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The youth cast is at the heart of NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet. The 31st Anniversary Tour features artists from Ukraine, Italy, Japan, and beyond for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Perform in NUTCRACKER! Magical Christmas Ballet on the biggest stage in your community this Christmas!

Auditions are open to student dancers ages 6-17 of any technical level! There’s a role for everyone! Audition to dance as Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Snow Maidens & Variations!

Registration opens June 1st, 2023!

Alabama
Alabama
Birmingham
Date:Saturday, August 13th, 2022
Time:8:30 AM
Place:Linda Dobbins Dance
Address:12 Office Park Circle, Suite 115
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone:205.305.0281
Florida
Florida
Jacksonville
Date:Friday, October 21st, 2022
Time:6:00 PM
Place:Alius Dance School
Address:14181 Beach Blvd., Suite 1
Jacksonville, FL 32250
Phone:904.374.3430
St. Petersburg
Date:Tuesday, August 30th, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:Pinellas Studio of Dance
Address:559 mirror lake dr
St. Petersburg Florida 33701
Phone:727.785.6726
Notes:

Contact: Lisa A. Walker [email protected] or (727) 432-6612 for additional information. Rehearsals will be held in St Petersburg.

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Georgia
Georgia
Atlanta
Date:Monday, October 24th, 2022
Time:6:30 PM
Place:Namari Dance Center
Address:7730 Roswell Rd Suite 103, Atlanta GA 30350
Phone:678.336.9384
Notes:

Contact: Antwan Sessions [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/atlanta

Indiana
Indiana
Indianapolis
Date:Wednesday, September 28th, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:Fox Hill Dance Academy
Address:2275 Fox Hill Drive
Indianapolis, IN 46228
Phone:317.251.3007
Kentucky
Kentucky
Bowling Green
Date:Sunday, October 2nd, 2022
Time:1:00 PM
Place:Dance Arts of Bowling Green
Address:1060 Pedigo Way
Bowling Green, KY 42103
Phone:270.842.6811
Louisiana
Louisiana
New Orleans
Date:Friday, October 28th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Arabesque Ballet Theater International
Address:5150 Hwy 22 (Audubon Center)
Mandeville, LA 70471
Phone:206.234.9399
Maine
Maine
Portland
Date:Saturday, August 20th, 2022
Time:11:00 AM
Place:Drouin Dance Center
Address:100 Larrabee Road, Unit 210 Westbrook ME 04092
Phone:207.854.2221
Notes:

Contact: Danielle Drouin or Brittany Goodnow [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/portland

Maryland
Maryland
Baltimore
Date:Sunday, September 25th, 2022
Place:The Moving Company Dance Center
Address:9954 York Road
Cockeysville, MD 21030

Phone:410.666.5710
Bethesda
Date:Friday, August 12th, 2022
Place:CityDance School & Conservatory @ Rockville
Address:1570 East Jefferson Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Phone:240.242.3646
Notes:

Auditions open to CityDance Students ONLY

Contact: Marybeth Russell, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/bethesda

Michigan
Michigan
Detroit
Date:Saturday, September 24th, 2022
Place:Rhythm Pointe Dance Academy
Address:50685 Mound Rd, Shelby Township, MI 48317
Phone:586.726.9565
Detroit
Date:Friday, September 23rd, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Performer's Edge Dance Company
Address:133 West Main Street, Suite 190
Northville, MI 48167
Phone:248.349.1111
Minnesota
Minnesota
Minneapolis
Date:Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
Place:The Dance Factory
Address:1432 Lake St. S.
Forest Lake, MN 55025
Phone:651.464.6394
Minneapolis
Date:Sunday, August 28th, 2022
Time:1:00 PM
Place:QC Dance
Address:9967 Ulysses St. NE
Blaine, MN 55434
Phone:763.754.4094
Missouri
Missouri
St. Louis
Date:Friday, September 16th, 2022
Place:SkyStone Conservatory of the Arts
Address:7909 Big Bend Blvd
Webster Groves, MO 63119
Parking available in back of building. Dancers use rear entrance.
Phone:314.328.1260
Notes:

Contact: Deborah Fahnestock, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/st-louis

New York
New York
Albany
Date:Monday, August 8th, 2022
Time:10:00 AM
Place:Premier Dance Performing Arts Center
Address:1580 Route 9
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone:518.373.7000
New York (Brooklyn)
Date:Sunday, August 14th, 2022
Place:Brighton Ballet Theater
Address:Kingsborough Community College
2001 Oriental Blvd.
Bldg. T7, 2nd Fl. Rm. 7211
Brooklyn, NY 11235
Phone:929.610.2117
Port Chester
Date:Tuesday, September 27th, 2022
Place:The Dance Gallery NY
Address:The Main Street Depot
25 Main Street, 2nd Floor
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
Phone:914.255.4092
Rochester (NY)
Date:Saturday, September 24th, 2022
Time:12:30 PM (NOON)
Place:Dancing with Denise
Address:1077 Gravel Rd Suite 1, Webster, NY 14580
Phone:585.671.4191
Syracuse
Date:Thursday, September 8th, 2022
Time:4:30 PM
Place:Dance Centre North
Address:101 W Molloy Rd, Mattydale, NY 13211
Phone:315.455.8641
North Carolina
North Carolina
Asheville
Date:Saturday, October 8th, 2022
Time:9:00 AM
Place:Center Stage Dance Studio
Address:38 L Rosscraggon Rd.
Asheville, NC 28803

Phone:828.654.7010
Charlotte
Date:Wednesday, August 24th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Legacy Dance Company
Address:842 Union Street
South Concord, NC 28025
Phone:704.652.7507
Durham
Date:Wednesday, October 12th, 2022
Place:Spotlight Dance Company
Address:120 N. Church St., Suites A & B
Salisbury, NC 28144
Phone:704.310.5706
Notes:

Spotlight is ages 7-18

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/durham

Durham
Date:Friday, October 14th, 2022
Place:Durham School for Ballet & the Performing Arts
Address:608 N. Duke St.
Durham, NC 27701
Phone:919.680.4363
Notes:

Durham school for Ballet is ONLY Snowflakes age 6-8 and Snow Sprites age 10-14

Contact: [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/durham

Ohio
Ohio
Cleveland
Date:Saturday, October 1st, 2022
Time:1:30 PM
Place:En Pointe Danse
Address:In The Gallery
516 E. Washington St.
Chagrin Falls, OH 44022
Phone:440.247.5747
Cleveland
Date:Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:Cuyahoga Falls Dance Center
Address:428 Portage Trail
Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44221
Phone:330.801.1474
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Easton
Date:Tuesday, September 20th, 2022
Place:Pennsylvania Classical Ballet Academy
Address:1716 Washington Avenue, Northampton, PA, USA
Phone:610.440.0958
Wilkes-Barre
Date:Sunday, September 11th, 2022
Place:Joan Harris Centre
Address:545 Charles Street
Luzerne, PA 18709
Phone:570.287.7977
Notes:

Contact: Elisabeth Harris, [email protected]

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South Carolina
South Carolina
North Charleston
Date:Sunday, October 16th, 2022
Time:12:00 PM (NOON)
Place:Ballet Academy of Charleston
Address:1579 Savannah Hwy.
Charleston, SC 29407
Phone:843.769.6932
Tennessee
Tennessee
Chattanooga
Date:Tuesday, August 16th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Ballet Esprit // School of Modern Ballet
Address:3408 Elder Mt. Rd. Chattanooga Tn. 37419
Phone:931.319.1616
Knoxville
Date:Friday, October 7th, 2022
Time:4:00 PM
Place:Angela Floyd Schools North
Address:6732 Jubilee Center Way
Knoxville, TN 37912
Phone:865.947.9894
Nashville
Date:Tuesday, November 1st, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Dance South Performing Arts
Address:135 Edenway Drive
White House, TN 37188
Phone:615.672.2787
Texas
Texas
Dallas
Date:Friday, October 21st, 2022
Place:Dance Movement
Address:10301 Custer Rd #101, Plano, TX 75025
Phone:214.509.9000
Notes:

"Dallas Casts will be managed by Yvette Bauder of The Dance Movement. All students should register under The Dance Movement. Auditions will be held at multiple studios from Oct. 21-23

Friday, October 21st Dove Academy of Dance Arts in Garland,Tx,

Saturday, October 22nd 1:30 to 5:30pm at Arabesque Studio in Dallas

Sunday, October 23rd 12:30 to 4:30pm at The Dance Movement

Contact: Yvette Bauder, [email protected]

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El Paso
Date:Monday, October 17th, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:British Ballet Academy
Address:9417 Montana Avenue
El Paso, TX 79925
Phone:915.591.4472
Notes:

Contact: Amy Cataldi, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/el-paso

El Paso
Date:Friday, October 14th, 2022
Time:4:00 PM
Place:For the Love of Dance
Address:7930 North Mesa Street, Suite B9
El Paso, TX 79932
Phone:915.276.6522
Houston (Sugar Land)
Date:Tuesday, October 25th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Mitsi Dancing School
Address:9889 Bellaire Blvd #251, Houston, TX 77036
Phone:832.638.2185
Midland
Date:Monday, October 10th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Dance Expressions By Debra
Address:2525 N Grandview Ave #925, Odessa, TX 79761
Phone:432.212.6806
Notes:

Contact: Debra Hendricks, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/midland

San Antonio
Date:Wednesday, November 2nd, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:The Medina Ballet
Address:1105 19th Street Hondo, TX 78861
Phone:214.642.3612
Notes:

Contact: Diana McCormack [email protected]; [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/san-antonio

To learn more about Medina Ballet, head to www.balletinthecountry.com

San Antonio
Date:Saturday, October 29th, 2022
Place:Heather Stolle's School of Dance
Address:20818 Gathering Oak, Suite 101, San Antonio, TX 78260
Phone:210.481.9999
Notes:

Contact: Heather Stolle [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/san-antonio

Virginia
Virginia
Charlottesville
Date:Saturday, August 27th, 2022
Time:1:30 PM
Place:BalletSchool
Address:Charlottesville Center for the Arts
2409 Ivy Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Phone:434.975.3533
Notes:

Contact: Atsuko Nakamoto, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/charlottesville

Charlottesville
Date:Saturday, August 20th, 2022
Time:9:30 AM
Place:Wilson School of Dance
Address:3114 Proffit Road
Charlottesville, Va. 22911
Phone:434.973.5678
Notes:

Contact: Juanita Wilson, director [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/charlottesville

Fairfax
Date:Monday, September 12th, 2022
Place:Morgan Crisp Dance Company
Address:9106 Old Battlefield Blvd., Ste. 108, Spotsylvania, VA 22553
Phone:540.412.1690
Roanoke
Date:Tuesday, August 16th, 2022
Time:5:30 PM
Place:Valley Dance Productions
Address:17 Elm Ave, Roanoke, VA 24016
Phone:540.344.5633
Tysons
Date:Saturday, September 10th, 2022
Place:Kintz Mejia Ballet
Address:1524 Spring Hill Rd, McLean, VA 22102
Phone:703.506.1039
Virginia Beach
Place:Academy of Classical & Contemporary Dance
Address:677 Oak Grove Road
Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone:757.436.1346
Notes:

Auditions open to ACCDance Students ONLY

Contact: Lynne Economou, [email protected]

For more information, see https://www.nutcracker.com/your-city/get-tickets/virginia-beach

Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Date:Friday, September 16th, 2022
Time:5:00 PM
Place:Studio Via LLC
Address:N56W16743 Ridgewood Drive
Menomonee Falls WI 53051
Phone:262.510.3552