Southport School of Classical Ballet

08/08/2026

Dancers, to register for ballet classes, please contact Steffany at [email protected]

06/27/2026

Madame Mamo would like to thank everyone for the beautiful flowers and kind compliments! Have a wonderful summer!

06/25/2026

"For butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer
Sticking little white flowers all up in her hair...🎶"

Southport School of Classical Ballet

06/25/2026

Every step I take is a story I tell.

Southport School of Classical Ballet

06/25/2026

Dance makes life more colourful.
Southport School of Classical Ballet

06/25/2026

Sneak peak from our amazing photographer Photography by Janet Lee!

Southport School of Classical Ballet is getting ready for their recital tomorrow (Sat) night at SDSS Auditorium. We got some beautiful photos during their dress rehearsal!

06/23/2026

Dancers, this Saturday, June 27 from 10 am - 2 pm and Sunday, June 28 from 1 pm - 4 pm is Costume Return Day! Please wash costumes on gentle cycle before returning to Madame Mamo at 889 Parkwood Drive, Port Elgin. Thank you and have a wonderful summer!

06/17/2026

Dancers, just a reminder that our first SDSS rehearsal (no costumes) is tonight! Juniors (group 1) are from 4:30 - 6:00 pm and seniors (group 2) are from 6:00 - 9:00 pm. See you soon!

06/17/2026

Join us this Saturday, June 20th at 7 pm at Saugeen District Senior School to celebrate Madame Mamo’s final recital, Quest for Ciara. For an incredible 48 years, Madame Mamo has helped generations of young dancers build self-confidence, develop their physical skills, and find joy in dance. Past dancers, families, and community members are all invited to attend this milestone performance. Tickets will be sold at the door, $15 for adults and $12 for children. Cash only please.

06/04/2026

All good storytellers have a rule: each story must have a beginning, a middle, and an end. Marg has demonstrated her mastery of storytelling through the characters Ronin, Ciara, Grainne, Marbella, and so many more engaging characters that stay with us long after the ballet has ended.

This story begins with Marg.

Marg began as a wee ballet dancer of nine in Camrose, Alberta under the instruction of her beloved teacher, Miss Perry. She fell in love with ballet and eventually passed along her love of dance as a teacher herself.

Marg came to Ontario and, after marrying Willie in Windsor, moved to Port Elgin, where she opened the Southport School of Classical Ballet. For forty-eight years, Marg has taught countless young dancers. Her impact on their growth and confidence, their development – both physical and mental, has been immeasurable.

She has encouraged dancers to do their best. She has shown them how to make their bodies leap, bend, and spin in seemingly impossible ways, demonstrating both the athleticism and beauty characteristic of the best ballets. Marg has inspired her students not just to dance, but to become characters on stage, to tell stories with movement, and share it with an audience.

And here the middle of the story is so important: generations of dancers who learned discipline, resilience, and grace under Ms. Mamo’s observations, corrections, and care. Dancers will have memories life-long friendships formed in the studio, the nervous excitement before a show, and the pride in a performance well danced.

And now, as we arrive at this moment, we begin to see the end of this chapter—not as a conclusion, but as a celebration. Marg is retiring from teaching ballet, but her story does not end here. Her story lives on in every dancer she has taught, in every performance inspired by her choreography and characters, and in every life she has touched with her kindness and passion for dance.