Audition registration for the 2025-2026 school year will open in May 2025.

Dancers who would like to be considered for the EB-PTP during the 2025 Audition Tour should visit this page to complete their registration.

Audition Requirements

Applicants should have a strong basic classical foundation in relation to their level and age.

  • Age Requirements:

    • Preparatory Level [After School]:  Ages 10-13 
      *Exceptional 9-year-olds may be considered.

    • Junior/Senior Levels [Full-Day Program]: Ages 13-21

  • Dancers should audition with the age group that they fall into on the date of the audition.

Audition Process

  • Register online for your audition.

  • There are two ways to audition; both are given equal consideration:

    • In-person audition - held in NYC each July

    • Video audition

  • Audition Registration Fee (Non-Refundable): $45

  • Students must upload one recent photo with their audition registration: 

    • ​Photo should show the dancer in first arabesque.

    • See Frequently Asked Questions for more information regarding audition photos.

  • While pre-registration online is strongly preferred, walk-in registration is available.​​

Audition Dress Code

  • Girls -- solid color leotard, full-length pink or skin-tone tights, ballet slippers, pointe shoes

    • *Pointe shoes are not required for students auditioning for the Preparatory Level, though young ladies should bring their pointe shoes if they have begun pointework.

  • Boys -- white t-shirts, full-length black tights, ballet slippers

Acceptance & Enrollment Process

Upon completing an audition, participating students will receive a letter indicating acceptance, wait-list, or non-acceptance within two weeks. ​Accepted students will receive an invitation letter along with enrollment forms detailing the fees, deadlines, etc.

**For questions regarding the Professional Training Program or the audition process, please email info@ellisonballet.org.


​No phone calls please unless urgent.

In-Person Auditions in New York City

July 2025 - DATE TBD
New York, NY

Ellison Ballet/Manhattan Movement & Arts Center
248 West 60th Street, New York, NY 10023

Ages 10-14
Time TBA

Ages 15-21
Time TBA

Audition Photo:

Students must upload one photo with their online registration in
first arabesque. 

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​Audition Fee: $45

Walk-In Registration:

Online pre-registration online is strongly preferred, however, walk-in registration is available. Walk-in registrants should bring a smartphone or other internet capable device to fill out the registration form and a credit or debit card for the registration fee.

Video Auditions

How to audition by video:

  1. Film your video according to the Video Submission Guidelines on this page.

  2. Upload your video to a site such as YouTube, Vimeo, DropBox, or Google Drive.

  3. Register your audition online at the link above and pay audition fee. Be sure to include your online video link with your registration. Do not submit the registration form without the video link.


Audition Fee: $45

Video Submission Deadline:  August 15, 2025

***You MUST register online to submit a video audition. Unregistered candidates will not be considered for Ellison Ballet programs. 


​***DO NOT SEND VIDEOS VIA EMAIL. Video links must be submitted within the online registration form.

Video Submission Guidelines:

  • Video submissions should be approximately 15-20 minutes in length.

  • Please make sure you video's privacy settings allow us to view it - use settings such as "public" or "unlisted" and don't forget to share the password for password-protected links.

  • Videos do not need to be professionally filmed, but should show the student's full body clearly.

  • Videos must be filmed no more than two months prior to the date of submission.

  • Videos can be filmed in a dance studio or home dance space.

  • At the beginning of the video, you should introduce yourself and state your age, the number of year(s) of ballet/dance study, the number of years of pointe work (if applicable), the name(s) of your current school and teacher(s), and any previous summer intensive programs, festivals, and/or international ballet competitions in which you have participated.

  • Video should demonstrate barre and center exercises, including adagio, tendus, pirouettes, grand pirouettes, petit, medium, and grand allegro, tours en l'air for men, fouettes and pointe work for ladies. You may also include a classical ballet variation if desired.
    ​**We understand that some students who do not have access to a studio or suitable space may not be able to include all requested exercises.

Dress code:

  • Girls -- solid color leotard, full-length pink or skin-tone tights, ballet slippers, pointe shoes

  • Boys -- white t-shirts, full-length black tights, ballet slippers

  • Yes, there is a $45 fee for all auditions. Pre-registered auditionees can pay this fee online when filling out the registration form.

    Walk-in auditionees should arrive at least 15 minutes early and will need to fill out our online audition form on-site from their mobile device. Walk-in auditionees must have a credit or debit card to pay the audition fee.

  • Most audition results are sent out via email within two weeks of the audition date, although some results may take up to three weeks during the busy season. Students who have urgent deadlines upcoming for other programs may email info@ellisonballet.org to request audition results early. However, we ask that students be patient and wait for their results by email whenever possible.

  • Scholarships are limited and considered for students of exceptional talent and need and granted at the sole discretion of the artistic director. Students receiving scholarship offers are expected to make early decisions about attendance. See our FAQs for more information.

  • Yes, Ellison Ballet provides dormitory-style housing to all accepted full-day students. Please check our Housing page for more information.

Notice of Non-Discrimination Policy:
Ellison Ballet admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of any of the aforementioned qualities or characteristics in its recruitment and admission of students, educational policies, scholarship programs, and the operation of any of its school-administered programs.

For more information, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions.

Email us at: info@ellisonballet.org