Did you know that even though regular classes aren’t being held at MBA through the summer months, you can still come dance with us? That’s right! We have multiple awesome summer offerings for all of your dance needs. Participating in summer programming prepares dancers to head back into the regular dance season with a stronger skill set and better technique! Michigan Ballet Academy hosts a yearly Summer Intensive, along with summer dance camps for young dancers, and workshops to hone specific skills. Our Summer Intensive spans three weeks, from June 13th to July 1st, and is a wonderful way t ..read more

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We regret to announce that MBA’s Spring Production of The Sleeping Beauty has been cancelled. We are deeply disappointed and would like to congratulate our students for the hard work in learning and rehearsing this ballet. For those of you who have ordered tickets in advance, please watch for an email from JCA regarding refunds. As our spring performance is one of our primary annual revenue sources, MBA is now working to make up for this major loss of income.  If you have already purchased tickets, please consider donating them as a monetary donation to MBA to help us thr ..read more

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The Scavenger Hunt deadline is extended to Sunday, March 29th at 6pm!  As we all adjust to this "new normal" we could all use a little bit more time to take a breath and slow down! So if you haven't gotten around to it yet you have more time.  Take a look at some of the amazing work our students have already submitted on our Facebook group, and if you don't have Facebook you can email your work to awilson@michiganballet.org. SOCIAL MEDIA HELP!  We want to see your student dancing! Send me a pic (or video) of your student taking an MBA class on Zoom for us to share on Instagram and Facebook ..read more

Hello MBA Families! Yesterday Ms Amy taught the first MBA Zoom class! It was great to see all the students moving and we can’t wait for the next class to get started! We have a change in the schedule. We hope that this won’t happen too often in the coming days. Be sure to keep up with your emails and remind texts. We are grateful for your support and patience during this new online learning adventure ..read more

Hello MBA Families, Online classes will be offered to levels Fundamental I - Advanced. We are working on options for Pre-Ballet and Creative Movement. As we navigate the platform we hope to add these to the schedule in the near future. We will keep you posted!  MBA Parents and Students are invited to join Zoom Tutorial Sessions that will take place March 23rd at 12PM and 7PM with me. I strongly recommend that you attend one of these tutorials with your student to familiarize yourselves with the platform. Even if you are familiar with Zoom, we are using it for a unique purpose so please try to ..read more

Dear Parents, We understand that this has been a time of much uncertainty and change.  MBA has been carefully monitored the situation with Covid-19 along with up-to-date CDC guidelines and Executive Orders from the Governor’s office.  Thank you for your patience during this time. MBA has decided to move forward this week with an online class platform in order to help our students maintain their ballet training.  The training that MBA provides in the studio is rigorous and difficult to replicate, but the staff, in conjunction with the Board of Directors, have developed a maintenance class sched ..read more

Hello! Our scavenger hunt is officially underway! I hope you all will participate. Just seeing photos of our students has lifted my spirits! To submit your students work join our private Facebook group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2278239032394899/ or email your students work to me at awilson@michiganballet.org and I will post it for you (with permission, of course!). Please let me know if you have any questions. Happy Hunting!  MBA Student Evie Kragt ..read more

Hello! Welcome to the first official Michigan Ballet Academy scavenger hunt!  How it works: You have a series of tasks listed below. You may choose to do all of them or just a few of them. You can do them in order, or out of order. The choice is yours! Upload your work to our private MBA Families and Students Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2278239032394899/ Uploading to the private Facebook group allows others to see and engage in your work! If you aren't a member yet - request access and I will add you! If you aren't on Facebook you can email me your work at awilson@michiganb ..read more