Arts Umbrella unveils dates for 2025 International Audition Tour

Auditions for five pre-professional level programs travel from Vancouver to Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam

Arts Umbrella’s Lindsay Mearns School of Dance has just announced its 2025 International Audition Tour for the Pre-Elementary Program (Grades 6 and 7), Afternoon Professional Training Program (Grades 6 to 12), Professional Training Program (Grades 8 to 12), Post-Secondary Program, and International Summer Dance Intensive (Grade 9 through post-secondary).

Beginning in Vancouver on December 1, the tour will travel to Toronto on January 5, New York on January 12, and Amsterdam on January 19, before returning to Vancouver in February. Registration for each audition date closes five days beforehand.⁠ Video auditions are also accepted.

For over 30 years, Arts Umbrella has been at the leading edge of dance education and delivers rigorous ballet-based training for students working towards a professional career in dance, giving them the opportunity to work with world-class choreographers and educators.

To learn more about the admissions process, visit Arts Umbrella or contact dance admissions specialist Sam Tawaststjerna at [email protected].

Post sponsored by Arts Umbrella.

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Arts Umbrella unveils dates for 2025 International Audition Tour

Auditions for five pre-professional level programs travel from Vancouver to Toronto, New York City, and Amsterdam

Beginning in Vancouver on December 1, the tour will travel to Toronto on January 5, New York on January 12, and Amsterdam on January 19, before returning to Vancouver in February. Registration for each audition date closes five days beforehand.⁠ Video auditions are also accepted.

For over 30 years, Arts Umbrella has been at the leading edge of dance education and delivers rigorous ballet-based training for students working towards a professional career in dance, giving them the opportunity to work with world-class choreographers and educators.

To learn more about the admissions process, visit Arts Umbrella or contact dance admissions specialist Sam Tawaststjerna at [email protected].

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