CAT – How To Apply
Applications are now open!
If you’d like to join the DanceEast CAT you’ll need to attend an audition. Our auditions are free to attend, fun and accessible to everyone, and we encourage anyone who’s interested in joining the CAT to apply. You don’t need to have previous dance experience; we look for potential.
If you’re a young person in the East of England aged between 10-16, you’re enthusiastic about dance, motivated and eager to develop new skills, and believe that you have exceptional talent and potential within dance, then we want to hear from you!
Everyone who applies, and is eligible, will be invited to attend a stage one audition. You will only need to attend one of the dates below. Auditions will take place at the Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP4 1DW.
STAGE ONE AUDITIONS 2026
The Stage One auditions include creative and technique workshops, and are designed to be fun and accessible.
Saturday 16 May | 9.30am-1.00pm OR 1.30pm-5.00pm
Sunday 17 May | 9.30am-1.00pm OR 1.30pm-5.00pm
Following the stage one audition, you may then be invited to attend a stage two audition.
Apply to Stage 1 audition!STAGE TWO AUDITIONS 2026 (invite only)
Saturday 6 June | 9.45am-4.15pm
Sunday 7 June | 9.45am-4.15pm
Attend our Taster Days and Open Studio
Our FREE Taster Days in Ipswich, Norwich and Cambridge and our and Open Studio in Ipswich give you in insight into what life at the DanceEast CAT is like. Take part in practical dance workshops, meet our CAT tutors and musicians, watch classes and in Ipswich, tour our world-class studios.
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