Applying by Audition

Certificate Program, Independent Study Program & Summer Intensive Auditions

1. View the Audition Schedule to find the audition closest to you.
2. Print and complete the Application Audition Form to bring to the audition.
3. Register online and pay the $20 audition fee.  Print and bring receipt to the audition.

Scholarship Program Audition

1. View the Audition Schedule to find the next audition date.
2. Print and complete the Scholarship Audition Form.
3. Register online.  There is no audition fee.  Print and bring receipt to the audition.

The audition will consist of ballet and modern techniques. Applicants must comply with the School dress code. Resumes, photographs, and solo performances are not required. Applicants will be notified of acceptance via email within three weeks of the audition.

The following is a list of national audition dates for acceptance to our full-time Professional Division programs for the 2011-2012 academic school year.

Junior Division programs and admission information

Audition Dates

Boston, MA
Saturday, February 4, 2012 at 10:00am
Boston Arts Academy
174 Ipswich Street, Boston, MA  02215
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Washington, DC
Sunday, February 5, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Dance Institute of Washington
3400 14th St. N.W., Washington, DC 20010
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Baltimore, MD
Friday, February 10, 2012 at 4:30pm
Baltimore School for the Arts
712 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Atlanta, GA
Sunday, February 12, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Atlanta Ballet
1695 Marietta Blvd. N.W., Atlanta, GA 30318
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Dallas, TX
Sunday, February 19, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Booker T. Washington H.S.
2501 Flora Street, Dallas, TX 75201
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Tallahassee, FL
Saturday, March 3, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Florida State University at Tallahassee
215 Montgomery Hall
130 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee, FL  32306-2120
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Toronto, ONT
Sunday, March 25, 2012 at 12:00 noon
Canada’s National Ballet School
400 Jarvis Street, Toronto, ONT  M4Y 2G6 CANADA
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

St. Paul, MN
Saturday, March 31, 2012 at 12:00 noon
TU Dance
2121 University Avenue West, St. Paul, MN  55114
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

Detroit, MI
Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 11:00am
Detroit Opera House
1526 Broadway Detroit, MI 48226
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

New York, NY
Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 12:00 noon
The Ailey School
405 West 55th Street, New York, NY  10019
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

New York, NY
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Women: 10:00am
Men: 1:30pm
The Ailey School
405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
Program: Scholarship (summer 2012 term)

New York, NY
Saturday, July 14, 2012 at 12:00 noon
The Ailey School
405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
Programs: Summer Intensive / Certificate / Independent Study

New York, NY
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Women: 10:00am Men: 1:30pm
The Ailey School
405 West 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
Program: Scholarship (2012-2013 academic year)

Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program Auditions

Auditions for the Ailey/Fordham B.F.A. Program are granted to select applicants based on the merit of the submitted B.F.A. Dance Application.
B.F.A. admission procedures