Apprenticeship Audition Online

We are seeking dancers 18 - 24 years of age with advanced level of contemporary and modern dance.

Only 12 dancers will be selected for the Sunday program and 8 will be selected for the extended program.

The Apprenticeship Program breaks the mold for aspiring dancers by landscaping a fruitful career in dance.

Workshop with the internationally renowned professional contemporary dance company Nickerson-Rossi Dance, creators and founders of the Palm Springs International Dance Festival.

Modern techniques and Nickerson-Rossi Dance’s contemporary aesthetic will be explored in this nurturing performance workshop series as dancers prepare to perform during the Palm Springs International Dance Festival’s Fall Preview October 25th, 2020.

Every season apprentice dancers are reviewed for a paid company position with Nickerson-Rossi Dance of if they should continue into the 2021 season of the Apprenticeship Program.

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Apprentices will also be reviewed in class and during their performance at the Palm Springs International Dance Festival by Californian Artistic Directors from Los Angeles, San Diego and Orange County. Nickerson-Rossi Dance is interested in creating opportunity in every form possible.

Due to high demand the application now closes August 15th, 2020