Stephen Sanford was born in South Bend, IN and began his ballet studies at the age of eight at Southhold Dance Theater. At the age of 15, he received a scholarship to dance at North Carolina School of the Arts under the direction of Duncan Noble. He then went on to train in the Balanchine style [...]
Judy Rice is a graduate of the National Ballet School of Canada and has performed extensively across the U.S. and Canada, including the Joffrey Ballet, The National Tap Dance Company of Canada, and American Ballet Comedy. She has over 20 years’ experience teaching for regional companies and festivals as well as Company Dance, DMA, DEA, CNADM, SADM, Regional [...]
Starting March 3rd, 2012 This class is for both the dancer and for those boys who have never set foot in a dance studio. The practice develops skill sets important in various sports such as basketball and hockey, and also is helpful for those interested in other performing arts such as theatre. The boy’s class [...]
Luba Gulyaeva Luba Gulyaeva was educated at the Vaganova Ballet Academy in Leningrad, USSR. She was a soloist with the Kirov Ballet Theatre for seven years, dancing featured roles in Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, La Bayadere, and Don Quixote. In the 1980s, she was invited by Mikhail Baryshnikov to join the staff of American Ballet Theatre [...]
Spring/Summer is soon approaching, and that means its time for the Regional Dance America Festival. We are proud to take our students once again to participate in this event. In 2012 The Festival is going to be a very special since the Festival is going to bring all the regions together into a national festival. [...]
Patricia Barker Patricia Barker, former principal dancer with Pacific Northwest Ballet, is considered one of the world’s most gifted ballerinas. She received her early ballet training from Lynne Williams in Richland, WA, studied on scholarship both at Boston Ballet School with E. Virginia Williams and Violette Verdi and Pacific Northwest Ballet School with Francia Russell, [...]
Recently found an interesting piece from NPR speaking about the history of Ballet. We would recommend you checking it out NPR Article NPR Article Two Excerpts: “Ballet’s history is not just about choreography and technique – it’s also a history of nationalization, the changing ways we view the body, shifting gender norms and class struggles. “ [...]
This past week we got a visit from 97.1/CBS news to get a behind the scenes peak of some of the Michigan Classic Ballet dancers. The Dancers are preparing for the this weekends performance of the Nutcracker. Come take a look how the dancers prepare for this Tchaikovsky favorite Pictures
We our proud to announce, that Michigan Class Ballet Company will be putting on the 2011 performance of The Nutcracker. Please join us on this magical winter experience Special Guest Performers Stephen Sanford – Grand Rapids Ballet Sadie Brown – Grand Rapids Ballet Mark “Dave” Naguin – Grand Rapids Ballet Chelsea Clow – Grand Rapids [...]
