AUDITIONS: August 1st & 2nd, 2025
NUTCRACKER: December 11-14th, 2025

Documents DUE BY JULY 25
-Nutcracker Conflicts Google Form
(https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9_-lV8Hda7XxPt6r_R8nRa3IeGht1C2IxLZ2Ne7pa4F1w7Q/viewform?usp=dialog)
-Registration Form Form  (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScktzOuRMenWEbnhXmFM3gNPba05VuykHsp5yMvqCu8DeygUw/viewform?usp=dialog​)
1st & 2nd graders: 
Audition ONLY August 2nd, no workshop day. Please note that if you attended the ballet intensive July 29-31, your fee is waived. 
3rd grade & up: 
Mandatory Workshop August 1st and Audition August 2nd. Dancers will be taught audition material at the workshop day.  Please note that if you attended the ballet intensive July 29-31, your audition fee is waived. 

Click here for more information on our summer ballet intensive leading up to auditions. 

Workshop and Auditions will be broken up by age. Come to the following audition time according to your age as of Sept 1, 2025: 
Workshop: Friday August 1st at The Dance Centre
Audition: Saturday, August 2nd at Clark Hall, University of Alabama Campus
Ages 13+: (audition en pointe. Dancers ages 13 who are not yet en pointe are recommended to audition in the 10-12 group)
Workshop Friday August 1st 10:00-12:00
Auditions Saturday August 2nd 12:30-2:30 (check in at 12)
Ages 10-12: (dancers currently en pointe will bring pointe shoes)
Workshop Friday August 1st 11:30-1:00 
Auditions Saturday August 2nd 11:00-12:30 (check in at 10:30)
Ages 8-9: 
Workshop Friday August 1st 1:00-2:30
Auditions Saturday August 2nd 3:00-4:00 (check in at 2:03)
Ages 6-7:
Auditions Saturday August 2nd 4:00-5:00 (check in at 3:30)
Mandatory Parent Meeting:
Friday, August 1st at The Dance Centre
5:15-6:15



IMPORTANT NOTES
  •  A MANDATORY parent meeting will be held on Friday, August 1st, 5:15-6:15. TCD’s policies and procedures will be reviewed and staff will be on hand to answer any questions. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND THE RULES AND DON’T HESITATE TO ASK QUESTIONS. THIS IS A SERIOUS AND TIME CONSUMING COMMITMENT. 
  • Dancers must be enrolled in a ballet class at least two days per week in order to be eligible for TCD productions (excluding 1st & 2nd graders) 
  • Saturday, August 2nd,  Registration begins 30 minutes prior to each audition group. Signed forms and audition fee made payable online are due at this time.
  • You must have at least one year of experience en pointe in order to audition en pointe. Dancers interested in company membership will be considered at this time*
  • Video auditions are available upon request. Please email our artistic director for approval and guidelines at [email protected]. Please note they are due BEFORE the audition date, no later than August 1st, 2025.
  • Intensive, Workshop & Audition Attire: Ladies: Black leotard, flesh colored tights under leotard and inside shoes, flat and pointe shoes (if applicable). Hair must be neatly and securely tied back. Skirts may be allowed at the intensive and workshop only, not at the audition. Gentleman: White dance shirt, black or grey tights, and ballet slippers.
  • Rehearsals will begin the weekend of September 13th (angels will begin in October). They will be on Saturdays or Sunday afternoons. Missing more than the allotted number of rehearsals and/or mandatory rehearsals may result in performances taken away. 
  • Please note that dancers are only allowed TWO absences throughout the rehearsal process. Absences exceeding the 2 limit may be grounds for the removal of the dancer from a performance.
  • Dancers MAY NOT miss rehearsals on these days-
    • Following Thanksgiving: Sunday, November 30th
    • The Sunday before the show: December 7th
    • ​BAMA Theatre week: December 8th-11th.
  • Please do not ask to be excused from these rehearsals; missing any of these rehearsals will count double towards your total allotment for misses and result in removal from a performance.

Dancers should wear the following attire for their audition:
Girls: Black leotard with flesh colored tights, pink ballet slippers, and pointe shoes, if applicable. Hair must be neatly and securely tied back in a bun or French twist.
Boys: White T-shirt, black or gray tights, and ballet slippers.

*Parking information: 
The UA parking website has this information about parking and rates for the decks: http://bamaparking.ua.edu/visitor-information/ 

TUSCALOOSA COMMUNITY DANCERS COMPANY
If you would like to be considered to be in our company, you will select auditioning for company in your registration paperwork upon arrival audition day. 

TCD Company is a pre-professional ballet company for ages 10+. Dancers chosen to be a part of the Company will be considered to be in performances throughout the year at the Artistic Director's discretion. This includes but is not limited to dancing in fundraisers, benefits, and publicity events for TCD. Company members may be expected to learn pieces that are to be added in TCD's repertoire which can be called upon when a performance opportunity comes up. Company classes in both ballet and contemporary will also be offered throughout the year by our Artistic Director and guest teachers. Additionally, faces of the company will be added to our website. This opportunity will give dancers more dancing and performance experience and, moreover, a chance to be a part of a pre-professional dance company. Members will be chosen at the Nutcracker audition.