National Audition Tour 2025
Named One of the Best Summer Programs
in the Country!
Co-founded in 1987 by acclaimed New York City Ballet Principal dancer Daniel Duell, and former ballerina Patrica Blair, Ballet Chicago prides itself for its elite training program. The School curriculum is based on the ballet technique established by George Balanchine. Ballet Chicago is dedicated to providing each student with superior ballet training in a culture that fosters personal growth, and is known for its ability to transform dancers through highly focused guidance, correction, and validation.
To be eligible for Ballet Chicago's Summer Programs, students must be 11 years or older and must demonstrate technical development appropriate to their age level. Students are evaluated throughout the Summer Programs and may be invited to attend the Annual Program. Learn more about the Summer Program below.
5 Week Summer Intensive
6/23-7/25
The Summer Intensive is open to dancers ages 11 and up. Ballet Chicago’s five-week Summer Intensive offers the serious ballet student an unparalleled training experience. Our comprehensive curriculum includes women’s and men’s technique in the Balanchine tradition, pointe, variations, Pilates, stretch, modern dance technique, classical Spanish dance, and pas de deux (for upper levels only).
2 Week Advanced Repertory Workshop
7/28-8/8
Ballet Chicago’s two-week Advanced Repertory Workshop is a perfect complement to our five-week Summer Intensive. They are coached daily to gain the strength, purity of line, musicality, self-confidence, and focus that allows them to transform classroom technique into artistry. Acceptance to the Advanced Repertory Workshop is by audition only.
Junior Intensive
Session 1: June 16-20
Session 2: July 18-August 1
Session 3: August 4-8
Ballet Chicago’s Junior Intensive, designed for dancers ages 8 to 12, gives students the foundation necessary to excel. We inspire students to become excited about beautiful posture, and we teach them how to combine purity of form with expressiveness, increasing the capacity of their minds as well as their bodies.
Tour Dates
Ada, MI
January 17th & 18th
West Michigan Youth Ballet
6086 Fulton St E, Ada, MI 49301
Registration: 5-5:30 pm & 10 - 10:30 am Audition: 5:30 -7:00pm & 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
Albuquerque, NM
Saturday, January 11th
NDI New Mexico
1140 Alto St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Registration: 3-4 pm
Audition: 4-5:30 pm
Austin, TX
Sunday, January 12th
Ballet Austin
501 W 3rd St, Austin, TX 78701
Registration: 3:30pm-4:30pm
Audition: 4:30pm-6pm
Chicago, IL
Sunday, January 26th
Ballet Chicago
17 N State St, 19th floor, Chicago, IL 60602
Ages: 7-10- Registration: 10:45am-11:30am Audition: 11:30am-1pm
Ages: 10-14- Registration: 12:30pm-1:30pm
Audition: 1:30pm-3:30pm
Ages: 14-25- Registration: 3:30pm-4pm Audition 4pm-6pm
Dallas, TX
Sunday, January 12th
Dallas Ballet Center
8530 Abrams Rd #608, Dallas, TX 75243
Registration: 12 -1 pm
Audition: 1-3pm
Houston, TX
Saturday, January 11th
Houston Ballet
601 Preston St, Houston, TX 77002
Registration: 4-4:30 pm
Audition: 4:30-6:00 pm
Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, January 21st
Indiana University
275 N. Eagleson Avenue, Bloomington, IN 47405
Registration: 11-11:45 am & 4:45 - 5:45pm
Audition: 11:45 am -1:15 pm & 5:45 - 7:15 pm
Madison, WI
Sunday, January 19th
Madison Ballet
6734 Odana Rd, Madison, WI 53719
Registration: 1-2 pm
Audition: 2-4 pm
New Orleans, LA
Sunday, February 2nd
New Orleans School of Ballet
717 Adams St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Registration: 12:00-1:00 pm
Audition: 1:00-3:00 pm
New York, NY
Sunday, February 9th
School of American Ballet
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, NY 10023
Registration: 12:30 -1:30 pm
Audition: 1:30-3:30 pm
Santa Fe, NM
Monday, January 13th
NDI New Mexico at the Dance Barns
1140 Alto St, Santa Fe, NM 87501
Registration: 3-4 pm
Audition: 4-5:30 pm
Seattle, WA
Sunday, January 19th
Pacific Northwest Ballet
301 Mercer St, Seattle, WA 98109
Registration: 10-11am & 12:15 -1:15 pm Audition: 11am -1pm & 1:15-3:15 pm
Springboro, OH
Sunday, January 19th
Pontecorvo Ballet Studios
20 Commercial Way, Springboro, OH 45066
Registration: 1-2 pm
Audition: 2-4 pm
St. Louis, MO
January 16th-19th
Regional Summer Intensive Auditions, Center of Creative Arts
6880 Washington Ave, St. Louis, MO 63130
Times TBD
Chesterfield, MO
Sunday, February 2nd
St. Louis Ballet
218 THF Blvd, Chesterfield, MO 63005
Registration: 1:30-2:30 pm
Audition: 2:30-4:30 pm
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OTHER WAYS TO AUDITION
VIDEO AUDITIONS: $40
Video auditions are available to students who are unable to attend in person. Click below to fill out the online audition application and you'll be prompted to submit a video link. To submit, you will need to upload a photo in first arabesque and a headshot (school photos acceptable).
IN-CLASS AUDITION: $40
In-class auditions are also available to students who are unable to attend one of our National Audition Tour dates. Students will be required to fill out an audition application upon arrival. Please bring a hard copy of a photo in first arabesque and a headshot (school photos acceptable). Dimensions for each photo must be smaller than 5" x 7". Cash or check is accepted for the $35 registration fee (made out to Ballet Chicago).