. (ages 9-13),
3:30 -5:30 p.m. (ages 14+), Ballet Chicago, 218 S.
Wabash Ave., 3rd Fl., Chicago, IL; Mar. 8, 10:00 a.m.-12:00
p.m. (ages 9-12), 12:00-2:00 p.m. (ages 13-14),
2:00-4:00 p.m. (ages 15+), The Rock School. Ballet
class. Bring: Photos in second position echappe and
first arabesque. Fee: $20. Notification: at the audition.
Contact: School Office, The Rock School for Dance
Education, 1101 S. Broad St., Philadelphia, PA 19147;
215/551-7010; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.therockschool.org.

SOUTH CAROLINA

SC SUMMER DANCE CONSERVATORY
Auditions: Jan. 18, 1:00 p.m., Myrtle Beach School of
P. Arts, 615 29th Ave. N., Myrtle Beach, SC; Jan. 18,
1:30 p.m., Ft. Wayne Ballet, 324 Penn Ave., Ft.
Wayne, IN; Jan. 19, 2:00 p.m., Richmond Ballet, 407
E. Canal St., Richmond, VA; Jan. 19, 1:00 p.m.,
Longmont Ballet Theatre, 1422 Nelson Rd.,
Longmont, CO; Jan. 25, 11:00 a.m., Spartanburg
Ballet, 385 S. Spring St., Spartanburg, SC; Jan. 25,
1:30 p.m., Brighton School of Ballet, 431 W. Main,
Brighton, MI; Jan. 25, 1:00 p.m., The Dance Center,
Inc., 3458 Drusilla Ln., Ste. F, Baton Rouge, LA;
Jan. 25, 2:00 p.m., DancePlace, 800 N. College St.,
Charlotte, NC; Jan. 25, 2:00 p.m., Linda Natoli, 7490
Old Alexander Ferry Rd., Clinton, MD; Jan. 25, 2:00
p.m., Houston Ballet Academy, 1921 W. Bell,
Houston, TX; Jan. 26, 2:00 p.m., Exclusively Ballet &
Dance, 7154 Cababa Valley Rd., Birmingham, AL:
Jan. 26, 2:00 p.m., Magda G. Aunon School of Ballet,
508 NE 43 St., Oakland Park, FL; Feb. 1, 1:30 p.m.,
Loyola Univ., 6363 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans,
LA; Feb. 1, 2:00 p.m., Carolina Ballet Theatre, 872
Woodruff Rd., Greenville, NC; Feb. 1, 1:00 p.m.,
Universal Dance Academy, Inc., 2709 O St., Ste. B,
Lincoln, NE; Feb. 2, 2:00 p.m., Richland Academy,
75 N. Walnut St., Mansfield, OH; Feb. 8, 1:00 p.m.,
New Dance Group Arts Center, 254 W. 47th St., New
York, NY; Feb. 9, 2:00 p.m., JCI Danz Conservatory,
5407 Ramsey St., Ste. C, Fayetteville, NC; Feb. 9, 1:00
p.m., Atlanta Ballet, 1400 W. Peachtree, NW, Atlanta,
GA; Feb. 9, 1:00 p.m., The School of Dance Arts,
1001 S. Cashua Dr., Florence, SC; Feb. 15, 3:30 p.m.,
Orlando Ballet, 1111 N. Orange Ave., Orlando, FL;
Feb. 15, 12:00 p.m., USC, 1300 Wheat St., Sol Blatt
PE Center, Columbia, SC; Feb. 16, 12;00 p.m.,
Jacksonville University, 2800 University Blvd. N.,
Jacksonville, FL; Feb. 16, 3:00 p.m., Boston Ballet
School, 19 Clarendon St., Boston, MA; Mar. 8, Apr. 8,
12:00 p.m., USC, Columbia, SC. Ballet class. Fee:
$15. Notification: 2 weeks following audition. Contact:
Linda Carnes, 1300 Wheat St., Columbia, SC 29208;
803/777-5636; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.cla.sc.edu.

TENNESSEE

SCHOOL OF NASHVILLE BALLET
Auditions: Jan. 19, Atlanta Ballet; Jan. 26, NB; Feb. 2,
North Carolina School of the Arts; Feb. 3, The Dance
Place; Feb. 16, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago; Mar.
2, Ballet Arts Inc.; Mar. 16, School of Nashville Ballet;
Mar. 21, Ballet West Academy; Mar. 23, School of
American Ballet; Mar. 23, San Francisco Ballet.
Ballet, pointe class. Bring: resume, head shot, dance
photo. Fee: $20. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Kim Ratcliffe, SNB, 3630 Redmon St.,
Nashville, TN 37209; 615/297-2966 x20;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.nashvilleballet.com.

TEXAS

CLEAR LAKE METROPOLITAN BALLET &
REPERTORY THEATRE VAGANOVA
Auditions: Jan. 19, 1:00 p.m. (ages 9-12), 3:00 p.m.
(ages 13+). Ballet, modern class. Bring: resume,
dance photo. Fee: $25. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Admitting: 50. Contact: Deanna Vernon, Clear Lake
Metropolitan Ballet, P.O. Box 580466, Houston, TX
77258; 281/480-1617; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.clmbrt.org.

HOUSTON BALLET ACADEMY
Auditions: Jan. 15, 5:30-7:00 p.m. (ages 12-14), 7:30-9:00
p.m. (ages 15+), Pacific Northwest Ballet School,
The Phelps Center, Seattle, WA; Jan. 17, 4:00-5:30
p.m. (ages 12-13), 6:30-8:00 p.m. (ages 14-15), Debbie
Allen Dance Academy, Los Angeles, CA; Jan. 18, 5:30-7:00
p.m., Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Los
Angeles, CA; Jan. 19, 1:00-2:30 p.m. (ages 12-14),
3:00-4:30 p.m. (ages 15+), Univ. of Arizona, Tucson,
AZ; Jan. 25, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (ages 12-13), 4:00-5:30
p.m. (ages 14-15), 6:00-7:30 p.m. (ages 16+), The
Harid Conservatory, Boca Raton, FL; Jan. 26, 5:00-6:30
p.m. (ages 12-14), 7:00-8:30 p.m. (ages 15+),
Atlanta Ballet Centre, Atlanta, GA; Feb. 6, 4:30-6:00
p.m. (ages 12-14), 6:30-8:00 p.m. (ages 15+), Lou
Conte Dance Studio, Chicago, IL; Feb. 7, 6:30-8:00
p.m. (ages 12-14), 8:30-10:00 p.m. (ages 15+), The
Rock School, Philadelphia, PA; Feb. 9, 11:00 a.m.-12:30
p.m. (ages 12-13), 1:30-3:00 p.m. (ages 14-15),
5:00-6:30 p.m., Maryland Youth Ballet, Washington,
D.C.; Mar. 1, 12:30-2:00 p.m. (ages 11-13), 2:30-4:00
p.m. (ages 14+), Houston Ballet Academy, 1921 W.
Bell St., Houston, TX. Ballet, pointe class. Fee: $20.
Contact: Amanda Pina, Houston Ballet, 1921 W. Bell
St., Houston, TX 77019; 713/523-6300 x210;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.houstonballet.org.

VIRGINIA

VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
Auditions: Jan. 15, 7:00-8:30 p.m., Pontecorvo Ballet
Studios, 534 E. 1st St., Dayton, OH; Jan. 18, 10:30
a.m.-12:00 p.m., Northwest Florida Ballet, 101
Chicago Ave., Fort Walton Beach, FL; Jan. 18, 4:00-6:00
p.m., Kansas City Ballet, Kansas City, MO;
Jan. 18, Mar. 8, 1:30-3:30 p.m., Virginia School of the
Arts, Lynchburg, VA; Jan. 19, 2:304:00 p.m., Academy
of Ballet Florida, 500 Fern St., West Palm Beach, FL;
Jan. 19, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Ballet Memphis, 7950 Trinity
Rd., Memphis, TN; Jan. 20, 5:00-6:30 p.m., James
Dance Center, 19 Broadway, Orlando, FL; Jan. 21,
5:00-6:30 p.m., Tallahassee Ballet, 218 E. 3rd Ave.,
Tallahassee, FL; Jan. 25, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Ballet
Arizona, 3645 E. Indian School Rd., Phoenix, AZ; Jan.
26, 3:00-4:30 p.m., West Side School of Ballet, 1711
Stewart St., Los Angeles, CA; Jan. 26, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Dallas Dance Academy, 2379 Promenade, Dallas, TX;
Jan. 28, 6:30-8:00 p.m., Dance Theatre South West,
4300 Wyoming Blvd. NE, Ste. B2, Albuquerque, NM;
Jan. 29, 5:00-6:30 p.m., Ballet Austin, 3002
Guadalupe, Austin, TX; Jan. 30, 6:00-7:30 p.m., Ballet
Oklahoma, 7421 N. Classen, Oklahoma, OK; Feb. 1,
4:30-6:00 p.m., Jordan Academy of Dance, 5144 Blvd.
Pl., Indianapolis, IN; Feb. 1, 2:00-3:30 p.m., Ballets de
San Juan, Antiqua Base Naval, Bldg. 67, San Juan, PR;
Feb. 2, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Univ. of South Carolina, 1300
Wheat St., Columbia, SC; Feb. 2, 4:00-5:30 p.m.,
Univ. of Utah, Dept. of Ballet, 110 Marriott Center for
Dance, Rm. 40, Salt Lake City, UT; Feb. 8, 2:00-3:30
p.m., D'Valda and Sirico Dance Center, 1580 Post
Rd., Fairfield, CT; Feb. 8, 4:30-6:30 p.m., BalletMet
Dance Academy, 322 Mt. Vernon Ave., Columbus,
OH; Feb. 9, 3:00-4:30 p.m., Boston Ballet, 19
Clarendon St., Boston, MA; Feb. 14, 5:00-6:30 p.m.,
Ballet Mississippi, Mississippi Arts Center, Ste. 106,
201 E. Pascagoula, Jackson, MS; Feb. 15, 3:30-5:00
p.m., Newcomb Dance, Tulane Univ., 215-B
McWilliam Hall, Rm. 300, New Orleans, LA; Feb. 16,
2:00-4:00 p.m., Atlanta Ballet, 1400 Peachtree St. NW,
Atlanta, GA; Feb. 22, Nashville Ballet, 2976 Sidcow
Dr., Nashville, TN; Mar. 2 (11-13) 2:00-3:15 p.m. and
(14-18) 3:30-4:45 pm., Cary Ballet Conservatory, 3791
NW Cary Pkwy., Raleigh-Durham, NC. Ballet, pointe
class. Bring: 1 photo first arabesque, 1 photo a la
seconde. Fee: $20. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Deborah Power, Virginia School of the Arts,
2240 Rivermont Ave., Lynchburg, VA 24503;
434/847-8688; fax: [phone]; www.vsaart.org.

WISCONSIN

MILWAUKEE BALLET SCHOOL
PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM
Auditions: Contact for dates. Ballet, pointe class. Fee:
$15. Notification: 2-4 weeks after audition. Admitting:
170. Contact: Milwaukee Ballet School, 504 W.
National Ave., Milwaukee, WI 53204; 414/649-4077;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.milwaukeeballet.org.

WYOMING

SNOWY RANGE DANCE FESTIVAL
Auditions: locations TBA. Prepared solo. Bring:
resume, dance photo, video including solo and
classwork. Pre-apply. Deadline: May 9. Notification:
June 15. Contact: Mel Claridge, Fine Arts Center,
Univ. of Wyoming, P.O. Box 3951, Laramie, WY
82071; 307/766-2164; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.uwyo.edu/dancefestival.

UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
Auditions: Feb. 1, Univ. of Wyoming, Mains Dance
Studio. Ballet, modern, prepared solo. Bring:
completed application. Pre-apply. Notification: Mar.
1. Contact: Mel Claridge, Fine Arts Center, Univ. of
Wyoming Dept. of Theatre and Dance, P.O. Box
3951, Laramie, WY 82071; 307/766-2164;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.uwyo.edu/dancefestival.

CANADA

ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET SCHOOL
Auditions: Oct.-Dec., dates to be confirmed. Ballet,
pointe class. Pre-apply. Fee: $40 CDN. Notification: 3
weeks. Admitting: 40+. Contact: School Office, Royal
Winnipeg Ballet School, 380 Graham Ave., Winnipeg,
MB R3C 4K2, Canada; 204/956-0183; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.rwbschool.com.

ISRAEL

BAT-DOR INTERNATIONAL
Auditions: Submit a video. Ballet, modern, jazz.
Deadline: June 20. Contact: Riva Friedman, Bat-Dor
Studios of Dance, 30 Ibn Gvirol, Tel-Aviv, Israel;
972 696 3175; fax: [phone].

MATAN-ARTS AND CULTURE PROJECT
FOR YOUTH
Auditions: Apr. 8, Haifa; Apr.9-10, Tel Aviv; Apr. 11,
Beer Sheva. Ballet, modern, improvisation. Bring:
registration form. Pre-apply. Fee: 50 NIS. Deadline:
Mar. 15. Contact: Yael Levy, Matan Dance Dept.,
P.O.B. 57250, Tel Aviv 61574, Israel; 972 3 6241001;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.matnasim.org.il.

ITALY

ALBA DANCE INTERNATIONAL
Auditions: See Virginia School of the Arts for cities,
dates, and times. Ballet, pointe class. Bring: 1 photo
first arabesque, 1 photo a la seconde. Fee: $20.
Notification: within 2 weeks. Contact: David Keener,
Virginia School of the Arts, 2240 Rivermont Ave.,
Lynchburg, VA 24503, Italy; 434/847-8688;
fax: [phone].

SINGLE PIECE/
SPECIAL PROJECT
UNITED STATES

CALIFORNIA

DEBORAH SLATER DANCE THEATER
Auditions: Feb., ODC Theater. Call for dates.
Modern, improvisation, speaking. Bring: resume, head
shot, dance photo, list of unusual skills. Hiring part-time:
1 woman, 1 man; apprentices: 1. Fee: $10.
Deadline: Feb. 15. Notification: within 2 weeks.
Contact: Office Manager, Deborah Slater Dance
Theater, 3288 21st St., #71, San Francisco, CA 94110;
415/267-7687; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.artofthematter.org.
Annual budget: $75,000. Starting pay: $100/show.
Number of dancers: 6-8. Number of performances:
6-15. Weeks touring: 2. Provides: health insurance,
shoes, rehearsal space.

NAMAH ENSEMBLE
Auditions: call for dates. Improvisation, prepared solo,
ensemble choreography. Bring: resume, dance photo.
Hiring full-time: 2 women; part-time: 3 women,
2 men. Pre-apply. Deadline: Apr. 20. Notification: yes.
Contact: Bana Sayyad, Namah Ensemble, 5756 Wallis
Ln., Woodland Hills, CA 91367; 310/592-7348;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.namah.net. Annual budget: $50,000. Modern,
ethnic, contemporary Middle East. Starting pay: $150-$300/per
performance. Number of dancers: 6.
Number of performances: 8-10. Weeks of work: 12.
Weeks touring: 5. Provides: acupuncture.

COLORADO

CAPITOL HILL PEOPLE'S FAIR
Auditions: Mar. 23-24, Soiled Dove, 20th & Market,
Denver, CO. Must have prepared act for
consideration into fair. Bring: own music/props. Pre-apply.
Deadline: Feb. 22. Notification: mid-Apr.
Contact: Jim Johnson, Capitol Hill United
Neighborhoods, 1490 Lafayette St., #104, Denver, CO
80218; 303/830-1651; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.peoplesfair.com.
Ballet, jazz, modern, tap, ethnic. Starting pay:
volunteer. Weeks of work: weekend festival. Weeks
touring: 1. Provides: great publicity.

PREMIERE DANCE ARTS COMPANY
Auditions: Feb. 15, Premiere Dance Arts. Ballet,
pointe, prepared solo, tap, jazz class. Bring: dance
photo, recap of training. Fee: $5. Deadline: Feb. 10.
Notification: within the week. Contact: Miss Bowen,
Premiere Dance Arts, 714 S. Pearl, Denver, CO
80209; 303/722-1206; [e-mail].

MICHIGAN

USA NATIONAL YOUTH BALLET
COMPETITION
Auditions: Apr. 6, Long Beach, CA; June 15, De Kalb,
IL; Mar. 30, Philadelphia, PA. Ballet, pointe, prepared
solo. Bring: head shot, dance photo. Contact:
Aleksandra Efimova, USA National Youth Ballet
Competition, P.O. Box 2596, Ann Arbor, MI 48106;
866/776-4683; fax: [phone];
[e-mail]; www.russianpointe.com.

NEW MEXICO

KESHET DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: Apr. 12, Keshet Dance Company. Modern,
improvisation. Hiring part-time: 6 women, 3 men;
apprentices: 6 women, 3 men. Pre-apply. Deadline:
Mar. 29. Notification: Apr. 19. Contact: Shira
Greenberg, Keshet Dance Company, 214 Coal Ave.
SW, Albuquerque, NM 87102; 505/224-9808;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.keshetdance.org. Annual budget: $232,000.
Starting pay: $75-$150/wk. Number of dancers: 10.
Number of performances: 20-30. Weeks touring: 1-2.

NEW YORK

THE METRO-GNOMES
Auditions: Mar. 30, 2:00-3:30 p.m. (ages 5-12), 33
Little W. 12th St., #105B; Apr. 1, 5:00-6:00 p.m. (ages
5-8), 6:00-7:00 p.m (ages 9-12), NY Dance Center,
New York, NY. Prepared solo, tap dancing. Bring: bio
and photo. Notification: Apr. 7. Admitting: 25.
Contact: Michele Ribble, 33 Little W. 12th St.,
#105B, New York, NY 10014; 646/230-9564;
fax: [phone];
[e-mail];
www.NyCTapFestival.com.

SAEKO ICHINOHE DANCE COMPANY
Auditions: by appointment. Prepared solo. Bring:
resume, dance photo. Hiring part-time; apprentices.
Notification: 2 weeks. Contact: Saeko Ichinohe Dance
Company, 159W. 53 St., New York, NY 10019;
212/757-2531; fax: [phone];
www.instantmedia.com/saeko. Annual budget:
$60,000-$80,000. Starting pay: $25/performance.
Number of dancers: 7. Number of performances:
10+. Weeks of work: project by project. Weeks
touring: 2-3.

GERMANY

EURO-SCENE LEIPZIG FESTIVAL OF
MODERN PROFESSIONAL THEATRE
Auditions: Nov. 7-9, solo dance competition. Prepared
solo. Bring: biography, description of the solo.
Contact: Ann-Elisabeth Wolff, Gottschedstr. 16,
Leipzig 04109, Germany; 0049 347 2726766;
fax: [phone]; [e-mail];
www.euro-scene.de.

NOTE: IN EACH CATGEGORY, THE U.S. IS LISTED
FIRST, WITH OTHER COUNTRIES FOLLOWING
ALPHABETICALLY.