2026 – 2027 Season

Performance Opportunities

Movement Collective is a training studio. We build dancers in the studio, then connect them to the companies that put productions on stage. Our dancers audition for real productions with real audiences, and we prepare them for exactly that.

Opportunities change season to season as new partnerships open up. Everything current is listed below, in the order it happens.

The path to the stage

One audition, a full season of performing

Step One

Audition in September

A single audition day covers the full season. Dancers audition once and can be cast in one production or both.

Step Two

Casting & rehearsals

Casting comes from the audition. Rehearsals run alongside regular classes at Movement Collective, so your training continues.

Step Three

Take the stage

Full-length productions in a real theater, performing alongside guest artists in front of a live audience.

2026 – 2027

This Season's Opportunities

Listed in the order they happen. Details are subject to change, so always check the presenting company's site before an audition or performance date.

Saturday
Sep 12
2026
Charlotte Youth Ballet · Audition

Auditions for The Nutcracker & Snow White

Overcash Building, Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte Youth Ballet is a nonprofit regional ballet company that gives student dancers from across the Charlotte area the chance to perform in professional-quality productions alongside guest artists. It is a genuine way to gain performance experience, build confidence, and connect with the wider dance community. We encourage our dancers to audition.

Audition details
Who should audition
Dancers interested in The Nutcracker, Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, or both productions.
Audition times
Saturday, September 12, 2026 12:30 – 1:20 p.m.  3rd–4th grade girls & boys 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.  Non-pointe girls (5th grade+) & middle school boys 2:45 – 4:15 p.m.  Pointe dancers (13+, two or more years of pointe) & high school boys
Parent meeting
A parent or family representative must attend one of the informational meetings held during auditions.
Audition attire
Solid-colored leotard, pink ballet tights, appropriate ballet shoes (flats or pointe), and hair secured in a neat bun.
Participation fee
$250 per production, per dancer. Boys are half price.
Registration
Online registration opens on the Charlotte Youth Ballet website in August. Times and details can change, so please check their site before audition day.
Register at Charlotte Youth Ballet
Winter
Dec 4–6
2026
Charlotte Youth Ballet · Performance

The Nutcracker

Cast from the September auditions
Production details

The winter production, staged across a three-day run that includes a Sunday performance. Dancers rehearse through the fall alongside their regular Movement Collective classes.

Spring
Mar 5–7
2027
Charlotte Youth Ballet · Performance

Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Cast from the September auditions
Production details

The spring production, with a Friday morning school performance, two Saturday shows, and a Sunday matinee. A full professional run for dancers who were cast back in September.

Spring
Date TBA
2027
Movement Collective · Performance

Spring Performance

An additional spring performance opportunity for Movement Collective dancers. Details are being finalized. We'll post the date, venue, and how to take part here as soon as they're confirmed.

Date & location to be announced

Not sure if your dancer is ready?

That's a normal question, and it's one we'd rather answer in person than have you guess at. Come see the studio, or ask us directly.