Audition
Audition
This year we will hold two audition rounds. Upon invitation you can participate in a first round in February 2025. When you will have passed this audition successfully we will invite you to the call back round in April 2026.*
Audition dates:
First round
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Deadline for completing the registration form is 11 January 2026
Second round
Friday 10 April 2026 + Medical screening Saturday 11 April for candidates that pass the final round.
Live/online
To international participants we want to continue to offer the opportunity to participate in the first audition round online*. Of course, international participants are also very welcome at the live audition if they prefer.
For the second round, we expect all pupils to come and audition live if circumstances allow it.
*If you choose the online audition, please make sure to stream your audition in reasonable circumstances. Preferably from a studio, but if that's not possible, a room where you can do all the exercises you normally do in a ballet class. With room to lift your legs and the ability to jump.
High school diploma
The Associate Degree programme is a higher vocational education. This means that a high school diploma is needed to enter this programme. When you have passed your audition with the Dutch National Ballet Academy successfully, but you're still busy with your academic studies, we will ask you to take an academic test on the day of the final audition, to determine whether or not you will be admitted to the Associate Degree.
For questions regarding auditions and registration please contact the secretariat of the NBA: 020 527 7843 or nba-auditions@ahk.nl
Audition dates
Wednesday 4 February 2026
Deadline for completing the registration form is 11 January 2026
Friday 10 April 2026 + Medical screening Saturday 11 April for candidates that pass the final round.
All live auditions take place at the address below. Participants can also do the 1st audition round online:
Nationale Balletacademie
Nicolaas Tetterodestraat 13
1096 BM Amsterdam
At the Academy of Theatre and Dance, we believe it is important that the admissions procedure is conducted in a socially safe manner. We therefore do not accept expressions of discrimination, racism, sexism and violence.
If you have (had) an unsafe feeling during the audition process, you can let us know via our social safety reporting point: meldpunt@ahk.nl. Your message will be handled carefully.
This year Dutch National Ballet Academy will scout at the following competitions:
- YGP Paris November | 30 Oktober t/m 2 November 2025
- YGP Barcelona December |3 t/m 7 December 2025
- D&D Masterclasses Japan & Korea January | 2-11 January 2026
- Prix de Lausanne February | 5 t/m 8 February 2026
- YGP Houston Finals mei | 10-18 May 2026
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