Trainee/Second Company Program
A company-adjacent bridge program with daily class, rehearsals, coaching, outreach performances, and limited stipend-eligible casting. The festival contract is a short-term gig, while the trainee program is a program despite stipend language.
A season-length training and rehearsal placement with technique, repertory, career seminars, and supervised performance assignments.
| Description | Price |
|---|---|
| Full trainee program tuition | 8600 |
| Description | Price | Location | Sponsored |
|---|---|---|---|
| Company-sponsored shared trainee housing | 4200 | 508 Crescent Wharf, New Orleans, LA 70130 | Yes |
Applicants should register through the official audition page and choose the program code listed beside each session. Placement is based on class observation, video review, or prior-year evaluation.
Application and audition information
Blue Trainee Program applications are due February 18, 2027. Late applications are reviewed only when space remains.
Applicants are notified within three weeks of the audition or video review. Accepted students receive a deposit invoice and placement notes by email.
The non-refundable enrollment deposit is 20 percent of listed tuition. Remaining tuition is refundable until May 15, 2027, minus the deposit.
Meridian House is company-sponsored for summer and trainee dancers; festival artists receive hotel referrals only. Residential students under 18 must submit parent consent and travel details before arrival.