Ballaro Dance: Company Auditions

For over a decade, Ballaro Dance has collaborated with movement artists, composers, filmmakers, visual artists, designers, and community partners. We create projects that unfold across multiple mediums: dance with live music, dance for camera, and performances crafted in dialogue with architectural and outdoor spaces. Each project brings many people into the room, forming a collective process as meaningful as the performance itself. Our work is community-centered, curiosity-driven, and fueled by a desire to understand the world through movement.

We are looking for dancers who want to do this work with us—artists who value collaboration, curiosity, and community as much as they value craft.

This is not just a dance company. It is a group of people who show up—for the work, for each other, and for the process.

We are seeking professional-level dancers (age 21+) who are:

  • Thoughtful, creative, and deeply curious

  • Highly engaged in their communities and eager to contribute

  • Committed, present, and willing to do the work—both in and outside the studio

  • Open, investigative, and unafraid to ask questions

  • Generous collaborators with a growth mindset

Our movement lives in two interconnected spaces:

  • Expansive, rhythmic, musical dancing that travels fully through space

  • Gesture-driven, emotionally grounded storytelling rooted in human experience

Our creative process is deeply collaborative and multidisciplinary. We work closely with artists across fields, creating sensory-rich, immersive environments where audiences are invited not just to watch, but to feel. We value emotional truth, physical rigor, and the ability to connect—to the work, to each other, and to the world around us.


Availability Requirements:

  • Weekly rehearsal blocks:

    • Wednesdays, 10am–2pm

    • Thursdays, 5pm–9pm

  • Start date: as early as May 6, 2026

  • Preferred: Availability July 6–10 (10am–3pm) for a NYC creative residency

Opportunities:

  • Female-presenting dancers for ongoing/full-time Junior & Senior Company roles

  • We are also seeking dancers for project-based work throughout the remainder of our 2026 season

  • Projects include performances in NYC, the tristate area, and international touring (housing/travel provided)

  • Company members receive weekly Company Class; hourly base rehearsal pay ranges from $10-$15/hr; performance/event stipends range from $45-$150; additional teaching/facilitation stipends may be available for additional engagement ranging from $25/hr.-$150 per project/event

  • Company members engage with a richly diverse network of artists, collaborators, educators, and audience members from both inside and outside of creative industries; personal and professional mentorship is cornerstone

Pre-Audition Opportunities:

We’re offering complimentary open class and rehearsal to spend time together in the space. This is an opportunity to experience how we work and to begin building relationships—an essential part of our process.

Join us on Wednesdays, April 8, 15, 22 from 10am-12:30pm. RSVP to attend.

Audition Details:

  • Date: Wednesday, April 29

  • Time: Between 10am–2pm (exact call time assigned upon registration)

  • Potential Callback/Second Audition: Wednesday, May 6 (same time window)

  • To apply: Submit performance reel, CV, Interest Form; RSVP by April 22.

If you’re looking for more than just a company—
if you want a process, a community, a shared curiosity—

we want to meet you.