The Ailey School Audition Tour
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Select from the dates and locations listed below to register for an audition in person.
Prospective students for the Summer Intensive (ages 12 to 25) and Professional Division School Year (ages 17 to 25) who are unable to attend an audition in person may submit a video audition.
*Junior Division School Year applicants (ages 7 to 17) must audition in person only.
Questions about the audition process?
Email admissions@ailey.org
Take the next step in your dance career–find a city near you and audition for The Ailey School!
The Ailey School audition tour begins in January. Auditions listed below are for the following programs:
Professional Division
- 2025 Summer Intensive (ages 16-25)
- Certificate Program (ages 17-23)
- Independent Study Program (ages 17-25)
- Scholarship Program (ages 16-21)
Junior Division
- 2025 Summer Intensive (ages 12-15)
- Spring 2025 Sampler (ages 11-15)*
- 2025-26 Pre-Professional program (ages 7-17)*
Students must be the program age by the start of the program (not the audition date).
| New York, NY | Sunday, April 6, 2025 Junior Division Pre-Professional only |
| Rome, Italy | Saturday, April 19, 2025 |
| New York, NY | Tuesday, June 10 - Thursday, June 12, 2025 Junior Division Pre-Professional only |
| New York, NY | Tuesday, August 5 - Thursday, August 7, 2025 Junior Division Pre-Professional only |
| New York, NY | Saturday, September 6, 2025 Junior Division Pre-Professional only |
| New York, NY | Saturday, December 6, 2025 Junior Division Pre-Professional only |
| New York, NY | Saturday, January 10, 2026 Junior Division 2026 Spring Sampler only |
For information on how to apply to the Ailey/Fordham BFA Program, please email BFA@ailey.org.
For information on First Steps & Bounding Boys for students ages 3–6, and the Pre-Professional Program for students ages 7–17, please email juniordivision@ailey.org.
Schedule
Complete your audition registration through our Admissions Portal.
Select an audition date and location from the schedule below. To register for an audition, visit the Admissions Portal to submit your online application and $30 application fee.
FAQs
For the Professional Division, there is a $30 audition fee for all Scholarship, Certificate, Independent Study, and Summer Intensive applicants. You can sign up for the audition and pay the fee once you’ve applied to your chosen program. There is a $45 audition fee for prospective Ailey/Fordham BFA applicants who are invited to attend an audition.
For the Junior Division, a $30 audition fee is required for students auditioning for the Summer Intensive. For students auditioning for the Junior Division school year, an audition fee is not required.
Notification of acceptance will be sent by email within three weeks of an audition.
No. The Ailey School does not provide performance critiques or discuss the artistic panel’s decision after an audition.