Audition Photos

When you attend an audition for a ballet school, company, etc. you must bring with you audition photos. When you arrive at an audition you receive a number. Photos help the auditioners put a face to a number when choosing dancers.

Below, First Arabesque. This is the quintessential ballet pose and is always required for an audition.

Above, Head shot. Again, used in helping identify the dancer and show the personality.

Update - 12/9/13

Yesterday My Parents and I sat down to make official plans for attending a few auditions for summer intensives. Needless to say the excitement is mounting! The first one will be in 6 1/2 weeks.

A general ballet audition is an hour and a half to two hours long. It is done in flat shoes, with the last 20 to 30 minutes executed en pointe.  Exercises are done at the barre and then in the center, fallowing the normal ballet class routine.  Notification of acceptance varies school to school.