Arts & Entertainment

Brandon Ballet To Host Auditions For 20th Season

The ballet company is seeking professional and company dancers as well as extras for its upcoming performance of "The Nutcracker."

Here's your chance to become a prima ballerina. 

Brandon Ballet will hold its annual audition for company dancers for the 2013-14 performance season, the ballet's 20th anniversary season.

Brandon Ballet, under the artistic direction of Octavio Martin, offers classical ballet training and performs two major, full-length ballets each season including The Nutcracker and a spring performance along with annual galas and mixed repertory performances.

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Dancers from the Tampa Bay community age 9 and up with at least three years of classical ballet training are invited to audition Saturday, Aug. 17 from 9:30 to 11 a.m. for dancers not on pointe or first-year age 7, 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. for second-year pointe 10 years old and up and 1 to 3 p.m. for third-year pointe 11 years old and up. 

Each audition will be followed by a parent meeting that will last about a half hour.

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There is a $25 nonrefundable audition fee.

Professional Company Auditions

Brandon Ballet also will host auditions for professional dancers age 17 and up Saturday, Aug. 24 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Call the ballet for more details.

Nutcracker Extras

It's not too early to think Christmas. Brandon Ballet is seeking dancers from the Tampa Bay area age 7 years old and older to play little and big rats, soldiers, angels, party boys and party scene adults in the ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker. 

Auditions will take place Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. 

There is a $25 nonrefundable audition fee.

Those interested should contact the administrative coordinator of the Brandon Ballet at dance@brandonballet.org or 813-684-4282.

About Brandon Ballet

Founded in 1993, Brandon Ballet is a nonprofit pre-professional ballet company that develops and promotes opportunities for aspiring young dancers. The company has grown to include 42 dancers of varying levels. 

 


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