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The Washington Ballet will launch a trainee program this fall that’s aimed at providing full-time training and performance experiences to classically trained ballet students ages 17 and older who aspire to professional careers.

Carlos Valcarcel, a choreographer and longtime faculty member of the Washington School of Ballet, has been named ballet master of the program. Valcarcel will manage the program’s day-to-day operations, expand and contribute to the repertoire, and stage and coach works from the classical repertoire as well as new works.

The one- or two-year program will run from September through May. Trainees will maintain a vigorous performance schedule, dancing alongside professional company members, and will be considered for positions with The Washington Ballet’s Studio Company and its professional company.

Dancers interested in auditioning for the program should send a DVD of barre work, center work, pointe work for women, men’s work for men, and a classical variation along with a curriculum vitae and a $25 audition fee to: Trainee Program, The Washington Ballet, 3515 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016.

To learn more, contact the school’s manager, Donna Glover, at Dglover@WashingtonBallet.org or 202.362.3606, extension 149.