National Summer Intensive Audition

As we continue to navigate the pandemic, Milwaukee Ballet joins several professional ballet schools from across the nation have come together to create a unified collective for a third year. We understand the uncertainty of the coming audition season and summer intensive offerings, and we have created an audition opportunity that will keep our students and faculty safe, while providing them national visibility. The professional school collective is offering in-person auditions at their facilities, and students who attend a National Summer Intensive Audition will be considered by all schools in the collective for acceptance to their summer intensives. Visit the official NSIA website for more details.

Pre-registration will be required for all NSIA auditions at Milwaukee Ballet starting Monday, November 28, 2022 at 9:00 am Central Time.
Walk-up and same-day audition registrations will not be accepted.

Ladies should wear a dark solid color leotard, pink or skin-tone tights, and matching ballet and pointe shoes.
Gentlemen should wear a white shirt with black tights and ballet shoes.

How It Works

Students choose a city from the audition schedule and register with the host school. All auditions are in-person, and the remaining schools will observe the audition via Zoom. Students are required to follow the safety protocol of the school at which they audition. The auditions will be recorded so that the observing schools may review the auditions if needed. Students will have the opportunity to indicate which schools they would like to audition for; however, all schools in the collective may reach out to any students who audition. Students must pre-register and pay the registration fee directly to the host school in the city where they audition. The secondary registration form must be completed in order to be considered by observing schools.

NSIA at Milwaukee Ballet

Milwaukee Ballet
Baumgartner Center for Dance
128 N Jackson St | Milwaukee, WI 53202

How to register

To register for the NSIA Tour at Milwaukee Ballet, complete all following steps in order. Registration will open on Monday, November 28 at 9:00 am Central Time.

Step 1: Create an account in Milwaukee Ballet’s new registration portal. Complete all fields and click “Create Account.” If you receive an error that your email is associated with another account, please reset your password to access your account.

Step 2: Then use the direct link for your audition below to access the registration page. Select the quantity of students to register from the drop-down menu and click “Purchase.” If a parent/guardian has created the account, select the “Add a registrant to your options” text to register under the auditioning student’s name. Complete all fields, click save, and then select the auditioning student’s name form the “Registrant #1” drop-down menu. Continue through to “Check Out” and complete your order by clicking “Buy Now.”

Step 3: Look for two confirmation emails. The first will be an automatically generated email confirming your registration. A second email will be sent from Alyx Johnson, MBSA Coordinator, within 72 hours to the registered email address and will include a link to the NSIA collective’s Audition Registration Form. All registered students must complete this form at least one week in advance of their audition date.
Ages 11-14

This age group currently has a waitlist. Click here to join the waitlist.

Sunday, February 5
Check In: 11:00-11:30am
Audition: 11:30am-1:30pm

Milwaukee Ballet
Baumgartner Center for Dance
128 N Jackson St | Milwaukee, WI 53202
register for ages 11-14
Ages 15-16

This age group currently has a waitlist. Click here to join the waitlist.

Sunday, February 5
Check In: 1:00-1:30pm
Audition: 1:30-3:30pm

Milwaukee Ballet
Baumgartner Center for Dance
128 N Jackson St | Milwaukee, WI 53202
register for ages 15-16
Ages 17+

This age group currently has a waitlist. Click here to join the waitlist.

Sunday, February 5
Check In: 3:00-3:30am
Audition: 3:30-5:30pm

Milwaukee Ballet
Baumgartner Center for Dance
128 N Jackson St | Milwaukee, WI 53202
register for ages 17+

Milwaukee Ballet

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Summer Intensive