Step Lively! - SPAC Announces Auditions For Local Children To Dance With NYCB During Saratoga Season


SARATOGA SPRINGS - On Sunday, March 30 at 2 p.m. New York City Ballet Children’s Ballet Master Dena Abergel will conduct auditions for area children to dance with NYC Ballet during its Saratoga season, July 8 - 12. Auditions will be held at the National Museum of Dance, 99 South Broadway in Saratoga Springs. “We are thrilled that New York City Ballet will be presenting Jerome Robbins’ enchanting Circus Polka this season because it allows for even more of our region’s young talent to be showcased on SPAC’s stage. For the 48 young dancers who are selected, the chance to dance alongside NYCB stars is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity,” said Marcia J. White, President & Executive Director of SPAC. Casting for Robbin¹s Circus Polka includes roles for 48 girls ages 6-13, who are less than 5 feet tall and have at least two years of ballet training. Understudies will also be cast. Robbins’ charming Circus Polka, which premiered in 1972 at the Stravinsky Festival, features a ringmaster and 48 young dancers. The ballet is set to Stravinskys Circus Polka, which he composed for the Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1942. The application may be downloaded at www.dancemuseum.org/school and should be brought to the audition; they will not be accepted at SPAC or The National Museum of Dance. No registrations or arrangements may be made via phone. Audition check-in will commence at 1 p.m. at the National Museum of Dance School of the Arts studios. Ticket prices for SPAC’s NYCB performances start at $24 for lawn seats; inside seating ranges from $32 to $85. The “Kids in Free” program entitles children 12 and under to free lawn admission for NYCB performances. The Student Discount program allows students of all ages to purchase tickets at a 25 percent discount. Tickets to NYCB and SPAC¹s classical season are on sale online at spac.org. Box Office and phone sales begin on May 15.