Northern Michigan Dance Academy

06/16/2026

We are so pleased to see so many dancers in the studio strengthening their skills over the summer!

06/11/2026

We are so excited for our dancers! 💕

06/08/2026

One more dancer 🩰 🩷

1st pair of pointe shoes 💕🩰🥳

06/06/2026

More of our dancers getting their first pair of pointe shoes! 🩰 💕 We are so proud of them!

05/25/2026

There is something so special about a dancer receiving their first pair of pointe shoes. 🩰

This week, many of our NMDA dancers took that exciting next step! This milestone represents years of hard work, strength, discipline, and dedication to ballet training.

We are so proud of each of them and grateful to Second Skin Shop ensuring every dancer is properly fitted.

Congratulations to our dancers on this beautiful new chapter in their ballet journey. 🤍

Parents, as more of our dancers go to get fitted, please share 😊🩷

05/17/2026

To every single dancer who took that stage this weekend, we are so proud of you.

The hours of practice, the nerves backstage, the moment the music starts and you just go! You did it.

If you captured a moment from the weekend we would love to see it. Share your photos in the comments and tag us – nothing makes us happier than seeing this community celebrate our dancers together.

05/17/2026

A performance like this doesn’t happen without a village. And we have one of the best. I am certain I am missing people. It’s truly a village!

To our parent volunteers – thank you. Kerry, Laura, Melissa, Diana and Elsa, our Friends of the Ballet veterans who show up every single year and make everything run smoother than we deserve. Ella, for keeping our littlest dancers calm, smiling, and where they need to be. Madison, for the makeup magic that transforms our kids into performers. And Beth – thank you for starting something here that we are still building on. This legacy exists because of you.

To our stage crew – Mike, Ty, Jon, and Scott. Alex for designing our backdrops. Emily for designing our show materials. You are the ones no one sees so that everyone else can shine. We are so grateful for you.

And to our instructors – there are no words big enough. The hours, the patience, the belief you pour into every single dancer in that building. You don’t just teach steps. You shape kids. You build confidence. You create moments they will carry with them for the rest of their lives.

This is what NMDA is made of. We are so grateful for every single one of you.

05/17/2026

We are excited for the finale performance today at 1 PM The Braumart! See you soon!

05/17/2026

Behind every beautiful performance is someone making sure every single dancer feels their best before they step into the lights.

That’s Leila.

Our costume manager works magic every single show – making sure every costume fits just right, every dancer feels confident, and every creative vision actually comes to life on that stage.

And she makes it look effortless.

NMDA wouldn’t be what it is without the people behind the curtain. Leila is one of the best of them.

Thank you, Leila. Our dancers shine a little brighter because of you.

05/17/2026

This weekend, our dancers get to watch two of their instructors take the stage at our spring performance. And it got us thinking about something pretty special.

Anja, Gracie, Katie, and Kim all grew up dancing at NMDA. They trained in these same studios, performed on this same stage, and now they come back every week to teach the next generation of dancers doing exactly that.

This weekend, Anja takes the stage in Modern and Kim returns to the stage after years away. Her piece, “This Version of You” by ODESZA featuring Julianna Barwick, is powerful in every sense of the word.

Our dancers get a front-row seat all gathering to get a view of her dance. We couldn’t be more proud.