CALLING DANCERS, ACTORS AND GYMNASTS Ages 8-18 & Adults!

Dance Works 2025 Nutcracker Suite & Holiday Showcase

OVERVIEW

Begin your journey and audition to join our 26th Anniversary Dance Works Nutcracker Suite and Holiday Showcase. A portion of proceeds from the performance will be donated to the Blythedale Children's Hospital in Valhalla.

ELIGIBILITY

Dancers, Actors and gymnasts ages 8 through 18 are invited to audition no matter where training is received.

AUDITION DETAILS

Dance Works

Nutcracker Suite & Holiday Showcase Auditions

210 Halstead Avenue

Harrison, NY

ALL SHOULD ARRIVE AT LEAST 15 MINUTES PRIOR TO AUDITION TIME TO CHECK IN AND SIGN UP FOR TIME SLOT BASED ON AGE AT TIME OF AUDITION.

AUDITION SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4th OR TUESDAY OCTOBER 7th:

TUE 10/7 AUDITIONS

5:05pm-6:05pm Ages 8-18 Jazz & Hip Hop

6:10pm-7:10pm Ages 8-18 Modern, Contemporary & Lyrical

7:15pm-8:15pm Ages 8-18 Ballet

8:15-9:00pm - Ages 13-18 Actors

SAT 10/11 AUDITIONS

9:40am -11:10am - Ages 8-18 Ballet NOT en pointe

11:30am-12:30am Ages 12-18 Ballet en Pointe

SAT 10/18 AUDITIONS

11:20am-12:20pm - Ages 8-18 Gymnasts

12:20pm-1:00pm - Actors

Audition & Rehearsal Attire

***Auditions may be filmed and/or photographed. Dancers will want to be camera-ready!***

For Nutcracker roles:

- Girls - any solid colored leotard, pink or neautral tights to match ballet

slippers (pointe shoes if auditioning en pointe). Hair in a neat, tidy and

secured bun (short hair secured with pins away from face and neck.

Nails shorts and clean. No jewelry allowed including watches, fitness

trackers, rings, bracelets, necklaces and hanging earings. Small stud

earrings are permitted.

- Boys - white form fitted tshirt, black leggings or tights or form fitted shorts.

Black or white ballet slippers, white socks. No jewelry.

For Jazz, Hip Hop, Modern, Contemporary & Lyrical Roles:

- Girls - solid black top, leggings or shorts, bring any dance shoes you have.

Part of the auditions will be done with jazz shoes, character shoes and

barefoot. If you don't have the shoes you can bring what you have. Hair in

a neat, tidy and secured ponytail with hair away from face and neck. Short

hair pinned away from face and neck. No jewelry allowed including

watches, fitness trackers, rings, bracelets, necklaces and hanging earings.

Small stud earrings are permitted.

- Boys - Solid black top, black leggings or athletic pants. Part of the audition

will be done with jazz shoes, hip hop shoes and barefoot. If you don't have

the shoes you can bring what you have. No jewelry allowed including

watches, fitness trackers, rings, bracelets, necklaces and earings.

CASTING DECISIONS

All casting decisions are final. Communication regarding casting is not permitted between parents and anyone involved in this production.

Dancers are cast in roles suitible with dancer's abilities. Height may also be a factor.

Every role is important and we recommend parents help dancer's set their expectations so as to minimize possible disappointment.

We will make every effort to case all those who audition but is not guaranteed.

Re: Eyewear, we recommend dancers remove for rehearsals and performances as long as it is safe to do so. Otherwise eyewear is permitted.

ROLE NOTIFICATION & ACCEPTING OR DECLINING ROLE(S)

Dancers/Parents will receive email notification about placement and roles by October 19th (and possibly before for those attending 10/7 & 10/11 auditions), and must either accept all or none of the roles / assigned by October 20th with payment. Please note participation fees will not be refunded for those who withdraw from the production.

SHOW DATE, DRESS REHEARSAL AND PERFORMANCE TIME

SHOW DATE: Sunday, December 7th

SHOW TIME: 4:00pm (Dress Rehearsal earlier, time TBA based on role(s))

LOCATION TBA IN WHITE PLAINS, NY

DETAILS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS AND FEES:

Before submitting your audition form and auditioning, dancers and parents must be familiar

with the time commitments as laid out in the rehearsal schedule here:

2025 Rehearsal Days/Times *Subject to change*

All rehearsals held at 210 Halstead Ave in Harrison

Ballet (day of week dependent on role):

Saturdays 9:40am - 2pm (specific time dependent on role(s) and TBA)

6 Rehearsals: 10/25, 11/1, 11/8, 11/15, 11/22, 12/6

Tuesdays 7:10pm - 8:10pm