National Audition Tour 2025
Named One of the Top 15 Summer Programs!
Co-founded in 1988 by acclaimed New York City Ballet Principal dancer Daniel Duell, and former ballerina Patrica Blair, Ballet Chicago is an internationally recognized 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).
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.
Junior Intensive
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
Albuquerque, NM
Saturday, January 11th
Austin, TX
Sunday, January 12th
Chicago, IL
Sunday, January 26th
Dallas, TX
Sunday, January 12th
Houston, TX
Saturday, January 11th
Indianapolis, IN
Tuesday, January 21st
Madison, WI
Sunday, January 19th
New Orleans, LA
Sunday, February 2nd
New York, NY
Sunday, February 9th
Santa Fe, NM
Monday, January 13th
Seattle, WA
Sunday, January 18th
Springboro, OH
Sunday, January 19th
St. Louis, MO
January 16th-19th
St. Louis, MO
Sunday, February 2nd
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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).