Mary Celeste Geiger has danced professionally for over ten years. She performed with three major European Companies, touring three continents and culminating as Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet of Flanders (Antwerpen, Belgium). As Principal Dancer, she performed in Balanchine roles, many of the classics and contemporary roles such as Carmina Burana and La Peri, the latter of which was created especially for her by John Butler.
Under the tutelage of Sandra Severo, she danced extensively with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) in annual productions of The Nutcracker and the Kresge Concert Series. Mrs. Geiger received the American Ballet Ford Foundation Under the tutelage of Sandra Severo, she danced extensively with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra(DSO) in annual productions of The Nutcracker and theKresge Concert Series. Mrs. Geiger received the American Ballet Ford Foundation
Scholarship at the young age of twelve. At nineteen, she was awarded scholarships to the American Ballet Theatre School, New York; the Vaganova School, Russia; and the John Cranko School, Germany; the latter of which she attended.
Mary Celeste Geiger has been the director of her own school, the Geiger Classic Ballet Academy, for twenty two years and has been the Artistic Director of the Michigan Classic Ballet Company since its’ inception in 1989. She is currently President on the national board of Regional Dance America and Parliamentarian of it’s MidStates Division. Mrs. Geiger has given master classes at Western Michigan University, Interlochen Dance Academy, Santa Cruz Ballet Theatre, Nyon Ballet School and Ballet Vesoul. She has been a guestchoreographer and master teacher for regional ballet companies in Louisiana and Georgia. Mrs. Geiger is married, no children, speaks fluent French and resides in West Bloomfield, Michigan.
