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Ballet
Instructional sessions include five hours a day of advanced ballet technique, ballet variations, pointe class, and pas de deux class (if enrollment permits). Students rehearse and perform in variations of ballet repertoire at lecture/demonstrations and/or workshop presentations. Students rehearse and perform in a final project. Twenty students are accepted.
Prerequisites:
A minimum of three (3) years of formal ballet training
Applicants must currently participate in at least three (3) ballet classes per week.
Female applicants must have a minimum of two (2) years of pointe experience and must currently participate in at least two (2) pointe classes per week.
Application Requirements:
1) As soon as possible, call the Oklahoma Arts Institute office at (405) 321-9000 to schedule attendance at one of the auditions. Audition spaces fill quickly, and video tapes are not accepted as a substitute for live auditions.
2) Download and submit a complete application.
Audition Dates:
Norman
Sunday, February 3
University of Oklahoma
Reynolds Performing Arts Center
560 Parrington Oval
Tulsa
Saturday, February 23
Tulsa Ballet
4512 S. Peoria Avenue
At the Audition:
Please arrive early to check in and warm up. The audition is a master class consisting of barre and floor work.
Mandatory Audition Attire:
Females: Black leotards, pink tights, pink slippers, and pointe shoes. Hair must be pulled back and secured off the face.
Males: White t-shirts, black tights, and black shoes. Hair must be pulled back and secured off the face.
Judging Criteria:
Technical ability
Musicality
Quickness of mind; ability to pick up and retain combinations and corrections
Awareness of line and quality of movement
Adjudicators are professional artists and members of the Oklahoma Arts Institute's Dance Advisory Panel. Since the Panel judges both ballet and modern dance auditions, they may conclude that your strengths lie in modern dance and recommend that you are placed in that class. For this reason, dancers are strongly encouraged to apply for both ballet and modern dance. If you apply for both disciplines, please complete two applications and send two $10 non-refundable application fees.
The ballet program of the Oklahoma Summer Arts Institute is endowed by the ConocoPhillips Ballet Fund.
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