(AVENEL, NJ) -- On Thursday, February 25, 2021, the Avenel Performing Arts Center will be hosting two masterclass/auditions in the genre of contemporary ballet and offering two $64,000.00 Dance Merit Scholarships to study at La Roche University in Pittsburgh. They will also be offering two $1,000.00 Scholarships for Bodiography's 2021 Six Week Summer Dance Intensive. Dancers residing in New Jersey will audition from 4:00pm-5:30pm and dancers residing in New York will audition from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
For their in-person experience, on the stage of the Avenel Performing Arts Center, they will adhere to strict COVID protocols and social distancing requirements, and all artists will be COVID tested producing a negative result. They will be reviewing dancers by region.
Dancers residing in New Jersey will have class from 4:00pm-5:30pm and dancers residing in New York will work from 6:00pm-7:30pm.
They are reaching out to dance schools in the region to invite interested students, who are juniors and seniors in high school, to register for the auditions to ensure that we can safely accommodate everyone. If your student is interested in participating in the audition class, please register online. The 90-minute class will include ballet and contemporary dance.
The Avenel Performing Art Center is located at 150 Avenel Street in Avenel, New Jersey (located within Woodbridge Township). Visit www.avenelarts.com or contact the Box Office at (732)314-0500 for more information.
