Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive 2022 Video Submission

Description

 

Kaatsbaan Ballet Intensive (KBI) is a unique training program designed for young dancers between the ages 13 and 18 to develop exceptional technical skills, artistic refinement and a sophisticated approach to repertoire, with the ultimate goal of preparing attendees for a career in the arts. 

 

Video auditions will be accepted December 1, 2021 – March 7, 2022. Video footage of performances and/or variations will not be accepted. Your audition  should be no more than 10 minutes in length. 

 

Please submit your video audition via email to include your weblink: YouTube or Vimeo are most accessible - if a privacy setting is applied, please submit with the password necessary to view.  

 

Start the recording by stating your name, age, and DOB. Create your own combinations both at the barre and in the  center using the below requirements. 

Barre: 

• Grande plié in each position 

• Tendu en croix with demi plié 

• Tendu and degages en croix 

• Rond de jambe en dehors and en dedans 

• Developpé and fondu en croix, end with an arabesque 

• Grand Battement en croix 

Center Work: 

• Adage, show ecarté and attitude 

• Pirouette en dehors and en dedans 

• Petit allegro 

• Grand Allegro 

• Dancers planning to train en pointe: Pointe work combination 

• Dancers planning to train in bravura technique: double tours and pirouettes a la seconde en l'air 

*Optional: 

• What do you want to accomplish during this summer training course? 

• Why do you like/love to dance? 

Email video weblinks to: balletintensive@kaatsbaan.org

Please note that audition fees are non-refundable. 

Venue Details

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

33 Kaatsbaan Road
Tivoli, New York 12583

Kaatsbaan