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2025-26 Ballet Company and Junior Preparatory Auditions – June 4th!

To sign up for auditions, complete this registration form by May 23rd.

4:30-6:30/J4 Ballet Company: Open to dancers in Levels III, IV, V, and VI

Dance Connection Ballet Company comprises the most dedicated ballet dancers at the studio. Each dancer is expected to strive for their personal best, work to uphold the standards of the Director, and be a mentor to other ballet dancers at the studio. Dancers must adhere to the class and rehearsal attendance policies outlined in the Ballet Company Handbook, and will be featured in no less than three programs per season, including Dance Connection’s production of The Nutcracker (December 2025), the Ballet Company Benefit (March 2026), and the Spring Ballet Concert (May/June 2026).

4:30-5:30/J3 Junior Preparatory Ballet: Open to dancers in Levels IB, IIA, and IIB

Junior Preparatory Ballet is a new and exciting opportunity for our younger ballet dancers to further develop their skills in a specialized environment designed to take their dancing to the next level. Dancers must maintain excellent attendance in their regular classes in order to participate, and will meet once a week to rehearse choreography that will be presented at the Ballet Company Benefit (March 2026) and the Spring Ballet Concert (May/June 2026).
Please reach out to Peter Hershey with any questions regarding 2025/2026 Ballet Company auditions: [email protected]

The purpose of Dance Connection Ballet Company is to serve as a training ground for the young dancer who seeks a pre-professional ballet environment. Dance Connection Ballet Company provides superior performance training for these young dancers and cultivates a public awareness and appreciation of ballet. DCBC is a full member company of The Ballet Alliance

Dance Connection Ballet Company was established in 2011 as an extension of the school and its affiliate Dance Connection Performing Company. The Ballet Company serves as a training ground for upper level students who attend an appropriate number of classes and maintain the required level of skill and proficiency. We provide intensive ballet training, individual coaching, professional performing opportunities, exposure to master classes from guest artists, and opportunities to work with top choreographers.

Each year classical repertory is selected to show the strengths of our dancers while also facilitating an opportunity for them to build upon their artistic skills and technical excellence. In addition to the classics, dancers also learn contemporary pieces of choreography and are encouraged to explore the limits of their ballet technique. These opportunities instill self discipline, teamwork, perseverance, respect, self confidence, and dedication to excellence.

The quality of our program is reflected in the accomplishments of its dancers; our dancers have been admitted to prestigious summer programs with American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Austin, LINES Ballet, and Ballet San Jose. We hope these dancers will become future ballet professionals, choreographers, teachers, costumers, or serve as artistic directors.

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