Get ready to explore the amazing world of dance in our Dance Explorer Camp! In this high energy class four-day class, 5–7-year-old students will be given an intro to hip hop, jazz, and ballet dancing. If your child wants to learn about different kinds of dance or would like to explore a type of dance they’ve never done before, then this camp is perfect for them.

Your little ones will gain confidence, coordination, and ignite their imaginations through this interactive four-day camp featuring Story Time, interactive story exercises, free dance time and crafts!

We’re proud to announce our new partnership with @athletico_pt!. As the Official Provider of Physical Therapy for Michigan Ballet Academy, Athletico is our go-to for any injuries, aches, or pains our dancers experience on or off the stage. To request a free assessment, click here.

Intermediate and Advanced level students can join us at MBA this August for a workshop with guest instructor, Inna Yureneva!

• Intermediate workshop will be August 10th, from 10:00 am-12:30 pm.

• Advanced workshop will run August 9th-11th, from 5:00-8:00 pm, daily.

Find out more and enroll today HERE!

Join guest instructor Matthew Rusk at Michigan Ballet Academy this July for a Boy’s Class Workshop or a Pas de Deux Workshop featuring dancers from Deos Contemporary Ballet!

• Boy’s Workshop: July 19 or 20, from 7:00-8:00 pm. Open to Intermediate and Advanced level dancers from 9-18+ years of age.

• Pas de Deux Workshop (feat. Deos Contemporary Ballet): July 21, from 7:00-9:00 pm. Open to Intermediate and Advanced level dancers from 13-18+ years of age.

  Enroll HERE today!

JUNE 13 - JULY 1

Michigan Ballet Academy offers a three-week program for intermediate and advanced ballet students wanting rigorous and expert training in classical ballet from world-class faculty. Classes include ballet technique, pointe work, repertoire, dance theory, contemporary, jazz, modern, Pilates, yoga and dance conditioning.

Our two-week Junior Division is for students ages 7 - 11 and will include ballet, pre-pointe, jazz technique and dance conditioning.

Advanced and intermediate programs are available by audition only. Email us at info@michiganballet.org or give us a call at (616) 710-1666 to schedule your audition today!

Click HERE to find out more!

Are you looking for a great activity to enroll your child in this summer? Join us at Michigan Ballet Academy for one of our dance camp sessions!

Magic. Princesses. Jealousy. True Love.

Join Deos Contemporary Ballet and Michigan Ballet Academy for an evening of Enchanted Tales this spring. This collaboration will bring pre-professional students and professional dancers together onstage for an evening of magic for the entire family!

Watch Snow White and her friends as they triumph over evil and then join the mischievous Firebird and Prince Ivan on a journey to save an imprisoned princess.

Michigan Ballet Academy and Deos Contemporary Ballet are excited to bring Enchanted Tales to West Michigan April 29th - May 1st!

Starting the week of February 14th, 2022

Join us as we get your little ones out of the house and burning up all that energy with 2 new class opportunities at Michigan Ballet Academy! In February we are offering two six-week mini sessions that give you flexibility in your schedule and let your children test the waters of a dance class.

Click HERE to enroll now!

Deos Contemporary Ballet, a professional ballet company based in West Michigan, and the Michigan Ballet Academy have formed a strategic alliance in their desire to strengthen ballet education and professional performance in the Grand Rapids area

MBA is holding auditions for all roles in our 2020 Production of The Nutcracker on August 11 and 13. Area students wishing to participate in the Nutcracker must attend one of the two auditions. August auditions are for Intermediate and Advanced Students. All female candidates must be on pointe::

• Intermediate ages 11-13 (girls must be on pointe)

• Advanced ages 14+

• Schedule (Either August 11 or August 13

  • Intermediate 9am – 11am

  • Advanced ages 2:30pm – 4:30pm

Click HERE to Register and Pay the Audition Fee

Long time MBA student, Abby Zhang was recognized on her school’s online newspaper. In an interview, Abby tells of how ballet and MBA have significantly shaped her life:

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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 through this time.

MBA will perform The Sleeping Beauty as our Spring 2021 production

Calling amateur artists ages 8 to adult! Michigan Ballet Academy is excited to announce our First Annual Fall Art Contest for 2019. This is an open competition. All artists amateur artists ages 8 to adult (including college students) are invited and welcome to submit their work. We invite all to submit their best ballet themed work for use on MBA “swag,” including, but not limited to, t-shirts, posters, and magnets. The deadline to apply to this art competition is October 25, 2019. Click HERE for all the Details

MBA Featured in Revue Magazine

Set for Success: Michigan Ballet Academy gives back to dancers and community alike