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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. 

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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

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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). 

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2 Week Advanced Repertory Workshop

7/28-8/8

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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.

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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. 

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2025-2026 Annual Program

2025-2026

Dancers accepted into the Summer Intensive and Advanced Repertory Workshop will be invited to join Ballet Chicago's pre-professional training program.

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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​

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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

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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

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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

For more information, please contact:

Emma Wittig ewittig@balletchicago.org

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). 

17 N. State St. Chicago, IL 60602

(312) 251-8838

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