The Nutcracker Auditions – Fairfield

Open auditions will be held Sunday, September 17 at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in Fairfiled, Iowa.
Whether this is your tiny dancer’s first stage performance or you have a budding Fritz or Clara at home, dancers in this production will rehearse and train alongside BDM’s professional dancers and be part of a quintessential holiday tradition.

Please fill out the audition form below to reserve your spot in the Nutcracker Auditions.

Audition Schedule
Please come to the age group based on dancers age as of October 1, 2023
Pickup will begin at the start of the registration time for the next group

Sunday, September 17

Ages 5 and 6
1:15 pm Check-in
1:30-2:00 Audition

Ages 7 – 9
1:45 pm Check-in
2:15-3:00 Audition

Ages 10 – 12
2:45 pm Check-in
3:15-4:15 Audition

Age 13+
3:45 pm Check-in
4:30-5:45 Audition

*The 13+ age group will have a pointe section at the end, however if you aren’t on pointe then it is okay to do this part of the audition on flat. Any dancers younger than 13 on pointe, please bring your shoes and we’ll make a note during check-in.

Audition Dress Code and Required Materials
Female identifying dancers: please wear your hair in a ballet bun, a solid color leotard, ballet tights, and pink ballet shoes. The audition will take place in flat shoes, but if you dance on pointe, please bring your pointe shoes in the event we do a pointe section at the end of your audition.

Male identifying dancers: please wear a white t-shirt, black shorts or ballet tights and black ballet shoes.

Non-binary dancers may wear whichever attire they feel more comfortable in.

All dancers are requested to bring a headshot, no larger than 4×6 (this photo will not be returned). This does not need to be a professional photograph, but should provide an appropriate image of your child.

Please email erin@balletdesmoines.org if you are unable to attend our audition and are interested in participating.