Age Requirements

Young Dancer Summer Workshop:

• Applicants must be 9 to 11 years old by the start date of the program, or 12-year-olds at the beginning pointe level

Summer Intensives:

• Applicants must be at least 11 years old by their audition date and no older than 22 on June 25, 2018

Collegiate Summer Intensive:

• Applicants must be between the ages of 17 and 24
• Applicants over the age of 18 will be considered for the New York and Collegiate Intensives only.

Live Auditions

If you are attending one of the audition locations on the National Audition Tour, please submit the following at the audition:

• One photograph showing first arabesque on pointe or demi-pointe in center. Photo should be taken with a clear background (preferably in a ballet studio). Students should wear tights and a black leotard.
• One informal headshot. Photo should be taken with a clear background and hair should be in a bun. Photographs will not be returned.
• The $40.00 audition fee in cash, check, or money order (checks may be made payable to American Ballet Theatre).

Students are to abide by the following dress code for their audition:

• Girls must wear full-length pink tights, black leotards, and ballet slippers. Bring pointe shoes for the last twenty minutes of class.
• Boys must wear white t-shirts, full-length black tights, and ballet slippers.

Please note: if an audition must be canceled, you should be prepared to send a video audition promptly. Please see below for Video Audition details. Video auditions that replace a canceled audition site must be submitted within 10 days after the scheduled audition date.

Video Auditions

You may submit a video audition for the ABT Summer Intensives. The deadline for all video submissions is February 1, 2018. To submit a video application, follow the guidelines listed here.

• Video auditions must be submitted via our Student Portal. The link to the portal will be available December 1, 2017.
• An audition fee of $45.00 will be required to complete your video audition (credit card only).
• Video auditions will be accepted beginning Friday, December 1, 2017. The deadline for video auditions is Thursday, February 1, 2018 at 11:59pm EST.
• Video audition results will be emailed by the deadline to enroll.

Please note that variations and performance footage are not required for video auditions. Submission of such material may negatively affect a student’s chance of acceptance. Please click below to view video guidelines prior to submission.

Audition Results & Dates

Notification letters will be emailed within 10 business days 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.

Your spot in the Summer Intensive program will only be held until the non-refundable tuition deposit deadline date. Please see below for tuition deposit deadlines based on the respective audition dates.