Santa Monica-area ballet students are invited to audition for the School of American Ballet’s 2012 summer programs on Saturday, January 7, from 10:30pm – 7:00pm
The auditions will be held at Westside School of Ballet, 1709 Stewart Street, Santa Monica (310-828-2018)). The times are as follows:
10:30am–11:30am for 10 year olds
11:30am-1:00pm for 11 year olds
1:00pm-3:00pm for 12 year olds
3:00pm-5:00pm for 13 year olds
5:00pm-6:00pm for 14-15 year olds
6:00pm-7:00pm for 16-18 year olds
Students should arrive one hour in advance of their audition time to register.
Optional preregistration for the audition is also currently available on SAB’s web site at www.sab.org/summercourse.
The application fee is $25 for those who pre-pay online and $35 the day of the audition.
All students should bring a copy of their birth certificates to the audition. Girls must bring pointe shoes to the audition.
Students may audition for two different programs being offered by SAB next summer. The New York Summer Course at SAB’s Lincoln Center headquarters will take place from June 25 to July 28 and is for intermediate and advanced ballet students who will be 12 to 18 years old as of July 31, 2012. SAB’s Los Angeles Workshop for Young Dancers will be held from July 30 to August 10 at Westside School of Ballet in Santa Monica, California, and is for ballet students who will be 10 to 14 years old as of July 31, 2012. Students who meet the age criteria for both programs may choose to be considered for one or both programs during the upcoming auditions.
During the next two months, more than 2,000 aspiring ballet dancers in 20 cities will vie for approximately 200 coveted spots in SAB’s New York Summer Course and for 60 slots in the Los Angeles Workshop. Suzanne Farrell, Darci Kistler, Sara Mearns, Ethan Stiefel, Gelsey Kirland, Benjamin Millepied and Wendy Whelan are just a few of the notable dancers who attended the School of American Ballet as part of their formative training.
The School of American Ballet, founded 78 years ago by legendary choreographer George Balanchine and Lincoln Kirstein, is the premier ballet academy in the United States and trains more students who become professional ballet dancers than any other American school. SAB’s former students fill the ranks of the New York City Ballet and other leading U.S. and international ballet companies. The 2012 National Audition Tour is sponsored by Freed of London.
For more information: www.sab.org or 212-769-6600.
