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Artistic Director / Owner: Beverly A. Stone, Business Manager / Owner: Michael L. Stone

Asst. Director: Sabrina Breedlove

Office Staff: Martha Jackson, Glenda Stallings; Parent Coordinator: Vaida Bell, Sales: Angela Smith

Vision
The MBS Training Center vision is to provide quality instruction to our students providing a strong foundation in tap, ballet, jazz / hip hop and gymnastics.  Improving self-confidence through achievement is our primary student goal.  Our goals for the community include providing an exercise and aesthetic outlet for all ages and providing theatrical quality productions to elevate interest and enjoyment of the arts.

About MBS
Beverly and Michael Stone founded MBS Training Center in 1981.  Over the past twenty-six years our enrollment has grown from eight(8) to almost one thousand students. We have highly qualified instructors who are assisted in many cases by teacher’s aides.  Our basic program consists of a 1-½ hour class each week that includes tap, ballet and hip hop or tap, ballet and gymnastics.  We have nine (9) intense performing groups: MBS Dance Company Girls, MBS Dance Company Boys, MBS Junior Dance Company I and II, MBS Senior Performers I and II, MBS Junior Performers 1 and 2 and MBS Primettes.  Most of these groups meet for 3 ½ hours a week.  We also have three specialty groups: MBS Stone Tones, MBS Hip Hoppers and MBS Prima Ballerinas.  All MBS companies and specialty groups perform in the Christmas Recital and in special dance events.  All MBS students dance in the MBS Spring Recital, which has a different theme each year.

Goals for Basic Program Students:

1.      Provide each student with a firm foundation in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and gymnastics and continue to present ever more stimulating instruction in each of these areas for beginning, intermediate and advanced students.

2.      To teach each student to appreciate a variety of music and to show that different music and dance forms are enjoyable.

3.      To provide a relaxed nurturing, safe, learning environment where young people with common interests can work together to develop their talents.  Building on this talent and using teamwork, each student will participate in an elaborate production at least once per year.

4.      To teach students that lofty goals can be accomplished through discipline and persistent training.

5.      To build self esteem through achievement.

6.       To provide dance and fitness training to adults.

Goals for Companies and Performing Groups

1.      To provide a curriculum of diversified dance training of the highest professional caliber.

2.      To provide performance opportunities where talents can be showcased.

3.       To build self esteem through achievement.

Basic Program Classes – $60 / payment (every 4 dance weeks)

Classes include: Beginner I, II & III, Intermediate I, II & III and Advanced classes all of which meet for 1 ½ hours and Creative 3 & 4 classes which meet for 1 hour per week.

MBS Boys Company – $60 / payment (every 4 dance weeks)  Classes meet for 1 ½ hours per week 

Girls Dance Company, Junior Dance Companies, Junior and Senior Performing Groups and Primettes -

2 ½ hour class plus a 1 hour separate pointe’ class - $126 / payment (every 4 dance weeks)

(Primettes are encouraged to take an additional pointe’ class but it is not mandatory.)

      MBS Girls Dance Company                             Pointe’ class mandatory

MBS Junior Dance Company I and II              Pointe’ class mandatory

MBS Senior Performers I and II                       Pointe’ class mandatory

MBS Junior Performers I and II                        Pointe’ class mandatory

MBS Primettes                                                   Pointe’ class recommended

MBS Specialty Classes (two costumes are required for these classes)

MBS Prima Ballerinas:   1 hour class $40 or $48**/ 4 week payment (audition)

MBS Stone Tones:          1 hour class $40 or $48**/ 4 week payment (audition)

MBS Hip Hoppers           1 hour class $40 or $48**/ 4 week payment (audition)

Additional Non-Adult Classes

Pre Pointe’ / Pointe:       1 hour class $40 or $48*/ 4 week payment (see schedule)

Gymnastics:                    1 hour class $40 or $48*/ 4 week payment,

Hip Hop:                           1 hour class $40 or $48*/ 4 week payment (see schedule)

* - Students enrolled in a basic student class only pay $40 for additional classes

Adult Classes

Pilates (core strengthening and flexibility classes)

      Tues. – Thurs. 7:30 – 8:30, all year round, drop-in fee $5 / visit

Classes Starting Soon   Ballroom, Jazz / Hip Hop (sign Waiting List at front desk)

Good Living Workshop (focus on fitness, nutrition and stress management)

Costume Fees

These prices reflect cost of one costume and one pair of tights. Adult-sized costumes for students over 80 lbs. - $60, child-sized - $50

Basic class students will require one costume for the dance year

MBS Primettes, Junior Performers 1 and 2 and Boys Company – will require two (2) costumes for the dance year

One costume for the Christmas and one for the June Recital

MBS Junior Dance Company 1 and 2 and Senior Performers 1 and 2 – will require  three (3) costumes for the dance year:

Christmas Recital: one costume and possibly one body stocking required

June Recital: two (2) costumes will be required

 MBS Dance Company (Girls) – will require four (4) costumes for the dance year

Christmas Recital: two (2) costumes will be required

June Recital: two (2) costumes will be required; however, additional costumes and body stockings may also be necessary

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