Royal Conservatoire The Hague - video audition for — Artist Certificate Dance / Royal Conservatoire Dance Ensemble

Recorded Video
Date: Feb. 26, 2026

Video Requirements:

The video audition must be approximately 15 to 20 minutes in duration in order to give a good insight in your artistic, musical and technical capabilities. Your clothing must contrast with the background. The video should show the full body throughout and should include the following sequences. 1. Personal introduction in English With your name, where you are from and why you choose dance and our school for your future study (not longer then two 2 minutes). 2. Classical class work Barre: Not more than 15 minutes in length. The work at the barre needs to be shown in soft shoes. Centre:  Pirouette combination with pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans (soft ballet shoes)  Adagio (soft ballet shoes)  Allegro combinations; - Small jumps and beats (soft ballet shoes) - Medium size allegro (soft ballet shoes).  Pointe work: - Echappés and retires - Double pirouettes en-dehors and en-dedans on pointe;  Grand allegro: - Female applicants must wear pointe shoes and must include a diagonal of turning steps within the enchaînement. - Male candidates’ enchaînement must show cabrioles, entrechats six and double tours en l’air within the enchaînement. 3. Classical variation Choose a variation you want to show us. 4. Contemporary variation Up to two minutes in length to show how you move with a vocabulary other than the classical ballet technique.

Audition Description

Want to apply to the Artist Certificate Dance / Royal Conservatoire Dance Ensemble at the Royal Conservatoire? Find out how to apply by following the step-by-step guide below. 1. Collecting Documents First, you collect all the documents necessary for your application for the first round video audition. A video recording The motivation form Your CV (see below) Dance photographs 2. Making a Recording Upload your video to a YouTube (preference) or Vimeo account (or comparable online platform). Create a PDF with all the links to your video recording(s). You can upload your document into the relevant question in the Osiris Online Application, later on in the process. Please name your upload ‘[surname] – video recording’. 3. Motivation Form Artist Certificate Dance/Royal Conservatoire Dance Ensemble Download the form and answer the questions. Upload the completed form to Osiris Online Application. 4. Curriculum Vitae Your CV should include your name, date of birth, height and weight, as well as information about your dance education and experience. Please describe: your previous degree(s), courses completed, successes, performances, exams, and prizes. Please name your document ‘[surname] – CV’. 5. Dance Photographs Upload three photographs, including one portrait photo and two dance photos. Both should show your full body. Please name your upload beginning with ‘[surname] – footage’. 6. Osiris Online Application You will receive an e-mail with a link to OSIRIS Application. Go to Osiris Online Application and choose your language preference (Dutch or English). Please use the link you received via email after you registered in Studielink. After you have logged in to Osiris, you answer a few obligatory questions. For instance, you will have to indicate which live audition date you would like to register for, if you get through the video selection round. Upload the documents you collected into the relevant question in Osiris. If you cannot send all your documents at once, we will send you reminders to complete your application. Keep in mind that we can only assign an audition slot for you once all documents have been received. You can save your answers in between sessions. Your application is complete and final, only if your answers in Osiris have been sent.

Associated Programs

Artist Certificate Dance / Royal Conservatoire Dance Ensemble
Updated: Nov. 30, 2025