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.)

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CAST OF THE 2026 FALL PRODUCTION OF "ARE WE IN KANSAS, YET?"

Aurora Dance Arts is excited to announce the finalized Cast List for the 2026 fall production of "Are We In Kansas, Yet?" (Wizard of Oz). 

Please click through every button below for all important information about participation in this show. Please make sure that you check the Cast List very carefully, as some dancers are cast as more than one character/scene. Please also make sure that you check all Rehearsal and Performance Schedules very carefully, as many dancers are called to rehearsals on various days and times. And finally, please make sure to read the Casting Protocols, Performance Fees and Policies information to understand all that is required if you accept your casting. 

After careful consideration of everything stated above, please accept or decline your part/s in the show by e-mailing [email protected]. Please note that the Dance Office staff will be out of the office for the “Emerging Creatives Showcase” rehearsals/shows for the remainder of the week and through the weekend. It is asked that you allow casting decisions to settle in, to review all expectations, and review all rehearsal schedules very carefully this upcoming weekend!

*We will not be accepting any casting acceptance/decline e-mails until Monday, Aug. 17. Please DO NOT e-mail use before that date! All casting acceptance/decline e-mails must be received by Thursday, Aug. 20. We can only allow for a short window for casting acceptance, as many sections of the show will be starting rehearsals on Aug. 22. 

*Please remember that we are on a tight schedule to create this show, so it is preferable that dancers do not miss any rehearsals. If necessary, dancers are allowed ONLY one excused absence only per section/rehearsal day that they are required in within the entire production period. It is preferable that excused absences are not for All Cast, Full Section Run-Through Rehearsals. No absences allowed for Dress Rehearsal nor Performances. 

Thank you to everyone who auditioned! We are very proud of everyone's efforts. Unfortunately we were not able to cast all dancers who auditioned this year. Please remember that it was previously stated that auditioning does not guarantee casting, and we do have limited roles available. With about 104 auditionees this year, we had to make some difficult cuts. Often this is just because a dancer did not show us in the auditions that they are ready for this complex and demanding process. Sometimes this is because of age, and sometimes, it is because of maturity and ability to focus. We never take these decisions lightly, and we do understand that casting decisions can sometimes cause disappointment. Even just taking part in auditions takes a lot of courage, and all dancers have to learn how to deal with disappointment in casting and accept "no's" gracefully as part of their dance education process. If your dancer was not cast in this particular show, we do encourage them to keep dancing, keep working hard in classes, keep maturing in their ability to remained focused/engaged in classes/auditions, and come back to wow us in future auditions. We are very proud of all dancers, even if we weren’t able to put you in this particular show, this year!  

For all that were cast in the show, congratulations! The Aurora Dance Arts Fall Productions are one of the most special opportunities in our program each year, and “Are We In Kansas, Yet?" is most definitely one of our most beloved shows. We look very forward to hearing from you next week regarding accepting your casting. 

We are excited to head somewhere over the rainbow and down the yellow brick road to the merry, old land of OZ for a great rehearsal and production process ahead! 

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.