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Principal & Soloist Auditions

The Sarasota Ballet is looking for Principal and Soloist dancers to join our critically acclaimed company for the 2025 – 2026 Season. Over the next coming seasons, The Sarasota Ballet will be embarking on several national and international tours, as well as performing ballets by some of the most prestigious choreographers including George Balanchine, Sir Frederick Ashton, Jessica Lang, Paul Taylor, Gemma Bond, Mark Morris, Jerome Robbins, Christopher Wheeldon, and Sir David Bintley to name just a few.

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VIEW THE SARASOTA BALLET’S REPERTOIRE

The Sarasota Ballet in Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring
The Sarasota Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s The Dream
The Sarasota Ballet in Jessica Lang’s Lyric Pieces
The Sarasota Ballet in Sir Frederick Ashton’s Birthday Offering
The Sarasota Ballet in Johan Kobborg’s La Sylphide
The Sarasota Ballet in Dame Ninette de Valois’ Checkmate
The Sarasota Ballet in George Balanchine’s The Four Temperaments
The Sarasota Ballet in Christopher Wheeldon’s The American
The Sarasota Ballet in Sir Peter Wright’s Giselle
The Sarasota Ballet in Antony Tudor’s Gala Performance
The Sarasota Ballet in George Balanchine’s Emeralds

The Sarasota Ballet in Rudolf Nureyev’s Raymonda Act III

2024 – 2025 Season Auditions

Auditions are by invite only.

New York Auditions will be Saturday February 8th at the School of American Ballet, Studio 1, 70 Lincoln Center Plaza, City and State of New York.
Registration is from 3:30 – 4:30 PM. First Class will be from 4:30 – 6:15 PM and Second Class will be from 6:30 – 8:15 PM.

Sarasota Auditions will be Saturday February 22nd at the FSU Center for the Performing Arts, 5555 North Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34243.
Registration is from 2:00 – 3:00 PM. Audition Class is from 3:00 – 5:00 PM.

Applications should be sent to [email protected]

The Sarasota Ballet supports the International Audition Pre-Selection Guidelines. If you are interested in auditioning for next season, please submit the following material when our call for auditions is announced.

An applicant is required to submit the following material only:

  • a video with no introduction or fancy editing, consisting of the following performed in leotard and tights for women, and tight-fitting dance attire for men:
  • two classical variations drawn from the standard repertoire, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants
  • a short contemporary variation (that could consist of something drawn from the repertoire, phrases from classwork, or an applicant-created work) that illustrates the applicant’s command of a range of movements different from that demonstrated in the classical variation
  • 2-3 minutes of barre work, incorporating both sides, danced in soft shoes by male applicants and pointe shoes by female applicants
  • 4-6 minutes of center work that includes adagio, pirouettes, petit and grand allegro, danced in pointe shoes by female applicants
  • a CV (must include height)
  • a head shot
  • 2-3 dance photos that reveal the dancer’s body proportions and line