​Audition Requirements

• Applicants should have a strong basic classical foundation in relation to their level and age.

• Age Requirements:

  • Preparatory Program:  Ages 9-12
    *Exceptional 8-year-olds may be considered.

  • Pre-Professional Program:  Ages 12-18 
    *Exceptional 11-year-olds may be considered.

• Dancers should audition with the age group that they fall into on the date of the audition.

Audition Process

• Pre-registration online is REQUIRED.

• Register online for your audition. 

• Audition Registration Fee (Non-Refundable): $40 payable via Venmo @ECC-payments *please include applicant name and  audition date/city in payment notes

• Students must upload two recent photos with their audition registration: 

  • ​1st arabesque

  • Tendu a la seconde

  • Video upload is not required for in-person auditions

• Audition dress code:

  • Girls -- solid color leotard, full-length pink or skin-tone tights, ballet slippers, pointe shoes
    *Pointe shoes are not required for students auditioning for the Preparatory Level, though young ladies should bring their pointe shoes if they have begun pointework.

  • Boys -- white or black t-shirts, full-length black tights, ballet slippers​​

 

In-person audition/masterclasses for entry to our 2023 - 2024 intensives and year-round Preparatory and

Pre-Professional Training Programs for the 2024 - 2025 season will take place on the following dates: 

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Oct 22 - Port Chester, NY - Greenwich Ballet Academy 

14B Waterfront Place Port Chester, NY 10573

Ages 9-18  Check-In: 12:45pm  Audition: 1:15pm-2:45pm 

*Applicants will be notified prior to audition date of specific age group and audition time 

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Nov 5 - Austin, TX - The Austin Dance Conservatory 

275 SE Inner Loop, Ste. 135 Georgetown, TX 78626

Ages 9-18  Check-In: 3:00pm  Audition: 3:30pm-5:00pm

*Applicants will be notified prior to audition date of specific age group and audition time ​