Company Auditions for the 2018-2019 Season

Our next Auditions will be for Senior and Junior Company dancers for the 2018-2019 Season.  These auditions are open to the public and are for intermediate and advanced level dancers who are training for a career in dance, or who are committed students that want more performance experience to round our their training or in preparation for dance programs in higher education.  Auditions are held in August, date TBA.  

Female dancers must be en pointe and male dancers should have some basic partnering experience.  Company dancers have the opportunity to perform in the annual SCBT "The Nutcracker" with live orchestra, as well as be considered for new works by guest choreographers as well as our own award-willing choreographer and Co-Executive Artistic Director Robert Kelley.

Rehearsal schedule starts in August, and continues through the season.  Fall/winter/spring rehearsals are Tuesday evenings, Friday evenings and Saturday and Sunday.  Our dancers spend from 5 to 15 hours in rehearsal weekly, on top of their training schedules.  Our graduates have continued on to careers in dance as well as to esteemed dance programs in colleges and universities.  Audition for us and see where your talent and drive can take you under the professional tutelage and guidance of our venerable artistic directors.

The 2018-2019 season marks Robert Kelley and Diane Cypher's 20th season directing Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre. 

Minimum age requirement is 12 years of age, however each dancer will be considered for their attention span, ability and talent.  There is no upper age limit, however this is a pre-professional program which is by its very nature physically demanding, as professional ballet requires.  There is an audition fee and a participation fee for the season, both TBA.