Ballet Austin 's main company employs 20 dancers on a 34-week contract. Under the direction of Stephen Mills, the 10 male and 10 female dancers perform a mixed repertoire that ranges from original full-length ballets such as The Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet and Cinderella to cutting-edge contemporary ballets. Choreographers represented in Ballet Austin's repertoire include Mr. Mills, George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Ulysses Dove, Dwight Rhoden, Thaddeus Davis, David Parsons, Septime Webre and Gina Patterson. The company's season runs from mid-August through May with a 5 production subscription series presented at Austin's Bass Concert Hall and additional touring performances throughout the year. In addition to statewide touring the company has performed in Paris, in New York at the Joyce Theater and at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Dancer salaries are competitive and Ballet Austin pays 50% of the premiums for membership in a group health insurance plan. Ballet Austin's dancers are recruited through national auditions and from Ballet Austin's apprentice company, Ballet Austin II.
| City |
State |
School |
Date |
Audition Time 1 |
Audition Time 2 |
| Boston |
MA |
Boston Ballet School
(19 Clarendon Street) |
Saturday 01.06.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 5:30-7:00 pm |
|
| Oklahoma City |
OK |
School of Ballet Oklahoma
(7421 N. Classen) |
Saturday 01.06.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 4:00-5:30 pm |
|
| Seattle |
WA |
Pacific Northwest Ballet School
(301 Mercer St.) |
Sunday 01.07.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
|
| Minneapolis |
MN |
Minnesota Dance Theatre and The Dance Institute
(528 Hennepin Ave., 6th Floor) |
Saturday 01.20.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 2:00-3:30pm |
|
| Miami Beach |
FL |
Miami City Ballet
(2200 Liberty Ave.) |
Saturday 01.20.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 2:00-3:30 pm |
|
| Tucson |
AZ |
Ballet Arts
(200 South Tucson Blvd.) |
Sunday 01.21.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 3:30-5:00 pm |
|
| Winston-Salem |
NC |
North Carolina School of the Arts
(1533 S. Main St.) |
Sunday 01.21.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 10:30am-12:00 pm |
|
| Lynchburg |
VA |
Virginia School of the Arts
(2240 Rivermont Ave.) |
Monday 01.22.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 6:30-8:00 pm |
|
| Victoria |
TX |
Busby Dancenter
(2508 Mockingbird Ln.) |
Friday 01.26.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 5:00-6:30 pm |
|
| Portland |
OR |
School of Oregon Ballet Theatre
(818 SE 6th Ave.) |
Saturday 01.27.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 2:00-3:30 pm |
|
| New York |
NY |
School of American Ballet
(70 Lincoln Center Plaza) |
Saturday 01.27.07 |
Age 17-22
Class 6:00-7:30 pm |
|
| Sacramento |
CA |
Sacramento Ballet
(1631 K Street) |
Sunday 01.28.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
|
| Pittsburgh |
PA |
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School
(2900 Liberty Ave.) |
Friday 02.02.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 6:00-7:30 pm |
|
| Washington |
DC |
Washington School of Ballet
(3515 Wisconsin Ave. NW) |
Friday 02.02.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 6:007:30 pm |
|
| Carlisle |
PA |
Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
(5 North Orange Street) |
Saturday 02.03.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 6:00-7:30 pm |
|
| New Brunswick |
NJ |
Princeton Ballet School/American Repertory Ballet
(80 Albany Street) |
Saturday 02.03.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 3:00-4:30 pm |
|
| Columbus |
OH |
BalletMet
(322 Mt. Vernon Ave.) |
Sunday 02.04.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 4:00-5:30 pm |
|
| Baton Rouge |
LA |
The Dancers' Workshop
(10745 Linkwood Ct.) |
Sunday 02.04.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 3:00-4:30 pm |
|
| Houston |
TX |
Houston Ballet Academy
(1921 W. Bell) |
Saturday 02.10.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 5:00-6:30 pm |
|
| Ft. Worth |
TX |
Gayle Corkery School of Ballet
(4200 Country Day Ln.) |
Wednesday 02.07.07 |
Age 11-15
Class 5:30-7:00 pm |
Age 16-22
Class 7:15-8:30 pm |
| Plano |
TX |
Chamberlain Ballet
(3003 W. 15th St.) |
Wednesday 02.07.07 |
Age 11-15
Class 5:30-7:00pm |
Age 16-22
Class 7:00-8:30 pm |
| Kansas City |
MO |
Kansas City Ballet School
(16th and Broadway) |
Saturday 02.10.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
|
| Lubbock |
TX |
Ballet Lubbock
(5702 Genoa Ave.) |
Sunday
02.11.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
|
| Austin |
TX |
Ballet Austin
(3002 Guadalupe) |
Saturday 02.17.07 |
Age 17-22
Class 12:00-1:30 pm |
|
| Austin |
TX |
Ballet Austin
(3002 Guadalupe) |
Saturday 02.17.07 |
Age 11-16
Class 10:30 am-12:00pm |
|
| Milwaukee |
WI |
Milwaukee Ballet
(504 West National Ave.) |
Saturday 02.17.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 3:00-4:30 pm |
|
| Santa Monica |
CA |
Westside School of Ballet
(1709 Stewart Street) |
Sunday
02.18.07 |
Age 11-15
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
Age 16-22
Class 2:30-4:00 pm |
| Atlanta |
GA |
Atlanta Ballet
(1400 West Peachtree St.) |
Sunday
02.18.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
|
| Chicago |
IL |
Lou Conte Dance Studio
(1147 West Jackson Blvd.) |
Saturday 02.24.07 |
Age 11-16
Class 10:00-11:30 am |
Age 17 and older
Class 11:30-1:00 pm |
| San Antonio * |
TX |
Ballet Conservatory of South Texas (5200 Broadway) |
Sunday 02.25.07 |
Age 11-22
Class 1:00-2:30 pm |
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Ballet Austin II is Ballet Austin's apprentice program and second company. The 10 apprentices, ranging in age from 18-23, are employed for 34 weeks. They perform with the main company in larger productions as well as presenting their own roster of repertoire and educational programming throughout Texas . Apprentices are contracted with Ballet Austin II for up to 2 years during which time they receive artistic guidance, career management counseling and job placement assistance. Ballet Austin II members take company class, augmented by their own classes and rehearsals conducted by Ballet Austin's artistic staff. Apprentice salaries start at $150 per week and Ballet Austin provides rehearsal/performance shoes. A network of healthcare providers offers free care to Ballet Austin II apprentices. Ballet Austin II apprentices are recruited through Ballet Austin's Summer Intensive Program and the year-round Professional Division (Trainee Program).