Aurora Dance Arts offers a variety of performance opportunities for students, such as the annual Spring Dance Recital, various Fall dance productions (i.e. - "The Nutcracker Ballet," "Alice in Wonderland" or the "Wizard of Oz") and the two Aurora Dance Hearts performing groups. Participation in Fall dance productions and the Aurora Dance Hearts Performing Groups is by audition only. Please keep an eye out for e-mails from the director and updates to this section of the website whenever auditions for additional performance opportunities are announced! 

For more information contact the Aurora Dance Arts office: 
Phone: 303.326.8308
E-mail: [email protected]

Dance office hours: 
Monday - Thursday, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Friday - Noon - 3 p.m. 
(Please Note - The Dance Office has limited staffing. The Dance Office voicemail is checked daily and we will generally try to return your call with 24 hours, during the office hours listed. If you call outside of Friday office hours, your call will be returned the following Monday.)

FALL PRODUCTION AUDITIONS for "ARE WE IN KANSAS, YET?"

We are excited to officially announce finalized details of auditions for our 2026 Fall Production, "Are We In Kansas, Yet?" This is Aurora Dance Arts' reimagined, unique twist on the class tale of "The Wizard of Oz." We hope that many of you will consider auditioning to join us somewhere over the rainbow, as we produce this timeless and imaginative story to be danced to life in fall of 2026. This production will bring together many age groups/levels, a variety of musical selections and of course, myriad entrancing dance genres. This particular story was carefully selected for the large amount of wonderful characters and the beloved nostalgia of the story. The last time Aurora Dance Arts took on this particular show was in 2022, and we cannot wait to take another trip down the yellow brick road to bring this show to life in 2026. 

Auditions for "Are We In Kansas, Yet?" will be held the weekend of August 8-9.

AUDITION DETAILS:

WHAT: Auditions for "Are We in Kansas, Yet?" (Wizard of Oz)

WHO: Ages 6-18 (who are planning to be enrolled in the Continuous Children's Dance program for the 2026-2027 season)

WHEN: Aug. 8 and 9

TIMES:

INITIAL AUDITIONS - Saturday, Aug. 8 - 2:15-8:30 p.m.

CALL-BACKS - Sunday, Aug. 9 - 12:30-6 p.m.

WHERE: Meadowood Community Center (3054 S. Laredo St., Aurora, 80013)

PRICE: $10 Audition Fee 

HOW TO REGISTER: Please register in advance for the auditions by following this link - https://form.jotform.com/261858919400161

*This form must be completed by Aug. 7 at 11:59pm in order to audition! 

AGE TIME SLOTS FOR SATURDAY, AUG. 8:

• 2:15-3:15 p.m., Ages 6-8 years

• 3:30-4:30 p.m., Ages 9-10 years

• 4:45-6:15 p.m., Ages 11-13 years

• 6:30-8:30 p.m., Ages 14+ 

*Please note, dancers called by age group, so dancers will only need to audition for 1-2 hours in a specific time slot. If dancers are needed for Call-Backs they will be assigned a call-back time slot to attend on Sunday, Aug. 9 after the initial auditions on Aug. 8. 

The Aurora Dance Arts Fall Productions are one of the most special opportunities in our program each year, and this show is most definitely one of our favorites. Please click on and read through the full audition packet below to understand the full scope of what is required for the "Are We In Kansas, Yet?" and we will see you "down the yellow brick road" and "somewhere over the rainbow" at auditions!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2026-2027 AURORA DANCE HEARTS

Please click the button below for the casting of those chosen to be members of the 2026-2027 Aurora Dance Hearts Performing Groups. Thank you to everyone that auditioned. We are very proud of all of you!

There are Groups Aspire, Dynamic and Ambition (ADA). Please check all castings. All decisions are final and based on the needs of each group and of the performance season ahead. All groups are important and chosen with much thought/care and all casting is encouraged to be accepted with grace and gratitude.   

If you have been chosen for the Aurora Dance Hearts, your commitment will run from August/September of 2026 through August of 2027, which will include performances throughout the entire year. Generally, a large portion of our performances take place during the holiday season (November and December) and during the Spring/Summer months. We do sometimes have select additional performances in October and in the Winter season as well, but a lower volume of performances and participation is generally focused on rehearsal during those times frames.

Please make sure to assess your desire to be a part of/commitment to the Aurora Dance Hearts very seriously.

Please also read the general information listed below regarding requirements and expectations for the Aurora Dance Hearts. Ms. Maggie will be e-mailing out a more detailed document of information and expectations soon, so please await that full information before making your final decision about participating in the Dance Hearts. We will let you know soon the deadline to accept your Aurora Dance Hearts casting.

There is also a required meeting for all dancers/at least one parent representative on Sunday Aug. 30 for Ms. Maggie and the Dance Hearts Coordinator instructors, Ms. Minda, Ms. Rachel, and Ms. Michelle to speak about full expectations of the season and the requirements of participation.  

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:
*Aurora Dance Hearts are required to take their assigned Sunday rehearsal class from 1:15-3 p.m. based on which group they are in. Dancers is Group Aspire (formerly Group A, in terms of the Continuous Dance Schedule) are with Ms. Minda as their instructor and will also have various instructors setting works throughout the season. Aspire members will sometimes be assigned smaller cast pieces and sometimes full ensemble. Ms. Rachel will be the instructor for Group Dynamic (formerly Group B, in terms of the Continuous Dance Schedule) and will also have various instructors setting pieces on them throughout the season and may also be broken down into smaller groups. And Ms. Michelle will be the instructor for Group Ambition (formerly Group C, in terms of the Continuous Dance Schedule) and this group maybe also have some other instructors set pieces on them. Dancers are also highly encouraged to take Ms. Minda’s Sunday Beg Choreography class, if they have been level placed in that class or have not done so before, are at least 10 years old, and have taken at least one year in Level I classes. Some dancers in Dance Hearts might also be recommended for Int Choreography with Ms. Michelle or Adv Choreography with Ms. Minda. Please refer to recommendations regarding those class level placements.

*All students involved in Aurora Dance Hearts are also required to take at a minimum: one ballet class, one jazz or contemporary class, and one tap class per week in the ADA Continuous Children’s Dance Program. Other styles that are highly encouraged are: choreography, dance conditioning, hip hop, additional ballet or pointe classes, etc.

*A $200 Performance Fee is required for all dancers who will be participating in the Aurora Dance Hearts Performing Groups, and that fee will be charged automatically to all accounts on May 15, 2027.

*More details to come in an expanded commitment expectation and contract document, which will also be gone over at the required Dancer/Parent/Instructor Meeting on Aug. 30 from 12-1:30 p.m.