STUDENT PROGRAM

New students interested in auditioning for School of Philadelphia Ballet/ New Jersey’s Student Program are encouraged to join us for an in-person Audition Placement Class. Group auditions are held in June and August each season. Dancers who are unable to attend an Audition Placement Class are welcome to submit a video audition. An audition fee of $50.00 will be billed upon registration.

Video Audition Guidelines:
Video auditions should be a maximum of 15 minutes in length. Applicants should begin their video with a short introduction including their name, age, birthdate, and current training facility. The video audition should include the following:

Ages 7-11:

• A short barre showing plies, battement tendus, battement jetes. (both sides)
• Heel stretch to the side right and left.
• Right, left and center (straddle) splits.
• Center work including battement tendus, battement jetes, sautes in first and second position, and changements with arms in the preparatory position.
• Skips from the corner, right and left with hands on hips.

Ages 12+:

• A short barre showing plies, battment tendus, fondu, adagio, and grand battement. (one side only)
• Centerwork including an adagio, pirouettes en dehor and en dedans, petit and grand allegro.
• Female-identifying students must demonstrate pointework, including one-legged relevé on both sides, échappé, and pirouettes.
• Male-identifying students must include batterie and tours en l’air.

Video audition registration fees are non-refundable and non-transferable. If you need to change your audition date/time, please contact the SPB/NJ administration team at [email protected].