Youth Company
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Part of our mission is to maintain a semi-professional company of dancers. Dancers in our highest levels are invited to join our Youth Company, following 20+ years of alumna who have gone on to a variety of careers upon graduation. Our Company dancers receive more vigorous training and participate in a variety of community events on behalf of the Vacaville Ballet Company.
Annual auditions are held in August each year and are open to dancers in Ballet Level 5-6. Acceptance into Company is not only based on skill, but also academics and behavior. We consider our Company dancers as representative of VBC’s values and mission. Completion of an audition does not guarantee a Company invitation.
Annual
Auditions
Auditions are held once annually in August for the Season’s Company. Auditions are open to dancers in Ballet Levels 5-6.
Audition
Requirements
- Must be en pointe,
- Have good attendance in their weekly classes,
- Have a current minimum GPA of 3.0
Company
Requirements
Company danceres will be presented with a Company Contract. The contract outlines requirements and expectations of all Company dancers, including participation in at least one annual production, maintenance of a 3.0GPA, community service, and behavior expectations. All requirements will be reviewed on Company Welcome Day.
Scholarship Opportunities
Pointe Shoe Fund
When our company members have pointe shoes that are no longer usable, they are donated to the Company and are put on sale to our patrons in the theater lobby during our performances. Purchased pointe shoes can be autographed by our dancers as keepsake items. Most pointe shoes cost a minimum of $85 a pair and the dancers must purchase their own shoes and bear the cost. Our lead dancers will go through as many as three pairs during a production. We hope in the future, our Pointe Shoe Fund will cover the cost of the pointe shoes for all our dancers.
The Pointe Shoe Fund is a need-based scholarship distributed twice annually. Any amount can help offset the enormous costs of pointe shoes. Donations directly to our pointe shoe fund can be made online or in the lobby of our performances.