Dance students invited to audition Tue, Oct 7 for Moscow Ballet’s Carolina and to perform in Great Russian Nutcracker in Phoenix at Comerica Theatre

“A thrilling experience for student dancers and a great opportunity to get up close and personal with the [Moscow Ballet] principals and soloists,” Regina Herald, Barbara Woolsey

Moscow Ballet announces open auditions on Tues. October 7. Ages 7-11 years audition from 5-6pm and ages 12-16 years audition from 6-7pm at West Valley Conservatory of Ballet, 13945 W. Grand Avenue, Suite 104, Surprise, AZ 85374. Moscow Ballet “Dance with Us” Audition Director Carolina Siscanu will select 60 student dancers to perform side-by-side with the professional company of 40 Russian dancers. Students are cast in ancillary roles of Party Children, Mice, Snowflakes, Angels, and more. They will perform in the Great Russian Nutcracker Dec 17, 7:00pm at Comerica Theatre in Phoenix. Applicants must be between 7 and 16 years old, have at least one year of ballet training, dress in dance attire and may bring Pointe shoes. The experience of working and performing with professional ballerinas is often a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for aspiring dancers. “The payoff at the end of the rehearsals is the opportunity to be part of Christmas magic, to dance under shimmering lights with award-winning Russian dancers against exquisite hand-painted sets. It’s great for the kids. They get to dance in a professional production,” affirms Margaret Engle of Charlottesville Ballet School. Register at www.nutcracker.com/youth-auditions/sign-up-to-audition . For information 623-208-6027, or gro.tellabvwnull@nimda.

Carolina Siscanu auditioned and was accepted at the National School of Ballet in Chisinau, Moldova at just nine years old. Carolina studied at the school for nine years, graduating in 2009. In 2008, before graduation, she was invited to join the Moldovan National Ballet Theatre and performs with the company today. Click for more.

West Valley Conservatory of Ballet , a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization,  strives to provide the community with  the best classical ballet training in the West Valley.  Faculty consists of classically trained individuals who are dedicated to inspiring all students to become not only accomplished dancers, but also to be healthy productive members of society. The West Valley Conservatory of Ballet is supported in part by the Arizona Commission on the Arts, which receives support from the State of Arizona and the National Endowment for the Arts, the City of Surprise Community Outreach Program, West Valley Arts Council, and Toyota Proving Grounds.