Eligibility
To apply to the Professional Graduate Programme, dancers must be aged between 18-20 on 1 September 2025 and have completed classical vocational training. Applicants must also have completed their GCSEs (or equivalent) before the course start date.
Students on the Graduate Programme do not qualify for a study visa and therefore international applications can only be accepted from students who can obtain their own visa to enter the UK. Please note that this course is not accessible under a 6 month UK visitor visa.
How to apply
Completed applications are to be emailed to annemarie.donoghue@northernballet.com.
Applicants must submit:
- Three recent full-length classical dance photos of passé relevé barefoot on both sides and arabesque
- Video link (YouTube/Vimeo) showing barre and centre class work in leotard/tights (ladies on pointe). No costumes please. Your video should include:
- Barre work - pliés and rises
- Centre work both sides - battement tendu and battement jeté combination, fondu and ronds de jambe, grand battement, adage, pirouettes, battu jump, and grand allegro
- CV
- Complete the medical declaration on this webpage. Please note that the information provided in this declaration will help us to provide suitable staffing for any auditions offered.
The deadline to submit is 6 May 2025.
Auditions
If your application is accepted, you may be invited for a closed audition. Auditions run April to May 2025.
2020 Graduate
Amy Turner-Daly
‘During my time on the Graduate Programme, I was really able to consolidate my technique and artistry with the focus of the course purely on auditions. I was extremely lucky over this time, to tour and perform a lot with the Company which is the best experience you can get going into this profession. This year at Northern Ballet was crucial to me as a dancer and I would not be where I am now without it’
Amy danced with Northern Ballet. Previous contracts include National Moravian, Silesian Theatre in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
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Photo Emily Nuttall.