Audition Description
How to audition by video:
Film your video according to the Video Submission Guidelines below.
Upload your video to a site such as YouTube, Vimeo, DropBox, or Google Drive.
Register your audition online at the link above and pay audition fee. Be sure to include your online video link with your registration. Do not submit the registration form without the video link.
Video Submission Deadlines:
Los Angeles Summer Programs: May 15, 2025
New York City Summer Programs: June 1, 2025
Year-Round Program: September 1, 2025
Video Submission Guidelines:
Video submissions should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length.
Please make sure you video's privacy settings allow us to view it - use settings such as "public" or "unlisted" and don't forget to share the password for password-protected links.
Videos do not need to be professionally filmed, but should show the student's full body clearly.
Videos must be filmed no more than two months prior to the date of submission.
Videos can be filmed in a dance studio or home dance space.
Dress code:
Girls -- solid color leotard, full-length pink or skin-tone tights, ballet slippers, pointe shoes
Boys -- white t-shirts, full-length black tights, ballet slippers
At the beginning of the video, you should introduce yourself and state your age, the number of year(s) of ballet/dance study, the number of years of pointe work (if applicable), the name(s) of your current school and teacher(s), and any previous summer intensive programs, festivals and/or international ballet competitions in which you have participated.
Video should demonstrate barre and center exercises, including adagio, tendus, pirouettes, grand pirouettes, petit, medium, and grand allegro, tours en l'air for men, fouettes and pointe work for ladies. You may also include a classical ballet variation if desired.
**We understand that some students who do not have access to a studio or suitable space may not be able to include all requested exercises.
Pas de Deux: Students who are auditioning for the Pas de Deux Intensive via video audition should also include footage demonstrating their pas de deux abilities. Footage must include demonstration of classical pas de deux work and may also include contemporary pas de deux footage if available.
***You MUST register online to submit a video audition. Unregistered candidates will not be considered for Ellison Ballet programs.
***DO NOT SEND VIDEOS VIA EMAIL. Video links must be submitted within the online registration form.
