Audition Schedule
Students from the ages of 11-21 may audition during our National Audition. We recommend that students who are unable to attend a virtual audition to email a video or a YouTube link.
For further information, Contact Shelley Jacobsson, Director of School Operations at (919) 747-8459 or
Audition Dates
Registration opens November 1, 2020 for virtual Zoom audition. Registration and payment must be received the Friday before the audition date, no later than noon. A Zoom link will be email prior to the audition. All times are Eastern Standard Times.
Raleigh Area,
North Carolina
Saturday, December 12th
Audition:
1:00pm – 2:30pm – 11-13 years & Prep Div
2:45pm – 4:15pm – 14 – 21 years
Northeast
Sunday, December 13th
Audition:
1:00pm – 2:15pm EST
Northeast: Maine, Massachusette, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware & Maryland
Southeast
Sunday, December 13th
Audition:
2:30pm – 3:45pm EST
Southeast: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina & South Carolina
Midwest
Saturday, January 9th
Audition:
1:00pm – 2:15pm EST
Midwest: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Missouri & North Dakota
Northeast
Saturday, January 9th
Audition:
2:30pm – 3:45pm EST
Northeast: Maine, Massachusette, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware & Maryland
Raleigh Area,
North Carolina
Sunday, January 10th
Audition:
1:00pm – 2:30pm – 11-13 years & Prep Div
2:45pm – 4:15pm – 14 – 21 years
West & Southwest
Saturday, January 16th
Audition:
1:00pm – 2:30pm EST
West: Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Nevada, California, Alaska & Hawaii
Southwest: Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico & Arizona
Southeast
Saturday, January 16th
Audition:
2:45pm – 4:15pm EST
Southeast: Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, Florida, Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina & South Carolina
All Regions
Saturday, February 13th
Audition:
2:30pm – 3:45pm
Audition Requirements:
- $35 non-refundable master class audition fee
- Pointe shoes required for women
- Women: please wear pink-footed tights and a black leotard
- Men: please wear black tights and a white T-shirt
- All auditioning students must upload a 4×6 full body photo in first arabesque and a headshot
- (on pointe for students studying on pointe)
Registration opens online November 1, 2020. All students will receive notification of the results by e-mail 2-3 weeks after their audition. Please wait three weeks before inquiring about audition results.
Video auditions accepted. For further information email Carolina Ballet at sjacobsson@carolinaballet.com or call 919-747-8459.
Each student must meet the qualifying age for his or her session by the first day of the program. We welcome students of any race, religion, color, national origin, or creed.
Audition Video
We strongly encourage students to attend one of our virtual auditions. If you cannot attend one of our scheduled auditions, you may email a video or a YouTube link and an application form.
Videos must be postmarked no later than February 22, 2021. There is a $35 video audition fee. Please make the check payable to Carolina Ballet, and mail check, audition form, and video or YouTube link to:
Carolina Ballet Summer Intensive
3401-131 Atlantic Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604
Video Guidelines:
Total Length should be 3 minutes.
In practice clothes, please show the following according to level of training and technical ability:
In the center
- Adagio
- Pirouettes en dedans and en dehors
- Petite allegro
- Grand allegro
Pointe work
- Échappé combination
- Turns executed on diagonal
- Consecutive relevés on two feet and/or one foot
CarolinaBalletSummerIntensive
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