Video Audition Information & Requirements

Pre-registration is required for video auditions. Participant must submit their pre-registration and audition fee prior to sending in their video links.

Apply by December 15, 2025 and receive $10 off the audition fee!

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Videos must include a spoken introduction, ballet barre, center floor work, and an improv component. Videos must be sent through a Vimeo or YouTube link. Please adjust the privacy settings so your video is accessible without a password. Only complete applications will be accepted. Our video guidelines are listed below.

VIDEO GUIDELINES

Part 1: Vocal Introduction
Please clearly articulate the following questions below:  

• What is your full name?
• What is your current age?
• Where is your city or country of residence?
• What inspires you to dance?
• Why are you interested in auditioning for our Summer Intensive?

Part 2: Ballet Barre
Each combination should be a minimum of 32 counts, executed with music, and performed on the dancer’s right and left side at the ballet barre. 

• Tendu with Ronde Jambes
• Fondu with Developpes
• Grand Battement

Part 3: Center Technique Work
Each combination should be a minimum of 32 counts, executed with music, and performed on the dancer’s right and left side in the center. Center work can be filmed in any genre that exhibits a technique (i.e. Horton, Ballet, Cunningham, etc).

• A small + medium jumping phrase
• Turning phrase
• Movement phrase

Part 4: Improvisation
Please include 30 seconds of improv performed in the studio or stage (please do not include ensemble work). 

Additional Reminders:

• Only complete applications will be accepted.
• Video files must be submitted using a Vimeo or YouTube link. Please adjust the privacy settings so your video is accessible without a password.
• A dancer must meet our minimum age requirements to attend our Intensives. This means a dancer must be at least 18 years old by June 1, 2026, for consideration into our Adult Intensives (CREATE and EXPLORE), and a dancer must be 13 years old by June 1, 2026, to be considered for our Teen Intensives (TEEN CREATE and TEEN REP). Dancers will be considered for the appropriate Intensives based on their date of birth.
• A limited amount of financial aid is available to dancers attending our Summer Intensives. Dancers are eligible to apply for aid after they have been accepted into our Summer Intensives. Assistance will be awarded based on financial need.

Submit your completed application with the above materials to intensives@hubbardstreetdance.com by Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

Social Media Audition Challenge

Do you have what it takes to be admitted into HSDC’s TEEN REP or EXPLORE Summer Intensive with just a 30-second video? Audition by participating in our Social Media Audition Challenge to be fast-tracked through the admission and receive a $250 scholarship!

HOW TO ENTER:

• Record a 30-second video of yourself dancing to music of your choice. You must choose a combination of three of the following styles: Ballet Barre, Center/Floor Work, Improvisation, Jazz, Cultural Dance, or Hip-Hop. Moderate post-production/editing is permitted and highly encouraged.
  
  
• To be considered, post your audition video publicly to TikTok or Instagram and tag @hubbardstreet by December 27, 2025. Your account must be public for us to track submissions, and we will only be able to consider audition videos that tag @hubbardstreet.
  
  
• Social Media Audition Challenge participants do not have to pay an audition fee. Please note that you must pay the registration fee if you later choose to audition through other traditional methods (in-person or video).
  
  
• Social Media Audition Challenge winners will be accepted into the EXPLORE or TEEN REP Intensive and awarded a $250 scholarship. Winners will be notified by January 7, 2026.
  
  
• Participants who are not accepted through the Social Media Audition Challenge can still opt to audition through any of the other traditional methods (in-person or video).