After veteran dance teacher Stephanie Rangel moved to Mt Laurel, she realized there wasn’t a ballet program anywhere in the area, so she opened her own 1,000-square-foot dance studio, Mt Laurel Ballet, in 2022.
The studio, at 102-A Croft St., offers classes in a dozen styles, including ballet, tap, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary.
The instructors are current or former professional dancers and are “very well-qualified, very well-trained,” Rangel says.
This summer, Mt Laurel Ballet will offer children a great chance to have fun, meet the teachers and check out the studio with a series of three dance camps Monday-Friday, June 5-9:
The Ballet Princess Camp will be for children ages 3-7.
There will be a Mermaid and Pirate Dance Camp for ages 8-11 featuring a sampling of the dance styles the studio offers.
There will be a contemporary workshop for ages 12 and older. Some prior dance training is encouraged for participants in this workshop, Rangel said.
Each class will be $100.
“I think the camps are fantastic for dancers who have danced before or have never danced before,” says Rangel, who is a co-founder and artistic director of the “Magic City Nutcracker” and president of Magic City Performing Arts.
“It’s a lighthearted environment,” Rangel said. “The goal is just to give the kids a fun introduction to dance.”
The classes have limited capacity, so people should reserve their spots byregistering on the website to hold their spot by April 1.
Magic City Performing Arts will also present a ballet intensive for advanced dancers at Mt Laurel Ballet from Monday-Friday, July 10-21.
For details, call 205-946-7331 or email info@mtlaurelballet.com.
