For information on Auditions for the Teacher Training Program, Please visit the Teacher Training Program Auditions page.

AUDITION PROCESS

Stage One - Professional Ballet Program (Ballet Academic and Post-Secondary)
Stage One consists of an abbreviated dance class taught by NBS faculty in one of 17 or more cities across Canada finishing with auditions in Toronto.
Classes are age-appropriate and cover a range of age groups.

Who can audition?

• Students entering academic grades 6-12 in September, 2008
• Students who have completed high school in a rigorous full-time dance program who wish to prepare for professional careers.
• Students entering Grade 5 in September 2008 may audition for NBS's Introductory Summer School.

The Audition
The audition class can be both enjoyable and challenging much like a regular class. Taught by NBS faculty, they are specially structured to assess a range of criteria including; coordination, musicality, quality of movement and physical suitability for the demands of classical ballet. No special preparation is required. Prior dance training is not essential for children under 12 years of age.

Locations
NBS is holding auditions in more than 22 cities across Canada on their 2007/08 National Audition Tour. For the location nearest you please refer to National Audition Tour Cities.

Registration
Registration can be completed online. Please visit the National Audition Tour Cities schedule and click on the link relative to the centre where you wish to audition or take an open class.

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Students unable to audition in person may apply by video. Please visit Video Audition Information to download an application/instruction package.

Audition fee: $40

Stage Two - Summer School at Canada's National Ballet School

Who Attends

• Students who have successfully auditioned for the Professional Ballet Program or the Grade 5 Introductory Summer School can attend a four-week intensive Summer School at NBS facilities in Toronto from July 8 to August 1, 2008. Approximately 200 auditioning students are invited to attend dance classes for the four-week period along with returning NBS students.

The audition process is designed to be a positive experience. Students are encouraged to maintain their love of dancing and to recognize the many training options available to them. Those not invited to join the full-time program are welcome to audition again the following year.

Summer School handbook available in english and français.
Summer School forms available here.

Open Classes

Open Classes are taught by NBS faculty and focus on linking traveling sequences to give participants a dynamic sense of dance and performance. Junior level students, ages 9 to 12 with some ballet training and intermediate level students, age 13 and up with at least four years of training can attend the Open Classes. Parents, teachers and musicians are welcome to watch.    Fee: $20

National Audition Tour Cities

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Video Application Information

Those students not able to audition in person may audition by video. Please download and review the below forms and return them by fax or mail to the attention of the Registrar.

Video Application Form 2007/2008

Video Information Form 2007/2008
Video Instruction Form - Senior 2007/2008 (Please refer to the forms listed below by gender for visual details)
Video Instruction Form - Junior 2007/2008

Video Instruction Form - Male visual
Video Instruction Form - Female visual

Media Advisory:
From time-to-time auditioning, part-time and full-time students may be photographed and/or filmed for archival purposes and publication in print and/or broadcast. Any parent who prefers their child not to be photographed should advise the Marketing and Communications Department in advance.