This intensive program is designed for students ages 11-18 who are interested in pursuing a professional career in ballet. The Day Program is by audition or invitation only. Students train approx. 23 hours per week with various classes including ballet technique, pointe, variations, repertoire, modern technique, contemporary, improv, jazz technique, character, and conditioning. Students will also receive seminars on topics such as resume writing, auditioning, anatomy, dancer wellness, acting, and more. Classes are held on weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. with additional optional morning classes on Saturday. Students who participate in the Day Program must complete their academics through homeschool or online study.
This program is designed for students ages 18-22 who are interested in pursuing a professional career in ballet or dance in higher education. The Post-Graduate Program is by audition or invitation only. Students train approx. 23 hours per week with various classes including ballet technique, pointe, variations, repertoire, modern technique, contemporary, improv, jazz technique, character, and conditioning. Students will also receive seminars on topics such as resume writing, auditioning, anatomy, dancer wellness, acting, and more. Classes are held on weekdays from 8:45 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. with an additional optional morning class on Saturday.
To audition for the Day/Post-Graduate Program please complete the following and send to auditions@okcballet.com
Video Audition Information
Please pay the $35 Audition Fee by clicking here
Submit three photos including: headshot, First Arabesque, Tendu à la seconde
Video:
Female dancers should wear solid-colored leotard and pink tights (or tights complementary to skin tone). | Male dancers should wear a fitted white shirt and solid-colored tights.
Barre Work (one side only)
Plié
Tendu
Dégagé
Ronde de Jambe
Fondu
Adagio
Grand Battement
Center Work (ladies age 16+ en pointe)
Adagio
Pirouette
Petit Allegro
Grand Allegro
Pointe Exercises (Can be executed at the barre for beginner students)
Relevé
Échappé
Passé
Men’s exercises:
Tour en L’air
Tours a la Seconde
Entrechat
This year our annual Spring performance will be a school-wide demonstration held in the Inasmuch Foundation Theater in the Chickasaw Nation Studio. Pre-professional students are eligible to audition for student roles in company productions.
Selected via audition, the Oklahoma City Youth Ballet is a performing ensemble comprised of students from the upper levels of our pre-professional divisions at The Oklahoma City Ballet Yvonne Chouteau School.
The Yvonne Chouteau School is pleased to have Eleve Dancewear as the official dancewear of our Pre-Professional and Professional Divisions. These beautifully constructed leotards/skirts/shirts can be purchased thru the Yvonne Chouteau School or thru the Eleve website: https://www.elevedancewear.com/.