Dancers in Halifax audition for prestigious ballet school [Video]

Young dancers in Halifax got the chance to audition for one of the most prestigious dance schools in the country over the weekend.

Plenty of dancers from Grade 6 to post-secondary took part in the auditions at DANSpace.

“Really what we’re looking for the most are kids that love to dance, that are passionate about it, that love to dance to music and respond,” said Deborah Hess with Canada’s National Ballet School.

The Toronto school focuses on ballet, but other forms of dance are prevalent during auditions, which allows instructors to see students’ strengths and weaknesses.

“Our first class is a hip-hop-fusion class before our ballet class so we can see different ways of movement, and see who responds to music in different ways,” she said.

The auditions in Halifax were only one step in the process of being invited to the prestigious schools.

“From this group we will select students that we think …