AUDITIONS – Mark your calendars now and make plans to join us for auditions on September 9, 2023. 

Timing on September 9^th is as follows:

12:30 – 1:20 – 3^rd/4^th grade girls and boys in elementary school

1:30 – 2:30 – NON-POINTE 5^th grade and older girls and boys in middle school

2:45 – 4:15 – POINTE girls age 13+ and boys in high school

Please arrive at least 45 minutes early to park, register, stretch and ensure you are ready when your group is called. We cannot allow dancers to enter auditions once they begin. As a reminder, auditions are held at the Dale Halton Theatre at CPCC. Parents must attend the parent meeting during their dancer’s audition. 

IMPORTANT – We need every returning dancer to update their student information to reflect the current year. This includes T-shirt size, name in program, volunteer preference and more. When you are in your account, click “ EDIT STUDENT INFO” and be sure the information is correct. 

Finally, make sure you mark your calendars and tell your friends and family to join us for our two productions this season – 

Nutcracker – Performances are December 1 – 3, 2023

Cinderella – Performances are March 8 – 10, 2024

 *Check our FAQ for more information on rehearsals.

CYB Dancer Families:

Charlotte Youth Ballet’s mission and vision has always been to provide dancers an opportunity to perform in professional level productions while introducing ballet to diverse audiences to foster a lifelong support of the arts. We are known for our community outreach, the versatility of our repertoire and the excellence of our performances. We have an ongoing commitment to continue to attract, develop and encourage student dancers while growing our dedicated base of volunteers and patrons so that we can give our community even more.

Audition fees:

A $30 fee is due for each female dancer auditioning for our shows.  The fee is waived for male dancers.

Performance fees:

A $200 performance fee is assessed for each dancer for Nutcracker and $200 performance fee is assessed for each dancer for Spring Production. This fee is due prior to the first rehearsal (unless prior arrangements have been made (cyb@charlotteyouthballet.org)).  Discounts for male dancers. 

Company fees:

In addition to the performance fee, there is a $150 fee for Senior Company, Company and Apprentice Membership. For more information, see our Company page

Other requirements:

Volunteering: Each family is required to serve on a volunteer team, especially during the performance weekend. We are firm about this commitment because CYB is run exclusively by volunteers and without them we simply couldn’t function. There are a wide variety of options to suit nearly any interest and schedule. Volunteers working directly with our youth are required to complete a background check. Families who cannot meet the volunteer requirement will be assessed a $350 fee. Fees assessed must be paid prior to future CYB participation.

Ticket sales: Each family is required to sell a MINIMUM of five (5) performance tickets for The Nutcracker regardless of family participation in patron campaigns. Families who cannot meet the ticket sale requirement will be assessed a $100 fee. Fees assessed must be paid prior to future CYB participation.

Fundraising: All dancers are expected to participate in fundraising. As a non-profit arts company for youth, we rely on everyone to share our news and events with the community.