Artistic Director Adam Sklute will be considering dancers for our 2026 summer intensives, as well as additional opportunities with Ballet West Academy Trainee Division and Ballet West II.
Sunday, January 11, 2026
12:00pm-12:30pm | Check-In (Ages 9-12)
12:30pm-2:00pm | Class #1 (Ages 9-12)
2:00pm-2:30pm | Check-In (Ages 13-20) SOLD OUT
2:30pm-4:00pm | Class #2 (Ages 13-20) SOLD OUT
4:00pm-4:30pm | Check-In (Ages 13-20)
4:30pm-6:00pm | Class #2 (Ages 13-20)
Location:
Dance Academy SoCal
6781 Warner Avenue
Huntington Beach, CA, 92647
Online Registration is strongly encouraged, but not required.To register for our Summer Intensive Audition Tour, log into your existing iClassPro account or create a new account through the Parent Portal of iClassPro — use the REGISTER TO AUDITION link below, choose the SALT LAKE CITY CAMPUS (top right corner), click on REGISTRATION, and select AUDITIONS, to begin.
Dancers should choose the audition class associated with their current age, at the time of registration. Adjudicators will review how old a dancer will be at the start of our summer intensives, when considering acceptance, placement, and potential merit-based scholarship.
No photos are required for auditions.
Please direct audition-specific questions to Summer Intensive Coordinator, Jordan DeBona, at summerintensive@balletwest.org or by phone at 801-869-6966.
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Audition fess are $50.00 for in person auditions. All audition fees are non-refundable.
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Ladies: Dancers are welcome to wear any leotard of their choice, pink tights and hair must be secured in a bun. Please bring both your flat shoes and pointe shoes.
Gentlemen: Dancers are welcome to wear any tights and compression shirt of their choice. -
Audition results will be sent within one week of audition.
*All correspondence, including audition results, will be sent to the emails submitted to the Parent Portal through iClassPro or paper registrations.
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Video auditions are accepted, but in person auditions are strongly preferred. Video auditions can be submitted from
January 4th - March 1st, 2026.
Click here to learn more
To register for video auditions, create an account through the Parent Portal in iClassPro and pay the associated $60.00 fee.
If you have already an account in iClassPro, please login using your existing information to register and pay the $60.00 fee.
Ballet West Academy and artÉmotion will not accept DVDs or video tapes. Email a Youtube or Vimeo link, and include passwords if they are locked, to summerintensive@balletwest.org. -
Please direct summer intensive audition and program-specific questions to Summer Intensive Coordinator, Jordan DeBona, at summerintensive@balletwest.org or by phone at 801-869-6966.