Distinguished Alumni

BDA dancers have graced the stage of the following dance companies, to name a few.

Ballet Palm Beach

The Joffrey Ballet, Chicago

The State Street Ballet, Santa Barbara

Chicago Reparatory Ballet

The Omaha Ballet

The Peoria Ballet

River North Dance Company

Giordano Dance Chicago

Thodos Dance Chicago

Bodiography Contemporary Ballet, Pittsburg

Reality at Work - Mia Michaels, director

The following is a list of some of the summer workshops and colleges and universities that have awarded scholarships to BDA students.

Juilliard Summer Workshop, director Suzanne Farrell

Joffrey Ballet, New York

Kirov Academy of Ballet, Washington

The University of Iowa

University of Illinois

University of the Arts, Philadelphia

Point Park University

Northern Illinois University

University of Oklahoma

University of Cincinnati, Dance Conservatory