Monday, August 9, 2010

Purchase Dance Corps Nutcracker Auditions: Dancers 5-13 yrs old

One of the moms at Brooke's dancing school Rooftop Rhythms told me about this exciting opportunity for children.  Boys and girls ages 5-13 are invited to audition on Saturday, September 11 and Sunday September 12 for roles in the Purchase College Conservatory of Dance production of Nutcracker ’10.

Here are the details: 

Where: Studio E of the Dance building at Purchase College 735 Anderson Hill Road, Purchase, NY.

Audition schedule:

Saturday , September 11
Group 1 (7-8 yrs old as of Sept .1, 2010)
Registration 9:15 AM
Audition 10 AM-Noon

Group 2 (9-10 yrs old as of Sept. 1, 2010)
Registration 12:30 PM
Audition 1-3 PM

Group 3 (11-13 yrs. Old as of Sept. 1, 2010)
Registration 2:45 PM
Audition 3:15-4 PM

Sunday, September 12
Group 1 (5-6 yrs old as of Sept. 1, 2010)
Children attend one of three ½ hour sessions
Registration 12:30 PM
Audition 1-3 PM

Callback audition
Registration 3 PM
Audition 3:30-4:30 PM

Children who audition should have some previous dance experience and be no taller than five feet. Dance attire or sweatpants should be worn to audition. Boys are encouraged to audition.

Rehearsals will begin October 5 and will vary from one to three rehearsals per week, depending on the role in which the children are cast.

The Purchase Dance Corps performs this traditional version of Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic from November 30-December 5, 2010 on the main stage in the Performing Arts Center.  Nutcracker ’10 stars Principal Dancers with the New York City Ballet and inlcudes more than 200 area children and nearly 200 Conservatory of Dance students. Artistic director is Bettijane Sills, former New York Ballet soloist and member of the Conservatory faculty.  The Conservatory of Dance is recognized as a preeminent center for training professional dancers and choreographers.



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