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NUTCRACKER AUDITION PREP

  • Project Ballet only holds auditions for lead roles.

  • Only dancers in Level 4 and up are eligible for lead roles.

  • All other roles in the production are automatically assigned and do not require an audition.

  • In the audition descriptions, the words "Returning Level 4" or "Returning Level 5" indicates those dancers who are returning to their level for a second year. Students who are newly promoted are ineligible.

  • For the purposes of auditions, Advanced female dancers have been assigned to either Advanced Group A (Lauren, Frankie, Amelia, Mercy, Hannah, Ella, Nina, Zoe) or Advanced Group B (Aubrey, Victor, Violet, Jasmine, Elisabeth, Ashley).

  • Please review the following audition requirements. Each dancer should carefully discern which auditions they would like the attend. Being eligible to audition does not mean that you are required to audition. You may attend as few or as many auditions as you would like. (However, it is prudent to remember that the more auditions you attend, the more you increase your odds of securing a role.)

AUDITIONS ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 3:15PM

  1. Columbine Doll​​

  2. Soldier Doll​​

  3. Marzipan Demis and Soloist​​

    • Gender: Female

    • Height Restriction: None

    • Eligible Levels: Advanced Groups A & B, Returning Level 5

    • Audition Info: Audition is en pointe. Select dancers will be asked to perform the following combination moving forward from the back of the room: "Bourree, step to fourth, triple pirouette en dehors to the knee".  

    • Click to watch the **REVISED** Marzipan Audition Tutorial

AUDITION ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 AT 4:15PM

  1. Clara​​

    • Gender: Female

    • Height Restriction: 5'3" or shorter

    • Eligible Levels: Advanced Groups A & B, Level 5

    • Audition Info: Audition is en pointe. Audition Waiver Required. Dancers will need to wear their hair half down/half up for the audition. We realize your hair will not be nicely styled after a full day of dancing. We just need to see the length, and to see how you dance with your hair down.

    • Click to watch the Clara Audition Tutorial 

AUDITION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 12:00PM

  1. Chinese Soloist​​

  2. Harlequin Doll​​

  3. Lead Soldier​​

  4. Fritz

AUDITION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 1:30PM

  1. Spanish Soloist

  2. Arabian Soloist

AUDITION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 2:15PM

  1. Guardian Angels

    Chinese Demis

    Flower Corps & Demis

AUDITION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 3:15PM

  1. Dew Drop

  2. Sugar Plum

AUDITION ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 AT 4:15PM

  1. Snow Scene: Snow Queen, Snow Demis, Snow Corps

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