UPCOMING EVENTS
Academy 2022-2023 Registration
Enrollment is open!
Ages 3 & Up
We also have Adult Ballet, Tap & PBT (ball class)
An Evening with Sinatra
October 8 & 9, 2022
Original Choreography performed by WAB Company Dancers
to music by Frank Sinatra & "Rat Pack" Entertainers
Arts on Main & King Opera House-Van Buren, AR
October 8, 2022 6 p.m.-Dinner & A Show-$80
October 9, 2022 2 p.m.-Matinee Show Only-$15
Tickets On Sale Now
Pre-Nutcracker Audition Workshop
When: Friday, September 23, 2022
Time: 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Where: Western Arkansas Ballet, 4701 Grand Ave., Fort Smith
Girls and boys ages 6-12 will have the opportunity to learn Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty choreography before anyone else, how to dress for an audition, hair tips, successful audition hints, and dance practice. There will also be a fun craft and a light individually packaged snack will be served.
Registration is $20 per person and can be purchased here on our website.
The registration deadline is Tuesday, September 20.
The auditions are Saturday, September 24, 2022
UPCOMING Fundraisers
Pre-Nutcracker Workshop - September 23, 2022
Combined Open Auditions for the 37th Annual Nutcracker & Sleeping Beauty - September 24, 2022
An Evening with Sinatra Fundraiser - October 8 & 9, 2022
Sugar Plum Fairy Tea - December 4, 2022
The Nutcracker - December 17 & 18, 2022
Tutu Run - January 21, 2023 Supports the general operating costs of Western Arkansas Ballet.
Sleeping Beauty Ballet - April 21-23, 2023
Western Arkansas Ballet is a nonprofit dance Academy and Regional Ballet Company located in Fort Smith, Arkansas and dedicated to providing quality dance education and training in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop, modern creative movement as well as adult classes in ballet, tap and Progressing Ballet Technique. Our focus on dance education and performance includes the whole community in two full-length performances each season.
Combined Open Auditions for the 37th Annual Nutcracker AND Sleeping Beauty
When: Saturday, September 24, 2022
Where: Western Arkansas Ballet, 4701 Grand Ave., Fort Smith
Who: The audition is open to the public. Candidates must be at least 6 years old by September 25 and must have at least 2 years of experience in dance and/or gymnastics. There are parts for boys and adults with little or no dance experience.
Audition times are as follows with the first 30 minutes for registration. *We encourage you to pre-register online.
Girls & Boys ages 6, 7, & 8 will be from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Girls & Boys ages 9, 10, & 11 will be from 12:15 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Girls & Boys ages 12 years and up will be from 2:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $60 combined production audition fee ($30 refundable if not cast) OR $45 single production audition fee ($30 refundable if not cast)
*37th Annual Nutcracker performances are, Saturday, December 17, 2022, at 7:00 p.m.
and Sunday, December 18, 2022, at 2:00 p.m.
**Sleeping Beauty performances will be Friday, April 21, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
and Saturday, April 22, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. and Sunday, April 23, 2023, at 2:00 p.m.