My ARTS Kids

12/04/2022

Audition to be in our next production, The Sleeping Beauty. Auditions are February 4th at The Dance Foundation ages 5 through adult!

12/04/2022

Happy Closing day

Thank you to everyone who has come to support our ballet. Our final performance is today at 2:00pm and we are completely sold out! We can’t wait to be back in the spring presenting our community production of The Sleeping Beauty on Mother’s Day weekend. Bravo to a cast of incredible dancers and actors. We are grateful.

03/21/2022

Follow this link to reserve! https://tinyurl.com/BalletinParkPatronSeating

02/15/2022

SAVE THE DATES!!! 🩰🩰

Save the dates!

02/15/2022

Mark your calendars! Ballet in the Park April 9th! ADMISSION IS FREE This is a family friendly performance! Grab a picnic blanket and come enjoy ballet 🩰

12/07/2021

An incredible master class from Adriana Alvarado and Luis V Santana Gonzalez. What a gift this class was. Thank you to our wonderful principal guest artists for sharing your expertise with our community.

12/06/2021

Opening night was a delight! Thank you to our cast, our families, volunteers and our audience. Three more performances to go!

07/02/2021

03/01/2021

What is your proudest accomplishment?

"I'm a single mom and my daughter is my accomplishment. Getting to know her, love her, being with her, and watching her grow up. She's 11 and she's in the sixth grade. Just watching her grow from a baby to where she is now is the proudest moment of my life."

What have you tried to instill in her?
"To be honest, get to know people, and not to judge anyone. Be who you are and try to help others along the way. She taught me how to be more patient and more loving towards others." –Melinda Howard, of Birmingham

Howard is a surgical technician for St. Vincent's Hospital and has been there for 15 years. She also works part time as a surgical tech at UAB Highlands. Her time in the operating room has taught her some key life lessons. "Not to take life for granted, not to take anything for granted. Even though we see a lot of things in the O.R. – people come and people go – it teaches you that life is short. Enjoy every day, take it day by day, enjoy the moment, enjoy life, and enjoy just being who you are. Just be you," she said. // See more stories at alabamanewscenter.com