Auditions for Central Utah Ballet’s prestigious pre-professional ballet trainee program take place on Saturday, May 27 at Central Utah Ballet in Lehi, Utah. This is an excellent opportunity for dancers ages 12-17 to join a program with incredible instructors, choreographers, and opportunities to advance their skills.
Dancers will be placed in the Junior or Senior Company based on ability, and will have combined classes, performances, and opportunities specific to their company.
Audition Information
Junior & Senior Company Auditions
When: Saturday, May 27
Where: Central Utah Ballet Academy
132 S. 1350 E.
Lehi, UT 84043
Time: Ages 12-14 9:00-11:00 am
Ages 15-17 12:00-2:00 pm
Program Information
This program is set up to simulate a college and professional ballet experience and is divided into a Junior and Senior Company. Students will have the opportunity to train with other talented dancers. Each student will train in classical ballet and contemporary. They will also learn ballet repertoire and re-staged classical ballets, experience the creative process of diverse choreographers, and perform in front of a live audience. Dancers will work directly with Jennie Creer-King and nationally and internationally recognized instructors from Utah and across the country.
Summer Intensives
To students wanting to keep up their training during the summer, Pre-Professional Summer Ballet Intensives are available. Current Central Utah Ballet students do not need to audition for the summer ballet intensive programs, but new students are asked to schedule a placement class before June 1.
The Summer Intensive program includes Central Utah Ballet’s talented faculty, including Jennie Creer-King, Jessica Thompson, Elise Wood, Lindsay Folkman, Melissa Warnick, and Brooklyn B. Smith.
Guest faculty includes Calvin Kitten (Ballet West), Danielle Diniz (New York), Shani Robison (Brigham Young University), Bridget Payne (Ballet West), Solange Gomes (Flamenco), Natalie Desch (University of Utah), Sayoko Knode (University of Utah Alumni Ballet/Modern), Christine McMillan (University of Utah), Whitney Jensen (Principal Dancer at Den Norske Opera & Ballet).
The pre-professional summer ballet intensive is available as a full 4-week program or can be broken into weekly registrations with permission from the director.
About Central Utah Ballet
Central Utah Ballet was founded by director, instructor, and choreographer, Jennie Creer-King. We offer fully comprehensive, classically based ballet programs specifically designed to meet each child in his or her emotional and physical development while creating a strong foundation in classical ballet technique.
The instructors and faculty at Central Utah Ballet are highly trained and experienced, with substantial professional dance careers and degrees in higher education specializing in choreography, teaching, or pedagogy. We know that the quality of our dance instructors at Central Utah Ballet has a big impact on your child’s experience with our ballet school and ballet as a whole, so we conscientiously choose staff that will help make their experience as positive as possible.
For more information about Central Utah Ballet’s Pre-Professional Ballet Trainee Program or to learn more about our school, please contact Central Utah Ballet today.