Preparing to Audition

What to Wear

T-shirt (black or white), tights, jazz pants or shorts, ballet shoes.  

Dancers should arrive at Joffrey Tower dressed in their dancewear with a small bag for their shoes, warm-ups, and water. Please be mindful of our limited space and send your student with only what is necessary for the audition. We encourage students not to bring valuables to the audition. 

Before the Audition

  • Please do not arrive more than 1 hour prior to your scheduled audition time.  We want to be prepared to welcome each dancer to the Joffrey, but we have to get ready first! 
  • Parents may accompany dancers as far as the lobby of Joffrey Tower. Dancers will be escorted up the elevator to the studios by Joffrey Staff and Volunteers only. 
  • Joffrey Staff will verify each dancer’s height prior to admission to the audition.

During the Audition

  • Dancers should have ballet training.  
  • Dancers will be asked to learn and perform choreography in groups.  
  • Dancers will be selected based on technical, artistic, and performance ability. 

After the Audition

  • Casting decisions will be distributed via email no later than Friday, August 23, 2024. 
  • Casting decisions are at the sole discretion of the Artistic Faculty. All casting decisions are final.