NF Ballet

NFB Academie Auditions (April 28 & 29):

The NFB Académie will hold auditions on April 28 from 6-8 p.m. and April 29 from 2:30-4:30 p.m. for incoming 3^rd grade students and on April 28 from 3:30-5 p.m. for incoming 6^th grade students. Auditions will be for placement during the 2018-2019 school year and will be held at the NFB studios located in downtown Fort Walton Beach. For complete details and audition documents, visit the Academie Auditions page.

NFB Pre-Professional, Company & Trainee Auditions (May 12):

NFB will hold auditions for the Pre-Professional Program on May 12 from 10:30am-Noon. Auditions are by reservations only. For complete details and audition documents, visit the Pre-Professional Auditions page.

NFB’s Company Auditions will also be held on May 12 from 10:30am-Noon. Auditions for the NFB Trainee Program will also be held on May 12 from 9:00-10:30am. Auditions are by reservations only. For complete details and audition documents, visit the Company Auditions page.

Registration is now open for NFB’s 2018 Summer Workshop, June 4 – 29. Dancers entering 4th & 5th grades with one year of formal training attend a half day program that includes four classes per day with a break for lunch. Dancers entering 6th grade and up with at least three years of formal training attend a full day program that also includes four classes.

The Northwest Florida Ballet (NFB) announces programming for its 48th season and welcomes back the Northwest Florida Ballet Symphony Orchestra led by renowned conductor and composer, David Ott.

The 2017-2018 season includes World Ballet Stars, a FREE outdoor performance of Giselle, the full-length production of The Nutcracker with live music by the NFB Symphony Orchestra, Lightwire Theater’s A Very Electric Christmas and Peter Pan with live music by the NFB Symphony Orchestra. In addition, this season we have two different subscription packages to choose from.

To learn more about the season, visit the Performances page. For details on our orchestra and NFB Music Director David Ott, visit our Orchestra page.

Courtney Enchanted: One of NFB’s Own in the Big Apple
By SAVANNAH EVANOFF | Daily News
Published: August 7, 2017

FORT WALTON BEACH — Enchanted seems like the best word to describe Courtney Shealy. At 19, she has explored underwater caves in Oman, risen through ranks at the United States’ most prestigious ballet company and danced in front of thousands at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.