DANCE WITH US - Moscow Ballet Non Equity Auditions

“A thrilling experience for student dancers and a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the [Moscow Ballet] principals and soloists,” Regina Herald, Barbara Woolsey

Dance with Us students perform side-by-side with the pro

Moscow Ballet announces open auditions on October 20 at 5:00 PM for student dancers ages 7 to 16 years at
Evolution of Dance and Performing Arts, 2800 West 84th Street, Hialeah FL 33018. Moscow Ballet’s “
Dance with Us” Audition Director
Carolina Siscanu will be present to select 60 student dancers to perform side-by-side with the professional company of 40 Russian dancers. Students are cast in ancillary roles of Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Angels, and more. They will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker onFriday December 26 at 7:00 PM at the Jackie Gleason Theater. Moscow Ballet is pleased to work with
Evolution of Dance and Performing Arts in Hialeah to make the open audition, rehearsals and performances possible. Applicants must be between 7 and 16 years old, have at least one year of ballet training, dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes. The experience of working and performing with professional ballerinas is often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for aspiring dancers. “The payoff at the end of the rehearsals is the opportunity to be part of Christmas magic, to dance under shimmering lights with award-winning Russian dancers against exquisite hand-painted sets. It’s great for the kids. They get to dance in a professional production,” affirms Margaret Engle of Charlottesville Ballet School. Register at
www.nutcracker.com/youth-auditions/sign-up-to-audition. More info
(305) 828-0095 or
evolution@yahoo.com.

EVOLUTION Dance & Performing Arts is a professional arts school that offers comprehensive study to all students, regardless of their ability or reasons for study. The central philosophy of our school is to demand the best of each student whether he or she plans to perform professionally or not. Our delegation is to create and present excellent and innovative fine arts programs for the enrichment and education of our community. Although education, technique, development of mental capabilities, spiritual strength, and physical coordination are the uppermost concerns of our program, a student with the proper amount of training, talent and desire will be encouraged to pursue a professional career in the arts.

Carolina Siscanu auditioned and was accepted at the National School of Ballet in Chisinau, Moldova at just nine years old. Carolina studied at the school for nine years, graduating in 2009. In 2008, before graduation, she was invited to join the Moldovan National Ballet Theatre and performs with the company today.
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Dance with Us offers student dancers personal exposure to Moscow Ballet’s highly skilled dancers and experience with a professional performance, an especially unique opportunity for students in smaller markets.Danville mother Amy Lewis says, “My daughter participated with Moscow Ballet's Nutcracker production. It [was] a wonderful experience for her. She will never forget taking part in such a special and enjoyable event.” Dance with Us
Audition Directors travel to 50+ North American cities in September and October auditioning and rehearsing local children ages 7 to 16 years. Dance with Usis underwritten solely by Moscow Ballet. Partnerships with local dance studios in performance cities are developed by co-producer
Mary Gianonne Talmiwho also developed Dance with Us program.
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Moscow Ballet - In addition to the Great Russian Nutcracker, Moscow Ballet repertory includes classic ballets Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Romeo and Juliet, Cinderella and more. For over twenty years the company has performed 100 engagements annually in North America including in a majority of the top twenty demographic markets. Moscow Ballet has received critical acclaim from media outlets and was invited to present at 2
National Press Club Newsmaker events. In addition to the public performances, the company’s mission and national platform enables it to share the Russian Vaganova training with over 5000 local dance students annually in the “Dance with Us” program.
“New Horizons - A Children’s Program for Life” is an intensive cultural immersion project that benefits thousands of school children and on-going programs
Musical Wunderkind,
Master Classes and
Summer Intensives also touch the lives of many more children and young adults. Moscow Ballet’s partnership with corporations and not-for-profit organizations such as the
President’s Challenge Program,
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, and
Capezio over the past 20 years has raised awareness of and revenue for their significant missions and causes.
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