Auditions for Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts will be taking place Saturday, September 23rd! This is a fantastic opportunity for our talented dancers to take their skills to the next level and be part of an extraordinary performance group.

Being a member of Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts comes with incredible benefits:
  • Exclusive performance opportunities and competitions, allowing them to showcase their talents on prestigious stages and in various events.
  • Discounted tuition rates, ensuring that pursuing their passion for dance remains accessible and affordable.
  • Priority casting in our productions, offering them a chance to shine and take on significant roles.
To participate in the auditions, please make sure to review the company requirements below. It is essential to familiarize yourself with the expectations and prerequisites for joining Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts. Pre-registration is also mandatory, and we encourage all interested dancers to sign up through our website to secure their audition spot.
We kindly request all participants to arrive at least 15 minutes before the scheduled audition time to complete any necessary paperwork and warm up properly. Please remember to bring any required dance attire or footwear, as outlined in the company requirements.
If you have any questions or require further information, please don't hesitate to reach out to our team at info@alamocityarts.org or 210.369.8311. We're here to assist you and ensure you have all the details needed for a successful audition.​
Para participar en las audiciones, asegúrese de revisar los requisitos de la compañía que se detallan a continuación. Es esencial familiarizarse con las expectativas y los requisitos previos para unirse al Ballet Folklórico de Alamo City Arts. La preinscripción también es obligatoria, y alentamos a todos los bailarines interesados a registrarse a través de nuestro sitio web para asegurar su lugar en la audición.
Amablemente solicitamos que todos los participantes lleguen al menos 15 minutos antes de la hora programada de la audición para completar cualquier documentación necesaria y calentarse adecuadamente. Por favor, recuerde traer cualquier vestimenta o calzado de baile requerido, según se detalla en los requisitos de la compañía.
Si tiene alguna pregunta o necesita información adicional, no dude en ponerse en contacto con nuestro equipo en info@alamocityarts.org o al 210.369.8311. Estamos aquí para ayudarle y asegurarnos de que tenga todos los detalles necesarios para una audición exitosa.

REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPANY PLACEMENT

Placement
Placement in Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts is based on the following criteria:
  • movement potential
  • footwork technique
  • rhythm
  • ​body movement/coordination
  • commitment level
  • enthusiasm
  • attitude
  • attendance
  • stage presence
Company Class Attendance & Time Commitment
Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts Company Class is held Friday nights from 6-8pm.
​Each dancer is allowed up to three (3) absences from Company classes for the 2023-2024 season.
More than 3 missed company class will result in a termination of the contract.
Special exceptions may be made in extenuating circumstances at the discretion of the Artistic Director.

Movement Maintenance Requirements
Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts members are required to submit a Movement Maintenance Report each month from their home school. This document will ask the owner/director/principal of their main school for technique to affirm that they are enrolled in and regularly attending:
  • Two (2) classes per week
  • one (1) hours of the above-mentioned required classes must be at FOLKLORICO at Alamo City Arts Academy.
Company Members enrolled in 2 hours a week at Alamo City Arts Academy receive discount tuition and pay $100 per month.
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The purpose of these requirements is to ensure the safety of the dancers through rigorous attention to bodily discourses and maintain a sense of integrity in the range of style for each dancer as well as promote cohesion and unity throughout the company.

Regular attendance in all dance classes is expected of Company members. If a Movement Maintenance Report illustrates excessive absences from any one-dance class, there will be an evaluation for disciplinary action or even dismissal from the Company.

Injury and Illness
Members must be present in ALL their classes and rehearsals for the two weeks prior to every performance. Sick or injured dancers are to stay home to not spread illness and should try to do exercises at home to stay in shape. Please reach out to Artistic Staff for resources to make this happen.

Courtesy & Respect
The dancer shall act at all times with due regard to public morals, conventions and ACA policies. If the dancer shall have committed or does commit any act, or if dancer shall have conducted or does conduct themselves in a manner, which shall be an offense involving moral turpitude under federal, state or local laws, or which might tend to bring dancer to public disrepute, contempt, scandal or ridicule, or which may embarrass, offend, insult or denigrate individuals or groups, or that may shock, insult or offend the community or Alamo City Arts or public morals or decency or prejudice to Alamo City Arts, or which results in or is likely to result in actual or threatened claims against Alamo City Arts, or which otherwise may might tend to reflect unfavorably upon Alamo City Arts, Alamo City Arts shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice to dancer given at any time following the date on which the commission of such act, or such conduct, shall have become known to Alamo City Arts.
  • All Company members will be held to the highest standards of conduct. Communicating negatively about anyone in or outside our studio will not be tolerated.
  • Company members are expected to show courtesy and respect to all instructors and other students.
  • Any Company member who exhibits repeated negative or disrespectful behavior will be asked to leave the Company.
  • Negative behavior constitutes any physical actions, verbal actions or negative actions that take place by means of electronic communication (i.e. group chats, social media, texting etc.)
  • Based on the seriousness and nature of the actions, there may be a first verbal warning, followed by a probation period, with the third occurrence resulting in dismissal from the company.
  • Alamo City Dance Company dancers will not engage in any behavior that will be construed to be against David’s Law.

Dress Code
All Dance Company members must wear appropriate dancewear for the genre of dance to be performed every rehearsal. The dress code for the Ballet Folklorico de Alamo City Arts is as follows:

Black leotard or fitted shirt. Skirt folklorico practice skirt in color of choice at the appropriate length (Please contact the instructor or main office for more information.) Black bike shorts, tights, leggings, or jazz
pants (to be worn under the skirt, if not in a leotard). Black and  white folklorico heeled shoes. (If worn
without footed tights, ankle length socks help maintain the integrity of shoes longer.)
Hair worn out of the face and eyes.

All dancers are required to be covered up when arriving and leaving Alamo City Arts and any performances they are participating in.

Financial Commitment
Company Members will be responsible for a reduced performance fee for performances and competitions. 
Dancers that commit to a production or competition and back out for reasons other than injury or illness will be fined a $500 re-choreography fee.