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INCLUSIVE BALLET

INCLUSIVE BALLETINCLUSIVE BALLETINCLUSIVE BALLET

with Melodye Sweetin

with Melodye Sweetinwith Melodye Sweetin

Transform your body and mind with the art of ballet

Explore the magic of ballet

About Melodye Sweetin

Melodye started  dancing when she was 3 years old in Chicago. By the time she was 12 years old  she was being mentored by John Kriza, former Artistic Director of The American Ballet Theatre. Under his direction she developed into not just a dancer, but also a teacher. Mr. Kriza arranged for Melodye's first job at Hull House teaching Project Head Start kids Creative Movement when she was 14. In exchange she earned a scholarship to Hull House Art & Music Camp and performed a lead role in "Theme and Variations."  After camp Melodye had the opportunity to perform with The  American Ballet Theatre & The Stuttgart Ballet. When she was 18 she was awarded the lead dance role in Chicago Public School's All City Theater production of  West Side Story. Her plan was to head to New York to dance after high school until she tore her ACL in a ballet class accident. Fast forward 4 years, college, surgery, & rehab. 


in 1980 Melodye met Lirena Branitski who had just immigrated from the USSR where she had been a prima ballerina with the Ukranian National Ballet and a frequent guest artist with the Bolshoi Ballet.  Melodye helped Lirena form a non-profit, and they  went on to start a ballet school teaching the Vaganova syllabus. The school performed excerpts from ballets such as Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Giselle, The Nutcracker, & more. At the Branitski Ballet Company we taught students who went on to dance with companies such as The Joffrey, The Boston Ballet,& The  San Francisco Ballet.

What is inclusive ballet?

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What to expect

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Everyone is welcome !

Senior Citizens, Children, & Adults will find a fun, supportive, inclusive beginner  ballet class  studio experience. 

More to come !

Check back soon for ballet basics !


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