Metropolitan Ballet Company Announces Auditions for Boys’ Scholarship Dance Program, Led by Alexander Iziliaev, Former Principal Dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet
May 1st, 2013 |
Jenkintown, PA — Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) will hold auditions for its Boys’ Scholarship Dance Program on Saturday, June 8, 2013 at 9:00 AM, at the studio of Metropolitan Ballet Academy, 700 Cedar Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046. Up to fifteen boys ages 7-11 and 12-18 will be selected to receive a full year of free, weekly dance classes with Alexander Iziliaev, a former principal dancer with Pennsylvania Ballet. Over fifty boys participated in the MBC program this year.
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Metropolitan Ballet Academy Student Dancers Excel in Youth America Grand Prix 2013
April 24th, 2013 |
Ensembles Win Top Honors in Philadelphia Regional Semi-Finals;
Peter Weil (Jenkintown) and Kamryn Baldwin (Glenside) Win Second Place Honors;
Artistic Director Lisa Collins Vidnovic Wins the 2013 Outstanding Teacher Award in Philadelphia
26 Students Perform in New York City Finals
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METROPOLITAN BALLET COMPANY AND SETTLEMENT MUSIC SCHOOL PRESENT ANNUAL EVENING OF MUSIC AND DANCE
February 12th, 2013 |
Jenkintown, PA – Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) and students from Settlement Music School will present their annual collaborative performance on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at 7:00 pm at the Kurtz Center of William Penn Charter School, 3000 West School House Lane, Philadelphia, PA.
Metropolitan Ballet Company dancers Kamryn Baldwin, Jonathan Tavares and Sara VanderVoort in Sarah Mettin’ s " Fend" (photo by E.A. Kennedy, III)
Metropolitan Ballet Academy Student to Appear In The XVII Annual Internation Ballet Festival of Miami!
October 11th, 2012 |
Kamryn Baldwin, age 14, a student of Metropolitan Ballet Academy,
to perform in the International Young Medal Winners Ballet Performances
Metropolitan Ballet Company Presents ” Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse” & “Peter Pan”
October 11th, 2012 |
Jenkintown, PA – Metropolitan Ballet Company (MBC) will open its season with two extraordinary storybook productions and a company premiere. Lilly’s Purple Plastic Purse, with sparkling choreography by Jennifer Sommers, is based on the book by award-winning children’s author Kevin Henkes. The fairytale classic Peter Pan is a breathtaking original production by noted New York City choreographer Kanji Segawa and was created for MBC in 2007. Also on the program will be Robert Rodham’s Snow Scene and Snow Pas de Deux from The Nutcracker, once a part of Pennsylvania Ballet’s original Nutcracker production. These magical story ballets, brought to life with exuberant dancing, will delight children of all ages.
