Upcoming Auditions

Summer Ballet Intensive
July 2nd - 28th, 2012

Audition Sunday, March 4th
Ages 11 - 18
Audition fee $20

Video Auditions

Video Audition fee $25
Video Audition Deadline: March 16, 2012

Video auditions are accepted for out-of-town students and students unable to attend an audition due to extenuating circumstances.  Submit a VHS or DVD recorded after December 2010, a photo in first arabesque and the video audition fee.  Include a full body close-up of the student stating their name.  Girls should be in a black leotard, no skirt, and on pointe (if applicable), boys should wear a white t-shirt and black tights.  The video must include the following steps and should be no more than 10 minutes in length:

Barre (facing camera):  pliés, tendu & degagé, fondue & developpé, and grand battements (ALL combinations front, side and back)

Center: adagio, en dedans and en dehors pirouettes, petite and grand allegro

Girls on pointe: echappé-passé combination, piqué turns from the corner

Advanced boys: entrechat six, tour en l’air, turns in a la seconde

Mail audition video to:
The Portland Ballet
6250 SW Capitol Hwy
Portland, OR  97239
Attn: Michelle Davis, Registrar

Curriculum Program & Youth Company

Auditions for Curriculum Program and Youth Company are held the first Sunday in August. For mid-year placement inquiries, contact Michelle Davis at michelle@theportlandballet.org