VIDEO AUDITIONS

• Video length: Your Video Audition should not exceed 12 minutes total.

• Audition attire: Leotard, tights and ballet shoes (no skirts).

• Audition filming: Video Auditions should be filmed in a proper dance studio. Filming should show the dancer’s entire body. There should be minimal video editing.

• Start your video audition by introducting yourself. In English, please state your full name, age, current dance school, and where you are from.

• Include the following barre work demonstrated on both sides. Barre work should not exceed 4 minutes.

  • Plies

  • Tendu with degage

  • Adage with port de bras

  • Grand battement

• Include the following centre work demonstrated on both sides. Centre work should not exceed 4 minutes.

  • Pirouettes

  • Adage

  • Petit Allegro

  • Grand Allegro

  • Pointe Work (Required for students ages 15+)

• If you are auditioning for a full-year program, please include the following additional work. This portion of your audition should not exceed 4 minutes.

  • A ballet solo or variation. If you are age 15 or older and auditioning for a full-year program, this must be demonstrated en pointe.

  • A contemporary solo or contemporary class phrases.

• You must upload and submit the following photos: current headshot, photo in 1st Arabesque, and photo in Tendu a la Seconde.

• In addition to your Video Audition and photo submissions, please upload a dance resumé/CV.

  • Learn how to make a dance resumé here!

Photo Examples

© David Cooper & Victoria Academy of Ballet

Photo in Tendu a la Seconde