International Admissions

Summer Intensive, Certificate, and Independent Study Programs

International applicants to the Independent Study and Summer Intensive Programs may have their auditions waived if applying from outside the United States. 
International applicants to the Certificate Program must audition in person.

Application Requirements

• Complete the Application-Audition Form
• Pay $20 application fee online. Print and mail receipt with application materials.
• DVD
• Two (2) dance photographs
• Two (2) letters of recommendation

Materials Due Upon Acceptance

• $50 international student fee
• Copy of passport I.D. page
• One passport-sized photograph
• Financial documentation (to obtain an I-20)
• Health form signed by a physician
• Proof of health insurance

Admission Criteria

The criteria for acceptance by application are the same as by audition. The dance photos and audition DVD must demonstrate the applicant’s ability in ballet and modern.

Application Deadlines

Academic year - June 1
Summer term - April 1

Email the International Student Advisor or call 212-405-9513.
Admissions Office Mailing Address: 
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
The Joan Weill Center for Dance
Attn: Admissions Office
405 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019