MCB School Auditions


How Do I Audition for Miami City Ballet School?

Throughout the year Miami City Ballet School offers audition opportunities to students interested in being considered for our seasonal programs the following ways:

1. School Year Program (Sept 2023 – June 2024):
Option 1 – Submit a Video Audition
Option 2 – In-person Auditions (visit School Year Audition tab below for more information)

2. Summer Programs (June 2024 – August 2024) :
Option 1 – 2024 National Audition Tour
Option 2 – Submit a Video Audition

To view information and instructions about Video Auditions, Year-Round Audition Classes, and the National Audition Tour, please browse the tabs below.

 

For more audition information and instructions about Video Auditions, Audition Classes, and the Audition Tour, Please browse the tabs above.

2024 National Audition Tour Dates

(In-Person Auditions)
Students interested in attending our 2024 summer programs may audition in person at any of the locations and dates below.
To view audition class times and ages for each city access the Information here – 2024.
AUDITION TOUR CLASS TIMES & AGES

 

SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 2024

Chicago, IL
Ballet Chicago
17 N State St 19th floor, Chicago, IL 60602

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 11)
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Registration
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Audition

Audition Class 2 (Ages 12 – 14)
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Audition

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Registration
5:30 – 7:00 PM – Audition

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 5 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 7, 2024
Indianapolis, IN
Indianapolis Ballet

502 N Capitol Ave B, Indianapolis, IN 46204
Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
2:00 – 2:30 PM – Registration
2:30 – 4:00 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
3:00 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 5 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2024
Tampa, FL
Next Generation Ballet
David A. Straz Center for the Performing Arts, 1010 N. W.C. MacInnes Place, Tampa, FL 33602

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
4:00 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Registration
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Thurs. Jan. 11 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 2024
Boston, MA
Boston Ballet School
19 Clarendon St, Boston, MA 02116

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Registration
5:30 – 7:00 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Miami Beach, FL
Miami City Ballet School
2200 Liberty Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139
Audition Class 1 (Ages 8 – 11)
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Registration
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 12 – 14)
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –14)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

San Diego, CA
Golden State Ballet Academy
6338 Riverdale St, San Diego, CA 92120
Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 –14)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 6:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 2024

Philadelphia, PA
School of Philadelphia Ballet
323 N. Broad St. Philadelphia, PA 19107

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
4:00 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 12 –14)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Registration
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Portland, OR
Oregon Ballet Theater
720 S Bancroft St., Portland, OR 97239

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
3:00 – 3:30 PM – Registration
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Audition (Ages 12 –14)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 2024

New York, NY
School of American Ballet
70 Lincoln Center Plaza, 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10023

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 12)
12:00 – 12:30 PM – Registration
12:30 – 1:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 –12)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 13 – 14)
12:30 – 1:30 PM – Registration
1:30 – 2:45 PM – Audition (Ages 13 – 14)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 14 – 15)
2:00 – 3:00 PM – Registration
3:00 – 4:15 PM – Audition (Ages 14 – 15)

Audition Class 4 (Ages 15 – 16)
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 6:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 16)

Audition Class 5 (Ages 17 – 19)
5:30 – 6:30 PM – Registration
6:30 – 8:00 PM – Audition (Ages 17 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Los Angeles, CA
Westside Academy of Dance
1709 Stewart St. , Santa Monica, CA 90404

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
1:00 – 1:30 PM – Registration
1:30 – 2:30 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 5 (Ages 15 – 19)
1:30 – 2:30 PM – Registration
2:30 – 4:00 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 12 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 2024
New Orleans, LA
Schramel Conservatory of Dance, Official School of New Orleans Ballet Theatre
920 Terpischore St., New Orleans, LA 70130

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Registration
5:30 – 7:00 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 19 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

San Francisco, CA
San Francisco Ballet School
455 Franklin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 6:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 19 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 2024
Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Ballet, Centre for Dance Education
Michael C. Carlos Dance Centre – 1695 Marietta Blvd, NW, Atlanta, GA 30318

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
5:30 – 6:00 PM – Registration
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
6:00 – 7:00 PM – Registration
7:00 – 8:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 19 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Phoenix, AZ
Ballet Arizona
2835 E Washington ST., Phoenix, AZ 85034

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
12:30 – 1:00 PM – Registration
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Registration
2:00 – 3:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 19 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Kansas City, MO
Kansas City Ballet
Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity – 500 W Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
3:30 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
4:00 – 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 6:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 19 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 2024

Winston-Salem, NC
University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Address: TBD

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
4:00 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 9 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Registration
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 26 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Fort Worth, TX
Chamberlain School of Ballet
3003 W 15th St. , Plano, TX 75075

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
2:00 – 2:30 PM – Registration
2:30 – 4:00 PM – Audition (Ages 9 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
3:00 – 4:00 PM – Registration
4:00 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 26 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 2024

Washington, D.C.
Dance Institute of Washington
3400 14th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20010

Audition Class 1 (Ages 9 – 14)
2:00 – 2:30 PM – Registration
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Audition (Ages 9 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 13 – 16)
2:30 – 3:30 PM – Registration
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Audition (Ages 13 – 16)

Audition Class 3 (Ages 15 – 19)
3:30 – 4:30 PM – Registration
4:30 – 5:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 26 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.

Seattle, WA
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
301 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA 98109

Audition Class 1 (Ages 11 – 14)
4:30 – 5:00 PM – Registration
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Audition (Ages 11 – 14)

Audition Class 2 (Ages 15 – 19)
5:00 – 6:00 PM – Registration
6:00 – 7:30 PM – Audition (Ages 15 – 19)

(Pre- Registration Deadline: Fri. Jan. 26 at 12 pm ET)
Walk-ins welcome on the day of audition.


 

Summer Program In-person Audition Details:

For our 2024 Summer Audition Season, Miami City Ballet School is going on our Tour to hold in-person auditions in cities around the US. If you cannot attend one of our in-person auditions, don’t worry, video submissions are also accepted.

To view available class times and to complete the registration form for one the listed cities please visit the audition online portal.

Please complete only ONE registration form even if you are interested in more than one program. If you have previously registered to audition for a past program, please use that same email address you previously entered to create an account.

During the audition, students are evalauted by Artistic for each summer program based on age & technical eligibility. Therefore, you will need to complete ONE registration even if you are interested in multiple summer programs. If admitted, students will be notified in the result email of the programs there are invited to attend.

  • Pre-Registration is only available through our MCBS portal and fees must be paid via credit card
  • Walk-ups audition fees are accepted via credit card, cash, or check.
  • Girls 9-18 are expected to have previous ballet training and should wear a leotard (any style and color), tights and ballet shoes. Hair must be pulled off the face, in a bun. Girls 11 – 18 should bring pointe shoes, if en pointe.
  • Boys 9-18 are expected to have previous ballet training and should wear a white shirt, black tights, and ballet shoes.
  • Each audition class is offered for specific age groups and can vary from city to city.
    • Auditions are open to students ages 9 – 19 – Please be aware not all cities will offer a class for younger students. We encourage these students to still audition by sending a video.
  • You must audition with the age group you are on the day of the audition.
  • A COVID-19 vaccination will not be required for auditions.
  • Parents will not be allowed to observe the audition and at some locations may not be permitted to enter the building. No exceptions.
  • Students can expect to take a one (1) hour to hour-and-a-half (1hr 30min) ballet class, after a check-in process.
  • All students will receive email notification of the results within 5-7 business days after their audition.
  • Admitted students will be provided instructions for registration along with invited programs in the result email.
  • Results will not be given over the phone. No exceptions.
  • We will accommodate schedule changes for auditions – if you need to change your original audition date or switch to a video submission, please contact School@miamicityballet.org for assistance.

 

Pricing:

  • $40 Pre-Registration Audition Fee
  • $45 Register on the day
  • All audition fees are final, non-refundable, and non-transferable regardless of circumstance.

Prospective students can Pre-Register for an in-person audition. After the pre-registration deadline for each city, day of registrations (walk-ins) are accepted. Please note, there is a cost increase for day of registrations. Space for each audition could be limited, therefore, pre-registration is highly recommended.

Register FOr Audition Tour

VIDEO AUDITIONS:

We are currently accepting Video Auditions for the following:

  • 2024 Summer Programs for ages 8 and up – Auditions close April 1, 2024, or once program reaches capacity.
  • 23/24 School Year – Auditions close February 1, 2024

If you cannot attend one of our in-person auditions during the 2024 Tour, don’t worry, video submissions are also accepted!

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR AUDITION

Pre-Recorded Video Audition Details:

Please complete only ONE registration form even if you are interested in more than one program. If you have previously registered to audition for a past program, please use that same email address you previously entered to create an account. Participants only need to submit one audition to be evaluated for all programs. Accepted students are invited for the appropriate program(s) based on artistic evaluation.

  • Video audition registration is only available online through the Video Audition portal.
  • $40.00 Audition fees* are only accepted via credit card through the online audition registration.
  • Video submissions will be reviewed on rolling basis: For 2024 Summer Audition Results are expected to be sent out starting January 8, 2024.
  • After January 8 2024, all students will receive email notification of the results within 5 – 7 business days after they submit an audition video.
  • The video must be filmed within three months of the online audition registration date.
  • Admitted students will be provided instructions for registration.
  • Results will not be given over the phone. No exceptions.

$40 Audition Fee – all audition fees are final, non-refundable, and non-transferable regardless of circumstance!

IMPORTANT: To view Video Submission guidelines and instructions for your age please refer to the button below.

CLICK HERE FOR MCB SCHOOL’S VIDEO SUBMISSION GUIDELINES FOR AGES 8 – 18

SCHOOL YEAR AUDITIONS

To be considered for the 23/24 Student Division & Pre-Professional Division, registration is now open for our in-person Audition. To inquire about other in-person audition opportunities please contact school@miamicityballet.org.

Audition Information

Saturday, August 5th, 2023
10:00 am – 11:30 am (Ages 8 and up)
Location: Miami City Ballet School
Pre-Registration is required.

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR AUDITION

In-person Audition Details:

If you cannot attend one of our in-person auditions, don’t worry, video submissions are also accepted.

To create an account, view available class times and to complete the registration form please visit the audition online portal. For students who cannot attend a virtual or in-person audition class should submit an audition video.
Please complete only ONE registration form even if you are interested in more than one program. If you have previously registered to audition for a past program, please use that same email address you previously entered to create an account.

Participants only need to attend/submit one audition to be evaluated for all programs. All students will be considered for a program based on age & technical eligibility during the audition.

  • Pre-Registration is only available online through Audition registration portal and is only accepted via credit card through the online audition registration portal.
  • Girls 9-18 are expected to have previous ballet training and should wear a leotard (any style and color), tights and ballet shoes. Hair must be pulled off the face, in a bun. Girls 11 – 18 should bring pointe shoes, if en pointe.
  • Boys 9-18 are expected to have previous ballet training and should wear a white shirt, black tights, and ballet shoes.
  • Class are offered for specific age groups.
  • You must register with the age group you are on the day of the audition.
  • All students should audition according to the age they are on the day of the audition.
  • A COVID-19 vaccination will not be required for auditions.
  • Parents will not be allowed to observe the audition and will not be permitted to enter the building. No exceptions.
  • Students can expect to take a one (1) hour to hour-and-a-half (1hr 30min) ballet class with a 30-minute check in process.
  • All students will receive email notification of the results within 5-7 business days after their audition.
  • Admitted students will be provided instructions for registration.
  • After you complete a pre-registration for a particular city or video registration, and your plans change, you may switch audition cities and/or between an in-person and video audition. To make this switch contact School@miamicityballet.org
  • Results will not be given over the phone. No exceptions.

 

Pricing:

  • $40 Pre-Registration Audition Fee
  • All audition fees are final, non-refundable, and non-transferable regardless of circumstance.


 

Admission for the programs listed below is by audition only. Please refer to the tabs for audition instructions.

For Children’s Division, Ages 3 – 7 (No audition required) – Click Here for program details