Pre-Professional & Professional Program Auditions
2025 Spring Semester Auditions:
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Ages 7-11: 10:45am-11:45am
Ages 12-18*: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Audition Fee: $50 USD
*minimum of 3 years’ experience; dancers ages 14-18 will present pointe work during the audition class.
Video Auditions
Video auditions are accepted for both the Pre-Professional and Professional Programs. All video auditions must be submitted through: https://app.getacceptd.com/houstonballet with a $75.00 USD credit card payment. Emailed video links and mailed DVDs will not be acknowledged or returned.
Houston Ballet II Auditions
All Houston Ballet II applicants must first attend a summer intensive audition or submit a video audition as a preliminary requirement. Applicants may then be invited to audition in person at Houston Ballet Academy.
Videos for the 2025-2026 season may be submitted January 1, 2025 - March 1, 2025.
Visit https://app.getacceptd.com/houstonballet to review requirements and submit video audition materials.
The Nutcracker Auditions
Performance Dates:
November 29 - December 29
Students will need to be available for rehearsals and performances during the Thanksgiving weekend and over the Winter Holiday Break.
REGISTRATION HAS CLOSED FOR THE 2024 NUTCRACKER AUDITIONS
Summer Intensive Program Auditions
Houston Ballet Academy's Summer Intensive Program will be held June 21– July 25, 2025. Registration for the 2025 Summer Intensive Audition Tour is now open!
FAQs
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