Midtown Centre is Moving!

Adult and summer classes will be held at the 1400 West Peachtree St. location through Thursday, July 29th. No Midtown Centre classes will be held Friday, July 30th - Sunday, August 15th. Classes at Buckhead and Cobb Centres will still be held.

2010-2011 School Year Enrollment and Adult classes will begin on Monday, August 16th at all three locations.

Please join us for Open Houses of our beautiful new Michael C. Carlos Centre at 1695 Marietta Boulevard NW.

Saturday, August 14th from 11:00am - 4:00pm
Ribbon cutting with Mayor Kasim Reed at 10:30am

Sunday, August 15th from 1:00pm - 4:00pm

Tours, dance demonstrations and workshops, class registrations, set/costume displays, and more!

Summer Intensive Performances Closed to Public

Due to limited seating, Summer Intensive performances at Kennesaw State University will be closed to the public. The 6pm Professional performance on Thursday, July 29 and the 1pm and 3pm Advanced performances on Friday, July 30 will be open to dancers and family only.

Featured Adult Class for July - Flamenco!

The featured Adult Open Division class for July is Flamenco - bring a friend for FREE! To view our Flamenco schedule, click here.

Atlanta Ballet and Kennesaw State University Form New Educational Partnership

Atlanta Ballet is proud to announce the launch of a new partnership with the Program in Dance at Kennesaw State University. The partnership is aimed at providing a venue for collaborative dance education between the two institutions. Company members from Atlanta Ballet and students at the Centre for Dance Education will have the opportunity of pursuing Bachelor of Art degrees in dance at Kennesaw State University. Professional company and Fellowship dancers will be able to apply for advanced professional credit towards their degrees, and pursue both a professional and academic career through their association with both institutions.

Undergraduate dance students enrolled in the Program in Dance at Kennesaw State University will receive special discounts and concessions to Atlanta Ballet performances, classes and events. Advanced level students will also have opportunities to audition for supernumerary roles with Atlanta Ballet and gain professional performance experience. Atlanta Ballet will provide internship opportunities for KSU dance majors at the Centre for Dance education, giving KSU students professional administrative experience in the field of dance.

The Kennesaw State University Program in Dance is housed in the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies within the College of The Arts. The program was started in fall 2005, and has quickly grown into one of the leading undergraduate dance programs in the Southeast, offering a B.A. degree in Dance as well as an undergraduate dance minor. The Kennesaw State University Dance Company has received several regional and national recognitions, including the honor of being selected in June 2008 to represent the southeast at the National American College Dance Festival in New York City.

Founded in 1996, the Atlanta Ballet Centre for Dance Education is nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Dance. The Centre has become one of the top ten dance education facilities in the country and continues to set a high standard for excellence in dance education. The Centre prides itself on its community partnerships, and is proud to add a new dimension of collegiate education through its partnership with Kennesaw State University.

To learn more about the Kennesaw State University Program in Dance, click here.

14th Street Bridge Now Open

Nearly four months ahead of schedule, the new 14th Street Bridge in Midtown has opened to traffic. The southbound I-75 and southbound I-85 exit ramps to 14th Street and Techwood Drive have also opened.

The new wider and longer bridge features dedicated turning lanes with additional storage capacity, raised landscaped medians, and 15-foot wide sidewalks. Pedestrian improvements on 14th Street begin near Holly Street continuing across the bridge through West Peachtree Street.

Work on the $88.5 million 14th Street Improvement Project began spring 2007 with utility relocation taking nearly two years to complete. Crews began removing the 14th Street Bridge over the Downtown Connector in spring 2008, while simultaneously building two new exit ramps from the interstate: southbound to 10th Street, which opened in June, and northbound to 17th Street, expected to open in early 2010.

For more information, please visit the Georgia DOT website.

Atlanta Ballet Centre Alumni

The following dancers are Centre Alumni who have achieved Company, Apprentice and Fellowship status.

This is an incredible achievement for these young dancers who are a select few from all over the nation.