LIVE AUDITIONS
2027 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, 2027.
Session 1: Ages 12–15, June 14–July 9
Session 2: Ages 15–18, July 13–August 7
REGISTRATION
Online registration is now open. 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 $3,605, and optional, supervised housing is an additional $3,675. Housing includes two meals daily.
Summer Session 2 (ages 15–18) tuition is $3,605, and optional, supervised housing is an additional $3,675. 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.
Dancers ages 12–15 will perform 1–2 center combinations in pointe shoes, with ages 14–15 continuing pointe work for the final 15 minutes of class. Dancers ages 16–18 will be en pointe for all center work.
If you have been training on pointe under one year, please let the staff know at check-in, and you may be asked to perform simple exercises at the barre. Students will be encouraged to modify pointe work as needed; they are not required to perform steps in the audition they have not learned at their home studios.
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
Houston Ballet
601 Preston St
Houston, TX 77002
- 4:30–6:00 PM: Ages 12–15
- 6:15–7:45 PM: Ages 16–18
Colorado Ballet
1075 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
- 1:30–3:00 PM: Ages 12–15
- 3:15–4:45 PM: Ages 16–18
Pacific Northwest Ballet
301 Mercer St
Seattle, WA 98109
- 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 Ave
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
- 10:30 AM–12:00 PM: Ages 12–13
- 12:15–1:45 PM: Ages 14–15
- 2:00–3:30 PM: Ages 16–18
School of American Ballet
165 West 65th St
New York, NY 10023
- 10:00–11:30 AM: Ages 12–14
- 11:45–1:15 PM: Ages 14–15
- 1:30–3:00 PM: Ages 15–18
- 3:15–4:45 PM: Ages 16–18
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin St
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 Joffrey Ballet
10 E Randolph St
Chicago, IL 60601
- 11:30 AM–1:00 PM: Ages 12–13
- 1:15–2:45 PM: Ages 14–15
- 3:00–4:30 PM: Ages 16–18
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
Nashville Ballet
3630 Redmon St
Nashville, Tennessee 37209
- 4:00–5:30 PM: Ages 12–15
- 5:45–7:15 PM: Ages 16–18
Westside School of Ballet
1709 Stewart St
Santa Monica, CA 90404
- 2:45–4:15 PM: Ages 12–13
- 4:30–6:00 PM: Ages 14–15
- 6:15–7:45 PM: Ages 16–18
San Francisco Ballet
455 Franklin St
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.
VIDEO AUDITIONS
A $75 summer session video audition fee will be charged upon submission. SF Ballet School will only accept electronic online submissions through the video application website, Danceapply, between January 8 and February 7, 2027. DVDs and audition materials submitted by email will not be accepted or reviewed.
- SUBMIT VIDEO AUDITION (Opens January 8)
- Video Audition Guidelines
Please contact registrar@sfballet.org with any questions.
* Indicates both a summer and school year audition site
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SCHOOL YEAR PROGRAM
If the audition registration fee is a financial hardship, please email registrar@sfballet.org
