Auditions
The Dancing Wheels Company
Cleveland, OH
Dancingwheels.org, 216-432-0306
National touring company, Dancing Wheels, has an immediate opening for a male or female wheelchair dancer/athlete* for the remainder of the 2019/20 season.
*No professional dance experience is required, but candidates must have excellent wheelchair mobility skills, be strong and athletic, and be willing to train, travel, and tour throughout the nation and work full time. Workdays, when not on tour, are Monday-Friday 10:00am-3:00pm. Pay scale is commensurate with experience; paid holidays and vacation time are included.
The Dancing Wheels Company, America’s first professional, physically integrated dance company, is in its 39th anniversary season. The Company is an internationally touring dance company that works with highly acclaimed choreographers each year. Most recent works include full-length pieces from Marc Brew, Donald McKayle, Dianne McIntyre, Nai-Ni Chen, Christopher Fleming, Michael Uthoff, Peter Kalivis, David Rousseve and David Dorfman to name a few.
The full ensemble trains together with both stand-up and sit-down wheelchair dancers in an equitable and accessible environment giving equal opportunity for training and employment for all.
To audition, interested candidates should send a letter of interest, resumé, and head shot to Mary Verdi-Fletcher, President/Founding Artistic Director at VFletcher1@aol.com.
Please call (216) 432-0306 for additional information or to schedule an audition.