Study in SAB's Summer Course is for intermediate and advanced students, 12 to 18 years old who are at a stage of technical advancement proportionate to their age and who have the physical qualifications suited to the demands of classical dance.  Students cannot be younger than 12 or older than 18 by June 30.

Admission to Summer Course is by audition only. Videotapes or DVDs are accepted only from students living outside the continental United States (see "Auditions for Foreign Students" below).

SAB's annual National Audition Tour offers students across the country the opportunity to apply for the Summer Course. Auditions are conducted in about two dozen U.S. cities during January and February. Applicants may audition in New York at SAB on a date earlier or later than the one scheduled for a city on the National Audition Tour.

The National Audition Tour is sponsored by Freed of London.

Click here for National Audition Tour details.

SAB holds Summer Course auditions by appointment Wednesdays and Fridays in New York City from January to March. Appointments may be made by calling 212-769-6600 or sending e-mail to the registrar after December 3.  An application fee of $25 is due at the time of audition registration.  As a general rule, recommendation letters, photographs and resumes are not accepted at auditions. Girls must bring pointe shoes to the audition.

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International students (those outside the continental United States) may audition by submitting a DVD or VHS tape in American standard format (NTSC) in lieu of an in-person audition. The tape or DVD should portray the student in practice clothes (girls in leotard and tights; boys in T-shirt and tights) in an abbreviated class with the full range of barre and center exercise and, for girls, pointe work. It must be accompanied by a résumé including the student's name and address, birth date, height, weight and ballet background. Audition packages for international students interested in attending the 2008 Summer Course should be submitted between December 1, 2007, and March 1, 2008. International students may also audition in person at any city on the National Audition Tour or at SAB. The application fee for videotape or DVD submissions—which is payable by international money order—is $25.

Accepted students will be notified by phone or e-mail within three days of their audition date. A letter will be mailed one week after the audition date to all other students, including those who are placed on the waiting list. Please allow one additional week for mail delivery.

2008 Tuition (all levels)	$2,100
2008 Room and Board	$2,365
2008 Registration Fee	$75
2008 Activity Fee	$150

Scholarships are awarded on a case-by-case basis and include one or more of the following elements: class tuition, room, board, transportation. Honorary scholarships may be awarded.

Peter Martins and the faculty carefully assess each summer student's interest and technical accomplishment. As a result, a select group of talented students will be invited before Summer Course ends to enroll in the upcoming Winter Term.

The School of American Ballet admits students of any race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin in administration of its education policies, admissions policies, scholarship programs or any other school-administered programs.