Mareck Center for Dance

🎆 Happy Independence Day from Mareck Center for Dance! 🩰

We hope you have a fabulous day celebrating! 🎉✨

🌟 Adult Summer Intensive 2025 🌟

We’re thrilled to announce that our Adult Summer Intensive is back — July 21–25, 2025 🎉

Join us for a week of dance, growth, and community! Whether you're getting back into the studio or looking to challenge yourself, this evening program is designed just for adult dancers.

🕔 5–9 PM daily
💃 Ballet | Variations | Jazz | Modern | Strength

Throughout the week, we’ll focus on:
✅ Technique
✅ Stamina & Posture
✅ Artistry across styles

🎭 Showing: Friday, July 25 during Variations class
Invite friends & family to celebrate your progress!

📢 Attention all dancers and dance enthusiasts! 📢

🌟 Join us for an amazing summer of dance at Mareck Center for Dance! 🌟

📅 Summer Session Classes:
🗓️ Dates: June 16 - July 12, 2025
🔗 Click the link in our bio “Register for Summer Session” to enroll today!

🌟 Summer Camps and Intensives:

🧜‍♀️ Little Mermaid Children’s Dance Camp: (July 7-11) for Ages 3-7

💃 Junior Summer Intensive: (July 14-18) for Ages 7-12

✨ Adult Intensive: (July 21 - 25)

🔗 Click the link in our bio to learn more about our summer camps and intensives and to save your spot.

🩰 Pre-Professional Summer Intensive: (July 21-25) for Ages 13+
Video audition required - Link in bio “Pre-Professional Summer Intensive Audition Registration”

If you have any questions, email us at [email protected]!

🎶 Let's make this summer unforgettable with the magic of dance! See you on the dance floor! 🎶

🩰✨

🎉 Congratulations to the winner of our Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland pointe shoe raffle… DAVID MEHR!

🩰 Thank you to everyone who entered and supported Mareck Dance — and a big shoutout to David for taking home these one-of-a-kind pointe shoes signed by the company dancers!

✨Join Mareck Center for Dance’s Youth Ensemble for the 2025-2026 season!✨

📅 Audition: Saturday, June 21st

🕑 Registration: 2 PM | Audition: 2:30-4:30 PM

📍 Open to Mareck Center for Dance students in Ballet IV and above

How to Prepare:

✨ Wear a leotard, tights, and ballet shoes (bring pointe shoes if applicable)

✨ Bring a headshot, your first arabesque photo, and your resume

✨ Audition fee: $15

📧 RSVP by June 19th: Click here to register: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2025-pre-professional-summer-intensive-audition-registration

The Youth Ensemble offers:

🌟 Performance & choreographic opportunities in school showcases

🌟 Participation in select Mareck Dance performances and outside events like National Dance Week St. Louis, and more

🌟Attendance at ballet competitions such as Youth America Grand Prix and Étoile Dance Competition

Commitment: August 2025–June 2025 with mandatory rehearsals and performances

📲 Learn more about the Youth Ensemble here:
https://mareckcenterfordance.org/school/youthensemble/

📧 Have questions? Reach out to Youth Ensemble Director, Sarah, at [email protected] — she’s happy to help!

Photo credit: Jeff Sabo

✨🩰 Dive into a Magical Mermaid Adventure! 🩰✨

Calling all little dancers (ages 3-7) to join us for a week of enchantment at our Little Mermaid Summer Dance Camp 🌊💃

Your child will swim through a world of dance, crafts, and unforgettable memories, all inspired by the beloved Little Mermaid! 🌟

🎉 Camp Details:
📅 Dates: July 7-11, 2025
⏰ Times: 9am - 12pm
👧👦 Ages: 3-7
💰 Tuition: $250 for the entire week!

🌸 Spaces are limited!✨
Don’t miss out on this magical experience. Register today to secure your child’s spot! 🌟

🔗 Click the link in our bio “Learn more about Little Mermaid Dance Camp” to save your spot!

Have questions? 📧 Email us at [email protected]!

🎩🫖✨ You're Invited to Our Mad Hatter Tea Party! ✨🫖🎩

Bring your children and their friends for an unforgettable afternoon filled with:
🌸 Refreshments
🎁 Gift Bags
🔎 Scavenger Hunt
🎨 Coloring
💃 Dancing
🎟️ Raffle
📸 Photos with characters from Alice in Wonderland!
Each child ticket includes one complimentary raffle ticket!

🎟️ Additional raffle tickets available starting May 17th here: https://www.zeffy.com/ticketing/alice-basket-raffle
(Raffle closes at 3:15 PM on event day. Drawing at 3:45 PM — must be present to win!)

Event Details:
📆 Date: Sunday, June 1, 2025
🕒 Time: 2:00 – 4:00 PM
📌 Location: Balsamo Warehouse, 110 Orr Street, Columbia, MO 65201

Ticket Information:
🎟️Early Bird Prices (Until May 17th):
Children: $30
Adults: $15

🎟️ After May 17th:
Children: $35
Adults: $20

Ticket Sales Close: May 25, 2025 — seating is limited, don’t wait!

A minimum of half of all proceeds will support the Student Scholarship Fund at Mareck Center for Dance. Additional funds will be put toward advancing our mission of transforming our community through the joy of dance by providing exceptional performances, professional education, and unique outreach programs.

Questions?
📧 [email protected]
📞 (573) 825-0095

Ticket Sales Close: May 25, 2025 — Seating is limited, don’t wait!

Join us for a heartwarming Evening with the Arts supporting DanceAbility and Woodhaven!

📅 Friday, May 9th
🕠 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 Love Coffee "where love works" | 15 E. Business Loop 70, Columbia, MO 65203

Enjoy a beautiful DanceAbility performance, an art show with Jenny McGee Art Studio, and a book reading + signing with De Hage Minner, author of "I Only Have Time to Love You on Sundays."

Plus, plenty more surprises and fun await!

Come support creativity, inclusion, and community!

🚨Reminder: All Children's Division classes, Pre-professional classes, and rehearsals are canceled; DanceAbility Classes will still be held as usual.

✨ Five-Week Jazz Session with Lillian! ✨
Wednesdays | April 23 – May 21
🕒 7:45–8:45 PM

Jump into spring with a high-energy jazz class perfect for all levels! 🌸 Whether you're new to jazz or a seasoned dancer, this 5-week session is all about musicality, dynamics, and artistry.

⚡ Warm up with dynamic movement
🎶 Dive into a fun, expressive combo
💃 Reignite your love for jazz or discover it for the first time!

🎟️ $15 drop-in ($13 w/ college code: STUDENT)
💰 Save $10 by signing up for the full session ($65 or $55 for college students) – head to the Courses section on ClassFit!

🔗 Link in bio: “Register for Open Division Classes”

Let’s dance! 💥