VIDEO AUDITIONS

LEARN HOW TO CREATE AN AUDITION VIDEO

WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE CREATING YOUR VIDEO

  • 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.

HOW TO CREATE YOUR VIDEO

  • 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.

Photo Examples

© David Cooper & Victoria Academy of Ballet

Headshot

Photo in 1st Arabesque

Photo in Tendu a la Seconde

SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO AUDITION

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