Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Professional Division Auditions

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet School (RWB School) is about to embark on a tour of 18 cities across North America in search of talented young artists with the potential to become professional dancers and dance teachers. Over the duration of the tour dancers will audition for one of three full-time programs:

• Ballet Academic (academic grade 6 and up),
• Aspirant (post-secondary), and
• Teacher Training (post-secondary).

Auditions run one hour in length and are conducted in groups decided by age. Students must be entering academic grade 6 in September 2020 in order to audition. No previous training is required for young students and no special preparation is required for the class. In the audition, students will be led through barre and centre work, during which time they will be assessed on talent, aptitude for classical dance, flexibility, coordination, musicality, and artistry of motion.

Master classes are available in most locations and are open to auditioning and non-auditioning dancers alike. These classes present an excellent opportunity for dancers to step outside of their comfort zone and work with different teachers than those at their home studios. Participating in a new exercise or receiving direction from a new teacher can resonate in a stronger way.

Please visit rwb.org/auditions to register and for more information