Are you a 15- to 18-year-old dancer?
Sign up for application updates and tips straight to your inbox!
Dance accepts auditions in ballet, choreography, hip hop, jazz, modern/contemporary, tap, and world dance forms. The strongest auditions demonstrate a clear technique, a strong unique voice, and a creatively sophisticated sense of nuance and range.
requirements
All the requirements for the 2022 competition are listed in the downloadable PDF below.
hear FROM alumni & master artists
Ernest Baker | 2009 Winner in Dance
Andrea Murillo | 2006 Winner in Dance
Connor Yockus | 2014 Winner in Dance
Jorge "Fabel" Pabon | Mentor
Vernon Scott | National Selection Panelist
Yara Travieso | 2005 Winner in Dance
SELECT PERFORMANCES FROM WINNERS
Nouhoum Koita | 2020 Winner in Modern/Contemporary
Isha Parupudi | 2019 Winner in Classic Indian
Rush Carson | 2020 Winner in Choreography
Tomoe Carr | 2020 Winner in Hip Hop
Amelie Or | 2020 Winner in Tap
Tyrone Reese | 2020 Winner in Ballet
About the Competition
For more information on the YoungArts' national art competition please visit our main competition page. For application-specific information such as eligibility or how to apply, visit our apply page.
Thank you to the supporters of the Dance discipline:
