Information for applicants

Students are admitted to the Bolshoi Ballet Academy through an audition process which takes place during the entire year.

The audition is a ballet class comprising bar, centre work, basic adagio, allegro, point work and variation, if any.

• International students unable to attend an audition in person may submit a video (no longer than 15-20 minutes) showing their class work (bar, center work, adagio, allegro, point work and repertoire, if any).

Please, be sure to include the following exercises into your video:

For students 13-14 years old:

Bar:

1. Demi-plies+Grands plies
2. Battements tendus
3. Battements fondus

Center work:

1. Temps lie par terre
2. Battements tendus

Allegro:

1. Pas echappe + Changement de pied
2. Pas assemble
3. Pas jete

Point work:

1. Releve+Pas echappe
2. Pas-coupe-ballonne
3. Pas couru

For students 15-18+ years old:

Bar:

1. Grand plies
2. Battements tendus+jete
3. Rond de jambe par terre+en l’air
4. Grands battements jetes

Center work:

1. Temps lie on 90dg with tire-bouchon
2. Battemets tendus+Pirouettes
3. Grands battements jetes+Grands pirouettes

Allegro:

1. Pas eshappe  battu+ pas assemble battu
2. Sissonne ouverte
3. Grand pas assemble + Grand pas jete

Point work:

1. Pas echappe en tournant
2. 2 pirouettes en dehor& en dedans
3. Grand fouette en face
4. Pirouettes en dehors & en dedans (diagonals)

• Along with the video, every applicant has to submit a Personal Data Form, an Audition Application and a copy of the passport (first page with a photo).