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Excerpt from PUSH COMES TO SHOVE.
Choreography by Twyla Tharp
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Application Information
 
Admissions and Enrollment
Participation in the ABT Summer Intensive is by acceptance only. Dancers may audition in person, at one of the sites on our National Audition Tour, or submit a video application. Notification letters will be emailed the week following each audition. Please look over the schedule below so that you can be prepared to make your decision about enrollment. Each audition weekend has a deposit deadline to secure enrollment.
 
If you audition on this date: Your deposit must be postmarked by:
January 3, 9, 10
January 15-17
January 23-24
January 30-31
February 6-7
February 13-14
Video Audition
 January 31, 2010
February 7, 2010
February 14, 2010
February 21, 2010
February 28, 2010
March 7, 2010
February 28, 2010

 
Your spot in the Summer Intensive program will only be held until the non-refundable tuition deposit deadline date.
 
To apply by audition:
  1. 1. Attend one of the audition sites (National Audition Tour).
  2. At the audition submit the following:
    • One photograph showing first arabesque in center (on pointe or demi-pointe);
    • One informal headshot (does not need to be professional);
      Photographs will not be returned.
    • The $30.00 audition fee in cash, check, or money order.

Note: Pre-registration is encouraged but not required. Please download and print a copy of the
Pre-Registration Form. Pre-registration forms must arrive no later than Tuesday, December 15, 2009. You will receive confirmation of your audition time via email. If it is past the deadline to pre-register, simply come to the audition and register then.
 
To apply by Video:

  1. Print and fill in a copy of the Video Audition Application.
  2. Include a photograph showing first arabesque in center (on pointe or demi-pointe).
  3. Include one informal headshot (does not need to be professionally taken).
    Photos will not be returned.
  4. Include a DVD or VHS tape (see Video Audition Application for details of what to include on the video). Please make sure that the applicant is easily identifiable. Videos must be converted to an American format or they cannot be evaluated. Please note that some recordable DVDs may not play correctly and we will contact you in the event that we require another copy. Videotapes and DVDs will not be returned.
  5. Enclose payment of $35.00 (check or money order payable to ABT in USD) with above materials and send postmarked by February 1, 2010 to:
      American Ballet Theatre
    Summer Intensive
    890 Broadway, 3rd Floor
    New York, NY 10003
  6. Video auditions will be viewed no later than February 9th, 2010 and results will be emailed by February 12th, 2010.
In the event an audition needs to be cancelled in an emergency, please be prepared to send a video audition promptly. Videos that replace a cancelled audition site must be postmarked 10 days after the scheduled date. Please follow the above instructions.