Once again we hosted a successful event at our studio.
On August 7 and 8, Andrew Cribbet, a professional dancer with the Eisenhower Dance Company, MI, taugth Contemporary and Modern Dance classes for students ages 7 to adult.
Our thanks to Mr. Cribbett!

ANDREW CRIBBETT:

Andrew Cribbett, originally from Thomasboro, Illinois, began his dance training at the age of six. He trained with Christine Rich and Luciana Rezende at the Christine Rich Studio Dance Academy and Performing Arts Center in Savoy, IL. At the age of 16, he received a full scholarship to The Washington School of Ballet in Washington D. C. He attended Duke Ellington School of the Arts to finish his senior year of High School. Andrew has received scholarships to attend summer intensives at Washington School of Ballet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, The Rock School of Ballet in Philadelphia, and Faubourg Ballet Chicago. He is
a professional dancer with the Eisenhower Dance Company and a proud teacher.
Currently , Mr. Cribbett is
directing a Black Box Theatre, based in Detroit. ​

Starting on August 20, we will have two studios!
Just a few steps away from our current location, we will move to suite H and I, next door to the Buffant Salon.

• Two studios
• Enclosed lobby
• Two bathrooms
• Changing rooms
• New classes

What changes:

1. Classes are scheduled 15 minutes apart, so students will have time to change and warm up inside the studios before their classes start.
2. Parents will be able to watch all classes through the glass walls and glass doors.
3. Bathrooms are located in the back of each studio, therefore, when classes are in session only students and staff will have access to the restrooms. Parents and siblings will be able to use the bathrooms before and after classes start.
4. No orange walls : )
5. Pointe class in now included in the Ballet Orange and Ballet Red classes, therefore, tuition for both classes reflect this change. Tuition for male students not participationg in the last half hour of these classes (pointe work)  will be reduced.

Mixed Program: Ballet, Jazz, tap and Hip Hop
Peter and The Wolf - Ballet
Giselle Act I  Excerpts - Ballet

Mr. Smith began studying tap in his youth. He began his ballet training at age 18 under the careful tutelage of Rebekah Von Rathonyi at Cornerstone Academy for Performing Arts. Over the years he has danced roles in many of Ms. Von Rathonyi’s ballets including Jonathan Harker in Dracula, Spanish, Russian, and Italian principle in The Nutcracker, and multiple principal roles in various pieces he performed with the school and the fledgling Central Illinois Ballet. During a two year hiatus he performed as a featured dancer and actor in many Community Theater productions in the Peoria area including Older Billy in Billy Elliot and Harry Beaton in Brigadoon. He recently returned to Central Illinois Ballet, now Downstate Illinois’ only professional ballet company, where he has performed many more principal roles including Prince Ivan in Ms. Von Rathonyi’s The Firebird, John Darling in Peter Pan, and in three original pieces made for collaborations with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Smith has also danced as a guest artist with ballet schools in Chicago and Upstate New York. He is very happy to be back at CIB and working with Ms. Luciana and her wonderful school! He dedicates this performance and all future performances to his mentor, Ms. Rebekah, and her mentor Mr. B! ​

Richard Smith performs the role of Albretch in Giselle Act I Excerpts, courtesy of Central Illinois Ballet.

Starting April 3rd, we will be offering a dance class for children ages 18 months to 3.
This 30 minute class is designed to enhance your child’s motor, listening, and social skills through dance activities.
Classes will meet on TUESDAYS, form 4:15 to 4:45 PM and THURSDAYS, from 10:45 to 11:15 AM.
Price is $8.00 per class or $60.00 for the full session (8 weeks).
Active parent required in class.
Click here to register.

NICOLE SABELLA is originally from Clearwater, Florida, where she studied at the Academy of Ballet Arts and the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School under Suzanne B. Pomerantzeff. In 2009, she graduated from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, PA, earning her BFA in modern dance performance and the “Outstanding Performance in Modern Dance” Award. She was a performer with Zane Booker’s Smoke, Lilies, and Jade Arts Initiative. Sabella first performed with MMDG in 2013 and became a company member in 2015. ​

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On Saturday, September 9 we conducted the art workshop during the Art at the Market event.
Children learned how to make their own ballet headpiece. The choices were Dr. Coppelius hat or Swanilda’s floral headpiece, both from the ballet Coppelia.

​Art at the Market is a free monthly arts program held during Market at the Square. Each program features a performance or art workshop, both always free and open to the public.