MDA's Academy Program

We are excoted to announce that we will be resuming our Academy Program in 2024 Spring Session, which was on pause since the pandemic. The  purpose of the program is to prepare disciplined and committed students who want to advance their technical and pre-professioinal skills.

Beginning in 2024-2025 dance year (end of August), the Academy Program will be a year-long, pre-professional program. Some of the highlights are:

• Focuses on ballet and modern/contemporary technique.
• Opportunities for outside performances and special parts in MDA's annual shows.
• Occasional workshops, master classes, events, and/or outings which will allow students to be informed, exposed, and challenged in other settings. 
• Academy Program requires students to take two ballet classes and one modern/contemporary class per week.
• There will be two tracks: Academy Technique (AT) for technicall training, and Academy Performance (AP) which includes AT as well as performance opportunities outside of MDA's showcases (The Nutcracker and year-end recital. 
• Discounted package prices make the artistry of dance affordable. The AP track offers greater discounts.

For additional questions, evaluation, and placement into the Academy Program, please email us or call/text at 773-401-6549.