Weehawken Dance 2026–2027
Audition Information
Auditions give dancers the opportunity to perform additional featured roles in Weehawken’s fully staged productions.
Important Audition Location Update
Dance and Aerial Auditions Are at Different Locations
Sunday, August 30, 2026
Dance Auditions
Montrose Field House
All dance audition portions will be held at the Field House.
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Aerial Auditions
Flex Rec Center
The aerial audition portion will be held at the Flex Rec Center.
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Dancers auditioning for both dance and aerial roles will need to attend the appropriate portion at each location.
Every Enrolled Dancer Already Has a Place in the Show
Every currently enrolled Weehawken Dance student performs with their class. Auditions are optional and are only for additional featured roles.
A dancer does not need to audition to participate in the production.
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Our Show Season
Weehawken Dance presents two major productions each year, bringing together dancers from Montrose, Ridgway, and Ouray County.
The Nutcracker, Remixed!
Auditions: Sunday, August 30, 2026
Performances: December 2026
Peter Pan
Auditions: Sunday, January 17, 2027
Performances: May 2027
Who Can Audition?
Auditioning is an opportunity for dancers who would like to perform one or more featured roles in addition to their regular class dance.
Featured Roles
- Lead and supporting characters
- Solos and small groups
- Pointe features
- Aerial roles
- Hip Hop features
- Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, and specialty sections
Auditioning Outside Your Style
Dancers may audition for featured roles outside their primary style when appropriate.
Hip Hop and Aerial have separate audition portions. Participate in those sections if you would like to be considered for those roles.
Current Enrollment
Students auditioning for featured roles must be currently enrolled in Weehawken Dance.
Roles change with every production, and featured roles are not guaranteed.
Boys and Young Men Are Welcome!
We are always looking for boys and young men to partner our ballerinas. High-school-aged boys may audition even if they are not currently enrolled at Weehawken. No previous dance experience is necessary—we ask for a positive attitude and a commitment to rehearsals.
Featured Roles Are More Than Extra Stage Time
Featured dancers help carry the story of the production. They learn additional choreography, work closely with instructors, and become leaders within the cast.
These roles can be tremendously rewarding, but they also require dependable attendance, preparation, maturity, and teamwork.
Before Audition Day
Complete the required forms and review the expectations before arriving. This helps us understand your dancer’s interests, availability, and existing conflicts before casting begins.
What Happens on Audition Day?
Come Prepared
- Arrive dressed appropriately for movement.
- Bring shoes for each style you plan to audition for.
- Arrive with enough time to check in.
- Warm up before your audition begins.
- Check in and receive your audition number.
Nothing Needs to Be Prepared
Auditions are taught much like a dance class. Instructors teach short combinations during the audition, so dancers do not need to prepare a solo or learn choreography in advance.
Dancers may also be asked to explore different characters, emotions, or ways of moving.
Try Your Best and Keep Going
We are not looking for perfection. We watch how dancers learn, respond to corrections, perform, recover from mistakes, work with others, and approach unfamiliar movement.
If You Are Cast in a Featured Role
Being selected for a featured role is both an honor and a commitment.
Featured Dancers Are Expected To:
- Attend rehearsals regularly
- Arrive prepared and ready to work
- Respect teachers, classmates, and rehearsal time
- Demonstrate leadership and professionalism
- Communicate conflicts early
- Represent Weehawken positively
Will Everyone Receive a Featured Role?
Featured roles are limited and are not guaranteed.
Casting considers the needs of the production, including technique, artistry, performance quality, style, age, height, partnering needs, maturity, readiness, and availability.
Our goal is to place dancers where they can be challenged, successful, and contribute meaningfully to the production.
There Is a Role for Every Kind of Performer
Weehawken productions include classical dance, character work, partnering, pointe, hip hop, aerial, comedy, acting, and ensemble storytelling.
Casting is not about finding one single type of “best” dancer. It is about building a complete cast and finding performers who can bring each part of the story to life.
Rehearsals and Attendance
Accepting a featured role means committing to the rehearsal process. Most additional rehearsals take place in Montrose.
Rehearsals May Include:
- Sundays with Miss Natasha and Miss Pang
- Saturdays with Miss Val for Hip Hop
- Weekday rehearsals with other classes
- Production-wide rehearsals
- Occasional rehearsals in Ridgway
Schedules vary depending on the production and role.
Attendance Expectations
- Submit all conflicts before schedules are created.
- Complete the Away Dates Form.
- Read each weekly rehearsal schedule carefully.
- Communicate new conflicts as soon as possible.
- Missing more than four rehearsals may result in reassignment of a role.
- Private lessons may be required at the family’s expense when significant rehearsal time is missed.
Rehearsal Fees
Beginning at Level 3, dancers participating in the production receive an expanded rehearsal and performance experience beyond their regular weekly class.
Ground Dancers
$40 per semester
- Level 3 and higher dancers participating in the production
- Full year: $80
- Dancers below Level 3 who audition for and accept an additional featured role
Aerial Dancers
$50 per semester
- Aerial dancers cast in the production
- Full year: $100
Aerial rehearsals require specialized instruction, equipment, rigging, mats, and additional insurance coverage.
What the Fee Supports
- Additional choreography and rehearsals
- Upper-level and featured-role instruction
- Expanded performance opportunities
- Additional costume needs
The fee supports the overall upper-level production experience. It is not based on receiving a particular featured role.
Occasional additional costs may include major costume alterations or private lessons required to catch up after missed rehearsals.
Communication
Weekly rehearsal schedules are emailed every Monday. Families are responsible for reading the schedule carefully each week.
After casting is announced, please reply with:
- Additional email addresses you would like included
- Any remaining conflicts
- Schedule changes or newly unavailable dates
Early communication helps us create the most effective rehearsal schedule possible.
Before You Audition
Please complete the forms and review the information below before audition day.
The Weehawken Performance Experience
Featured dancers become part of a collaborative process that brings together many ages, styles, locations, teachers, and performers to create something larger than any one role.
