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Audition Preparation:
Q: Is pre-registration required in order to attend
the auditions?
Q: If a prospective student has a birthday before
the start of the summer intensives, which audition class should
he/she attend?
Q: What requirements are there for the audition picture?
Q: How much experience on pointe should a dancer
have before attending an audition?
Q: Can I schedule an individual audition in New York?
Q: How will I know if my Pre-Registration Form or
Audition Video Form has been received?
Q: Why are there two auditions listed in New York
and Long Beach? Which day should I come?
Q: What program should my 11 or 12 year old student
audition for?
Audition Day:
Q: What are the auditions like?
Q: Is there a dress code for the auditions?
Q: What do you look for in the auditions?
Q: What if I can’t make it to a scheduled audition?
Audition Results:
Q: How soon will I find out the results of my audition?
Q: When will I receive the results from my video
audition?
Q: How do you decide which program I will be accepted
to?
Q: Do you give out audition results over the phone?
Q: Can ABT provide specific feedback from the audition
classes?
Q: When are waiting list applicants notified and
what are the chances of a position becoming available to the summer
intensive?
Program Info:
Q: Does ABT offer financial aid?
Q: How do I make a tuition payment?
Q: What is the daily schedule like at an ABT Summer
Intensive?
Q: What kind of housing is provided at each program?
Q: Do I have to attend the whole summer program or
can I attend just a few weeks? Can I arrive a few days late? Can
I leave early?
Q: How many pairs of pointe shoes should a dancer
bring to the summer intensive?
Q: Why is the New York Summer Intensive 5 weeks long
this year?
Audition Preparation:
Q: Is pre-registration
required in order to attend the auditions?
A: Pre-registration is recommended
but is not required. If you pre-register, then you will know in
advance that you are guaranteed a spot at the registered time.
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Q: If a prospective
student has a birthday before the start of the summer intensives,
which audition class should he/she attend?
A: Students should audition
with their age group at the time of audition even if they
will have a birthday before the summer. Eleven-year old children
who are applying for the Summer Intensive must be eleven-years old
at the time of the audition.
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Q: What requirements
are there for the audition picture?
A: At the audition you will
be required to submit one non-returnable black and white or color
photo ranging in size from 4 x 6 to 8 x 10 that shows the student’s
first arabesque line clearly in center and one informal headshot
(does not need to be professional).
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Q: How much experience on pointe should a dancer
have before attending an audition?
A: It is best for students
to have two or three months of experience on pointe at the time
of the audition. If the student is not ready to begin pointe work,
she may still audition. However, students who attend an ABT Summer
Intensive will be expected to participate in pointe classes everyday.
* Twelve-year old students at the pre-pointe or beginner pointe
level can be considered for the Young Dancer Summer Workshop and
should audition with their own age group. For more information on
the YDSW, please click here The
Young Dancer Summer Workshop.
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Q: Can I schedule an individual audition in New York?
A: We cannot accommodate
the scheduling of individual auditions in New York. If you cannot
make it to a scheduled audition, please send a video audition. Please
click here Application Information for
further details on how to send a Video Audition.
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Q: How will I know
if my Pre-Registration Form or Audition Video has been received?
A: ABT will send you a confirmation
email upon the receipt of your Pre-Registration Form or Audition
Video. Please make sure to clearly print a current/valid email address
on any forms sent to our office.
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Q: Why are there two
auditions listed in New York and Long Beach? Which day should I
come?
A: We have two days of auditions
in New York and Long Beach because we have so many people that come
to audition in these cities. Both days will have the exact same
schedule. You may pick either day to come audition. The second day
is not a call back.
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Q: What program
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- 12-year old students are eligible to attend our New York,
Alabama, and California Summer Intensives only.
- 11-year old students interested in the Summer Intensives
in Alabama and California must be 11-years old by the date
of the audition on the National Audition Tour.
- If the 11-year old is only interested in the Summer Intensives
in Alabama and California, they must be 11-years old by
the date of the audition on the National Audition Tour.
They should audition with their age group.
- If the 11-year old student is interested in the Summer
Intensive and the Young Dancer Summer Workshop and will
not turn 12 before August 10, they should audition with
their age group on the National Audition Tour.
- Students interested only in the Young Dance Summer Workshop
should audition with the Young Dancers at starred locations
on the National Audition Tour.
- Students interested in the Young Dancer Workshop must
be at least 9-years old by July 30, 2012 and no older than
11-years old by August 10, 2012.
- Dancers may only attend one Summer Intensive or Young
Dancer Summer Workshop audition.
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Audition Day:
Q: What are the auditions
like?
A: The audition will be a
ballet class starting with barre and progressing through center
work. The last thirty minutes will be reserved for men’s jumps
and pointe work.
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Q: Is there a dress
code for the auditions?
A: Yes, there is a dress
code. Girls should wear pink full-length tights and black leotards
with ballet slippers and should bring pointe shoes if applicable
for the last twenty minutes of class. Boys should wear white t-shirts
and black full-length tights with ballet slippers.
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Q: What do you look for in the auditions?
A: We evaluate dancers on
the basis of the level of their classical ballet technique, with
special attention to adagio, jumps, turns, and pointe work. We also
assess the dancers on their retention of combinations, stamina,
musicality, work ethic, attitude, and potential.
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Q: What if I can’t
make it to a scheduled audition?
A: You
can send a video audition. Video audition forms are available to
download on this website. All materials must be received by February
1, 2012. The entire video should not be longer than ten minutes
and should include work at the barre (one side only) plié,
tendu, adagio, and grand battement; in the center (one side) consisting
of an adagio, pirouettes, petit allegro and grand allegro. Women:
please include pointe work combinations in center for students age
12 and older (age 11 at the barre) containing relevé, passé,
échappé. Applicants over age 13 should also include
pirouettes and piqué turns en pointe. Men: please include
two turning combinations, a combination with tours en l’air,
and petite allegro with beats. DVDs are preferred. DVDs must be
converted to an American format or they cannot be evaluated. Please
note that some DVD-R produced on home computers do not work on all
players. In the event that we cannot read your disc, ABT will contact
you via email to give you the opportunity to send your audition
in a different format.
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Audition Results:
Q:
How soon will I find out the results of my audition?
A: The
audition results are sent via e-mail to the primary email address
listed one week after the audition date. If you do not receive your
results e-mail within two weeks of your audition date, please contact
the Summer Intensive staff via email at summerintensive@abt.org.
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Q: When will I receive
the results from my video audition?
A: All results from video
audition submissions received by February 1, 2012 will be sent by
February 10, 2012.
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Q: How do you decide which program I will be accepted
to?
A: The audition qualifies
dancers for consideration in all five Summer Intensive locations.
We ask students to consider carefully which programs they are most
likely to attend and rank them in order of preference on their registration
card. We take this ranking into consideration along with which site
we feel best matches each student’s age and ability. This
means we can’t guarantee a student will be placed in the program
that is their first choice or closest to their geographic location.
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Q: Do you give out
audition results over the phone?
A: No, we do not give out
audition results over the phone. An email will be sent to the address
provided at the audition when the results are available.
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Q: Can ABT provide
specific feedback from the audition classes?
A: Unfortunately, ABT is
unable to provide specific training feedback from the audition classes.
We only have a short time to observe each dancer and cannot compile
a complete assessment during the audition. Generally, students who
are not accepted to one of ABT’s programs should continue
to work on overall strength, technique and pointe work. ABT encourages
prospective students to continue working hard to achieve their goals
in hopes to see them in the future.
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Q: When are waiting list applicants notified and
what are the chances of a position becoming available to the summer
intensive?
A: Generally, waiting list
applicants are called starting the first week of March through the
first week of June. We don't use a numerical system for our waiting
list, therefore, it is very difficult to say what the chances are
of a waiting list applicant being called and we cannot guarantee
that a spot will become available. In the event that a spot becomes
available in one of our programs, we will contact waitlisted students
based on their audition scores.
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Program Info:
Q: Does
ABT offer financial aid?
A: ABT does have a limited number of full
and partial scholarships to the 2012 Summer Training Programs. Scholarship
decisions are made based on merit. All students are taken into consideration,
so it is not necessary to apply. ABT will notify students who are
awarded scholarships at the time of acceptance. We also encourage
our students to explore alternate funding possibilities for their
summer training. Several students have had success in finding local
or corporate sponsors.
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Q: How do I make a
tuition payment?
A: In accordance with our rolling admissions,
details on when to make tuition payments can be found in the Admissions
& Enrollment page on the ABT website. Secure online tuition
payments can be made using major credit cards and PayPal accounts
through the online student site. Details will be emailed to accepted
students.
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Q:
What is the daily schedule like at an ABT Summer Intensive?
A: Though some lecture
and elective offerings may vary by site, the daily structure
and curriculum of all Summer Intensive programs is identical.
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- Students will be in class or rehearsal from approximately
9am to 5pm, Monday through Friday. Some programs include
electives or lectures on Saturdays.
- On the first day of the program there will be a placement
class to determine student levels.
- All levels will have technique and pointe or pas de deux
everyday.
- Other class offerings may include: Variations, Modern,
Character, Jazz, Hip-Hop, Musical Theatre, Yoga, Pilates,
Music, Acting, Mime, Nutrition, Meet the Artist, Injury
Prevention and Dance History.
- Dancers will have rehearsals or choreography sessions
on occasional evenings.
- All students will have the opportunity to participate
in a final performance showcasing selections from ABT's
repertoire and new choreography created during the program.
The final performance is on the last day of the program
and is usually scheduled for the early afternoon.
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Q: What kind of
housing is provided at each program?
A: Housing costs are not included
in the tuition payment made to ABT; there is an additional room and
board fee made to the institution in which the student will be living.
Please read below for housing information on each program. For more
information on each site, including tuition and housing costs, click
here Summer Intensive Sites.
- New York: No supervised housing is provided. ABT
maintains a list of resources to help dancers find short-term
housing. Click here to view our Housing
Resource List.
- North Carolina: Housing and three meals a day are
provided by the dorms at University of North Carolina School
of the Arts. A commuter fee will apply to all students not
residing in the dorm.
- Alabama: Housing and three meals a day are provided
by the dorms at the University of Alabama. A commuter fee
will apply to all students not residing in the dorm.
- Texas: Housing and three meals a day are provided
by the University of Texas at Austin. Students attending
this site are required to stay in the dorms.
- California: Housing and three meals a day are provided
by the dorms at the University of California at Irvine.
A day student fee will apply to those students not residing
in the dorms. Day students can also purchase a meal card
to use on campus.
- Collegiate: See New York Intensive.
- Young Dancer Summer Workshop NY: See New York Intensive.
- Bermuda Intensive: (ages 13-18 only) – The
all-inclusive tuition and accommodation fee includes a shared
hotel room at the Fairmont Hamilton Princess and catered
meals at Bermuda High School for Girls.
- Bermuda Young Dancer: (ages 9-12) – No chaperoned
housing is provided. Please visit www.Bermuda.com
for hotel listings on the island.
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Q: Do
I have to attend the whole summer program or can I attend just a few
weeks? Can I arrive a few days late? Can I leave early?
A: In order to receive the full benefit of the intensive summer training
everyone must attend the program in its entirety. As a policy,
there are no exceptions to this rule.
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Q: How many pairs of pointe shoes should a dancer bring
to the summer intensive?
A: The number of pointe shoes
needed for the Summer Intensive depends on the strength of the dancer’s
feet, the brand of shoe, and humidity. Dancers will be on pointe everyday
in very humid weather. Therefore, we suggest that each dancer brings
approximately one pair of shoes per week. Dancers are encouraged to
take care of their shoes and use hardeners when necessary to lengthen
the life of their pointe shoes.
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Q: Why is the New York
Summer Intensive 5-weeks long this year?
A: The New York Intensive will
continue to be our longest, most challenging program. However, we
feel that shortening the program will be beneficial to the students.
The shortened program will allow students to concentrate on their
ballet training while lessening the chances of injury due to overwork
in a summer course. Starting the program at the end of June will also
help avoid student conflicts with public school schedules in the Northeast.
Students will continue to be challenged artistically with an emphasis
on ballet technique from the ABT National Training Curriculum and
performance of ABT repertory and an original piece of choreography
in a final showcase.
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