Michigan Ballet Academy, Grand Rapids michigan

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Michigan Ballet Academy Presents…
*The Nutcracker*

at the East Grand Rapids High School Performing Arts Center
Michigan Ballet Academy and Deos Contemporary Ballet are proud to bring this wonderful show to East Grand Rapids this December! Featuring Michigan Ballet Academy students, community dance students, and professional dancers from Deos Contemporary Ballet, this performance of a holiday classic will bring season’s cheer to the entire family. Join Clara in her enchanting adventure with feisty mice, dancing bonbons, the Sugar Plum Fairy and the brave Nutcracker prince!

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Clara and Friends Tea Party — Sunday, December 22 at East Grand Rapids High School

Please join us on Sunday, December 22nd at 1:00 PM for a tea party with Clara and friends at the East Grand Rapids High School. Enjoy a delicious lunch, special ballet-themed desserts, lemonade/tea, a beautiful craft activity, storytelling, photographs with the dancers in costume, a unique party favor for the children, and wonderful door prizes.

To purchase your tea party tickets, follow the link below and make sure to add them when you select your Nutcracker show tickets.

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Kent Philharmonic Golden Jubilee Concert

at St. Cecelia Music Center

Catch us on stage, Friday, December 6, performing with the Kent Philharmonic Orchestra for their Golden Jubilee Concert. We are excited to bring variations from The Nutcracker to the stage.

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World Class Training

The mission of the Michigan Ballet Academy is to provide world class ballet training using a codified curriculum taught by professionally trained faculty in an atmosphere of creativity, challenge, encouragement, and integrity. MBA shares a collective aspiration to enrich the lives of children and adults through the beauty and discipline of classical ballet training and performance. The pedagogy of MBA combines elements of the Russian ballet’s rigor, the French ballet’s romantic lyricism, and the Italian ballet’s athleticism. MBA’s unique course offerings and systematized training approach draws students from all over West Michigan.

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Performance Opportunities

MBA students are encouraged to participate in two evening-length, professionally produced productions each year and many students also have the opportunity to take part in numerous other performance activities throughout the year. MBA's production of the Nutcracker draws more than 2,000 attendees each year and our recent full-length spring productions have included such classic ballets as Cinderella, Coppelia, and La Fille mal Gardee.

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Classes for Young Dancers

In addition to the formally structured programs, Michigan Ballet Academy offers classes for students beginning at age 3. For the youngest students, the Creative Movement program teaches body awareness, musicality, flexibility, and coordination. For ages 5 - 8, MBA offers a Pre-Ballet program. This uniquely designed curriculum complements and strengthens academic concepts by combining movement and dance with math, reading, geography and history. Children will learn self-expression and collaborative skills and develop a love for learning and for the arts.

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