Has anyone ever danced at The New York City Ballet or American Ballet Theater?

Question

I want to know all the requirements and stuff first hand because I might go there someday.

Answer 1

Yes someone has, but not I. When monkeys dance there, anyone will be able to.

There is an upcoming contest:
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE7D91139F93BA35752C0A961948260

Also, there are previous dancers offering advice!
Advice for dancers: former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph.D. is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers . She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1083/is_3_78/ai_n6143314

The ABT also has a few little hints:
http://www.abt.org/education/default.asp

Answer 2

some widespread Ballets are: Cinderella Coppelia Don Quixote Firebird Giselle l. a. Bayadere l. a. Sylphide Le Corsaire Les Sylphides Paquita Midsummer’s night Dream Romeo and Juliet snoozing attractiveness Swan Lake Sylvia The Nutcracker some dances are: Pas De Deux Esmerelda Talisman As for the main suitable companies it particularly relies upon on what you like. a number of the main extensive-unfold colleges/companies are: ABT Anaheim Ballet Moscow Perm college Royal Academy of Dance (London) desire this enables! sturdy success!

Answer 3

I have danced at the ABT summer program, and Performed with ABT in NYC as an extra, but with a small role, I am to young to be in the company.
I can't give you information about NYCB, but as for ABT go to their website (abt.org) and it has all the information you will need. I do recomend attending their Summer Intensive. It is VERY hard, but extramly rewarding (the audition dates are on their site) and furthermore, try for the studio company. They accept 12 people from around the world each year, and those people almost always make the company. It is a goal of mine.
Good luck

Answer 4

To dance at either one, you need to try out for a summer dance school - auditions begin in January. If you are good enough, the might allow you to attend the summer program (you have to be really good and it is expensive) after the summer program, you MIGHT be asked to stay - BTW you will have to be INCREDIBLY good for this to happen. There is no such thing as "I might go there someday" it is more like maybe they will invite you maybe (and only if you are REALLY REALLY GOOD) to study for several years under tough conditions for little or no money and hope you make the cut....

Basically I think you are not being very realistic at this time - how old are you? Maybe I can give you more data. In the mean time go to the dance company web sites....

Answer 5

Yea lots of people have.