Dutch National Ballet - video audition for — 2026 DNBA Senior Summer Intensive & 2 more

Recorded Video
Date: Jan. 10, 2026

Video Requirements:

We want to receive the following photos: 1. Demi Plié in first position, en face 2. Tendu à la seconde, en face 3. 1st Arabesque, en profile 4. portrait pictures (1x full body + 1x head & shoulders) Video The audition video should not be longer than 20 minutes and should follow the International Audition Pre-Selection Guidelines. Please send: A video with no introduction or fancy editing, consisting of the following performed in leotard and tights for women and tight fitting dance attire for men: • 3-5 minutes of barre work, incorporating both sides, danced in soft shoes by male applicants and pointe shoes by female applicants • 3-5 minutes of centre work that includes adagio, pirouettes, petit and grand allegro, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants • Optional: short classical variation drawn from the standard repertoire, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants We also ask you to upload: 1. CV (when you can also include your photos and video link in your CV that is fantastic! ) ________________________ PRELIMINARY COURSE 12-16 YEARS OLD Photos The photos should be in the format .jpg, .gif or .png and should not exceed 10MB. We want to receive the following photos: 1. Demi Plié in first position, en face 2. Tendu à la seconde, en face 3. 1st Arabesque, en profile 4. portrait pictures (1x full body + 1x head & shoulders) Video The audition video should not be longer than 20 minutes and must contain the following exercises: Ladies 1. Centre Practice: • enchaînement battements tendus • adagio • enchaînement pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans in ¾ times with balancés. 2. Allegro: • enchaînement small jumps: including glissades, assemblés and battus • enchaînement medium jumps: including sissones, grand échappées (for men) • enchaînement big jumps: including waltzes, grands jetés, entrelacés Candidates 15+ 3. Pointe Work — 5 minutes of Pointe Work including: • simple échappés, relevés in 2nd and 4th, relevé in coupé and passé • pirouettes from 4th position en-dehors and en-dedans. • courus in diagonal (bourrées) • diagonal of piqués turns. 4. Optional classical variation. Gentlemen 1. Centre Practice: • enchaînement battements tendus • adagio • enchaînement pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans in ¾ times with balancés. 2. Allegro: • enchaînement small jumps: including glissades, assemblés and battus • enchaînement medium jumps: including sissones, grand échappées (for men) • enchaînement big jumps: including waltzes, grands jetés, entrelacés 3. Tours en l’air, single or double. 4. Entrechat six. 5. Optional classical variation.

Audition Description

Unless you are currently studying at Dutch National Ballet Academy, or you have won acceptance to the AISS 2026 in a competition, applying for the course does not automatically guarantee you a place. Only those candidates who receive a confirmation of acceptance will be admitted to the course. Application for the course is open until February 10 2026 - 17:00CET. We will start to inform candidates of their acceptance from the first week of March on.

Associated Programs

2026 DNBA Senior Summer Intensive 2026 DNBA Junior Summer Intensive 2026 Company Experience
Updated: Nov. 19, 2025