Upper Levels Audition Form

Registration is now open for new students.  Please complete the Upper Levels Audition Form to ensure proper level placement within our programs. Audition/Placement Class required for upper levels (starting at age 8+).

Please note that acceptance in upper levels (8+y.o.) is not guaranteed after audition. The OBA staff analyzes all aspects before accepting a student to any of our programs. We rely on the professional jurisdiction of our faculty members. Please understand kindly.

Audition fee for Level 1 - Pre-Professional classes is $50 (can be paid online)

We’ll contact you to schedule the date/time convenient for you.

Once registered, account access is available through the Family Portal

Video audition guidelines:

Please feel free to submit a video of a performance or solo variation. In the absence of that, please follow the instructions below to create a video audition:

OBA accepts WEB LINKS(e.g. YouTube, Vimeo). A single video file, containing all the elements outlined below. Only one side needs to be shown of each combination. The frame of the video should show the full body throughout and not include any dancers other than the applicant. The video should not exceed 15 minutes in length.

Girls ages 16 and up should complete all barre work in ballet shoes and wear pointe shoes for center. Girls ages 12-15 should wear ballet shoes for all combinations, except for the pointe work combination, which should be completed on pointe. This combination may be placed at the end of the video after grand allegro. Girls ages 9-11 should wear ballet shoes for all combinations.

  1. Barre work (maximum of 5 minutes; only one side needed of each combination)
Pliés, battlement tendus, adagio, grand battements.

  2. Center work (maximum 10 minutes):

    Adagio, battlement tendus, pirouette combination (optional )

  3. Allegro combinations:

    one small jump- pas echappes, pas assembles, pas jetés;

    one medium jump - sissonnes ouverte, sissonne fermee;

    one big jump - grand jetes, grand pas de chat (optional )

  4. Pointe work (ladies only) - pas echappés, sissonne simple, pirouettes (optional )