Manhattan Youth Ballet will hold auditions for its Summer Intensive on Sunday, March 1, 2015.  Audition class schedule is Ages 8-9: 12:00-1:00pm, Ages 10-12: 1:00-2:15pm, and Ages 13 & up: 2:30-4:00pm. Dancers should arrive 30 minutes prior to their audition class. Registration opens at 11:00am. Audition fees are $30 pre-registration and $35 on day of registration. Pre registration forms are available at www.manhattanyouthballet.org.

MYB's Summer Intensive is a comprehensive pre-professional program with daily classes in ballet technique, pointe, variations, men's class, partnering, character, pilates/conditioning, contemporary, jazz and choreography.  Guest faculty includes stars of New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre as well as the broadway world.  

About Manhattan Youth Ballet

Modeled with an emphasis on European classical ballet, Manhattan Youth Ballet (MYB) offers world-class training in a nurturing environment focused on discipline, precision and artistry.  MYB is the culmination of Ms. Rose Caiola’s effort for the past seventeen years to create a viable, curriculum-based ballet academy in Manhattan in order to serve the needs of the multifaceted community.  Principal members of the faculty have received their training in schools such as the The Kirov Ballet, School of American Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet.  The faculty strives to bring out the individual potential of each student with an emphasis on artistry as well as technique to create truly versatile dancers for the current dance world. Manhattan Youth Ballet has acquired a reputation for excellent teaching in an intimate and individually supportive environment. The school’s graduates have danced professionally with American Ballet Theatre, New York City Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet de España, San Francisco Ballet and Complexions.

Education is a top priority at Manhattan Youth Ballet and the school has numerous community outreach programs to promote dance education.  Since moving to its new home at Manhattan Movement & Arts Center in September 2008, over 2,500 New York City school children have participated in lecture demonstrations and/or been MYB’s invited guests at full-length performances.  For more information, visit www.manhattanyouthballet.org.