LIVE AUDITIONS
2026 Summer Session
Spend a month dancing in San Francisco while meeting new people from around the globe.
AUDITION REQUIREMENTS AND REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS
Students should audition with the age group based on their age as of July 1, 2026.
Session 1: Ages 12–15, June 15 – July 10
Session 2: Ages 15–18, July 14 – August 8
REGISTRATION
Online registration opens on November 1. There is a capacity limitation at each audition location, so please register early to ensure your spot. To complete your registration, you will need to upload a photo and proof of age (see details below) and pay the $50 audition fee. Students will receive their audition results by email approximately one week following the audition. There are no refunds of registration fees however if a student is sick on the day of the audition and can provide a doctor’s note, you will be invited to apply by video and your registration fee will be applied towards the video application fee.
On the day of your audition, please arrive 30 minutes prior to the start of your class to receive your audition number.
Day-of Registration: Due to capacity limitations, we do not expect to be able to accommodate day-of registrations. Please register online in advance.
REQUIRED ITEMS FOR REGISTRATION
Photo: A photo is used to confirm the student’s identity during the audition and to recall a student after the audition has ended. Please submit a current photo that clearly shows the student from the shoulders up. Long hair should be pulled back away from the face. Please do not submit a scan of a passport photo page. Please ensure the photo is of high enough resolution to be identifiable.
Proof of Age: All students must provide proof of their date of birth. When registering online, you will be required to upload a scan of a birth certificate or passport photo page.
Audition Fee: The audition fee is $50 and must be paid by credit card online.
TUITION
Summer Session 1 (ages 12–15) tuition is $3,495 and optional, supervised housing is an additional $3,495. Housing includes two meals daily.
Summer Session 2 (ages 15–18) tuition is $3,500 and optional, supervised housing is an additional $3,500. Housing includes two meals daily.
ABOUT THE AUDITION
The audition will run just like a ballet class, starting at the barre with exercises from plies to grand battements. Then everyone moves to the center for a variety of combinations from adage to grand allegro. Work your hardest and show that you are listening to and applying the teacher’s instructions and corrections. Please remove all warm-ups before the class begins.
Ages 12–13 should plan to do 1–2 combinations in pointe shoes in center. Ages 14–18 will wear pointe shoes for all of center work. If you have not begun training on pointe yet, please let the staff know at check-in and you will simply participate in flat shoes for the pointe section of class.
Any solid-colored leotard in any style, pink or skin-toned tights with flat/ballet slippers to match, or a tucked-in, fitted shirt, and black, white, or gray shoes and tights.
Please arrive dressed and ready to go. Restrooms are available but changing facilities are limited to the restroom stalls.
DATES, TIMES, AND LOCATIONS
Colorado Ballet Academy
1075 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
- 2:00–3:45 PM: Ages 12–15
- 4:00–5:45 PM: Ages 16–18
The Joffrey Ballet
10 E Randolph St.
Chicago, IL 60601
- 9:30–11:00 AM: Ages 12–13
- 11:15–12:45 PM: Ages 14–15
- 1:00–2:30 PM: Ages 16–18
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
- 2:00–3:30 PM: Ages 12–13
- 3:45–5:15 PM: Ages 14–15
- 5:30–6:45 PM: Ages 16–18
The Washington Ballet
3515 Wisconsin Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20016
- 3:30–5:00 PM: Ages 12-13
- 5:15–6:45 PM: Ages 14-15
- 7:00–8:30 PM: Ages 16-18
Atlanta Ballet
1695 Marietta Boulevard NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
- 5:30–7:00 PM: Ages 12–15
- 7:00–8:30 PM: Ages 16–18
School of American Ballet
165 West 65th Street
New York, NY 10023
- 12:00–1:30 PM: Ages 12–14
- 1:45–3:15 PM: Ages 14–15
- 3:30–5:00 PM: Ages 15–18
- 5:15–6:45 PM: Ages 16–18
Westside School of Ballet
1709 Stewart Street
Santa Monica, CA 90404
- 2:30–4:00 PM: Ages 12–13
- 4:15–5:45 PM: Ages 14–15
- 6:00–7:30 PM: Ages 16–18
Southland Ballet Academy
9527 Garfield Avenue
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- 10:30 AM–12 PM: Ages 12–13
- 12:15–1:45 PM: Ages 14–15
- 2:00–3:30 PM: Ages 16–18
Miami City Ballet
Ophelia & Juan Js. Roca Center
2200 Liberty Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
- 3:30–5:00 PM: Ages 12–15
- 5:00–6:30 PM: Ages 16–18
Houston Ballet
601 Preston
Houston, TX 77002
- 1:00–2:30 PM: Ages 12–15
- 2:30–4:00 PM: Ages 16–18
Pacific Northwest Ballet
301 Mercer Street
Seattle, WA 98109
- 8:30–10:15 AM: Ages 12–14
- 10:30 AM–12:15 PM: Ages 15–18
- 12:30–2:15 PM: Ages 15–18
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
- 2:00–3:30 PM: Ages 12–13
- 3:45–5:15 PM: Ages 14–15
- 5:30–6:45 PM: Ages 16–18
Please check our School Facebook page before your audition for any changes that may need to be made due to weather.
Registration opens November 1.
Pre-registration closes the Wednesday before each audition date. You may collect your audition number 30 minutes prior to the start of your class time.
Please contact registrar@sfballet.org with any questions.
* Indicates both a summer and school year audition site
