Joffrey Dance Academy
Our partnership with the world-renowned Joffrey Ballet School in Manhattan is now in its 11th year. Students are trained in the Joffrey Ballet School’s curriculum in both Classical Ballet and Modern/Contemporary Dance as well as Improvisation, Choreography, Jazz, Dance History, and Pointe. Class size is intimate allowing for personal attention, close mentorship and a great number of performing opportunities. Students have the opportunity to perform in two annual dance productions. In addition to our own annual Nutcracker production, students are invited to audition for The Joffrey Manhattan’s Nutcracker. Each year select scholarships are available to study at the Joffrey Ballet School’s summer intensive program in Manhattan. Our program also has an American Ballet Theater Partnership that provides two of our weekly ABT certified ballet instructors. We are the only NYC High School to attend the National High School Dance Festival yearly and every Winter-Spring we commissions some of the most sought-after choreographers and master teachers to work with our students.The Joffrey Dance Academy students who have qualifying grades can take part in Fort Hamilton's extensive Honors, AP, and College Now course options. Point work is not a necessity for acceptance. Students audition from across New York City for this prestigious pre-professional program.
For more information on applying go to: NYC DOE High School Auditions Application
Program Director: Sabrina Jaafar
Audition Requirements:
1) All auditioning students must submit a video audition demonstrating the ballet combination in the video below.
2) Dancers must also submit a video performing a 1-2 min solo in the genre of their choice. *If you do not have a solo to submit you can also submit a video performing the modern dance audition combination.
3) In-person auditions are available but optional. If you would like an in-person audition in addition to your video submission, please fill out the bitly form on the main performing arts audition page. The dates are TBA and depend on the amount of in-person sign-ups. In-person audition dates are coming soon.
Link to the performing arts audition page for in-person sign up:
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2023 Nutcracker Performance Dates:
Dec 18th @7pm, 19th @7pm, 20th @5pm