Pre-Professional & Professional Program Auditions
2026-27 Year-Round Auditions:
Saturday, June 13, 2026
Ages 7-11: 10:30am-11:30am
Ages 12-18*: 12:00pm-1:30pm
Audition Fee: $50 USD
Registration will open May 1, 2026.
To audition via video, please see below.
*Minimum of 3 years’ experience; dancers ages 14-18 will present pointe work during the audition class.
Video Auditions
Video auditions are accepted for both the Pre-Professional and Professional Programs. All video auditions must be submitted through: https://app.getacceptd.com/houstonballet with a $75.00 USD credit card payment. Emailed video links and mailed DVDs will not be acknowledged or returned.
Houston Ballet II Auditions
All Houston Ballet II applicants must first attend a summer intensive audition or submit a video audition as a preliminary requirement. Applicants may then be invited to audition in person at Houston Ballet Academy.
Video application for the 2025-2026 season is closed. Videos for the 2026-2027 season may be submitted January 1, 2026 – March 1, 2026.
Visit https://app.getacceptd.com/houstonballet to review requirements and submit video audition materials.
The Nutcracker Auditions
Houston Ballet Academy will hold open auditions on Sunday, August 24, 2025 for the 2025 production of Stanton Welch’s The Nutcracker!
Auditions for current HBA students will be held Saturday, August 23 and students do not need to register above.
If selected, students will need to be available for rehearsals and performances during the Thanksgiving weekend and over the Winter Holiday Break.
Performance Dates:
November 27 - December 28, 2025
Detailed audition information will be sent out a week before auditions.
Summer Intensive Program Auditions
Houston Ballet Academy’s Summer Intensive Program will be held June 20 – July 25, 2026. Audition registration for in-person auditions will open on November 1, 2025, and the video audition application will open on January 5, 2026.
FAQs
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