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- Upcoming Performances & Events - ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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​​​Thursdays, April 24th - May 29th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet All-Styles Dance Class

6 Week Series

$10 Drop-in / $60 for all 6 weeks

7:15-8:15pm

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Saturday, June 28th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

performs @ Riverside Art Center (Ypsilanti, MI)

for Dancing in the Summer Festival

1:45pm

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​​​Thursday, September 4th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet Season 5 Dance Lab begins

7:15-8:15pm

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Sunday, December 14th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

performs @ Dormouse Theatre

for the Winter Community Art Faire

Time: TBA

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Breakin' Ballet is an all styles dance duo based out of Kalamazoo, Mi, under the direction of Joy Morris-Burton (ballet, jazz, contemporary, acro, and hip hop dancer/choreographer) and Aerick Burton (breaker, artist, and director). The company aims to bring stories of the human experience to it's audience and bring awareness to the artistry of a multitude of dance genres.

Breakin' Ballet 6 Week All-Styles Dance Class


Join us for a 6 week All-Styles Dance Class Series

Drop in class runs April 24th - May 29th

Every Thursday from 7:15-8:15pm
Drop in classes are $10 or $60 for all 6 weeks

Week 1 - April 24 - 
Jazz
Week 2 - May 1 - Contemporary/Modern
Week 3 - May 8 - Hip Hop and Breakin'
Week 4 - May 15 - Acro Dance
Week 5 - May 22 - KPOP
Week 6 - May 29 - Ballet

Then join us this summer on Mondays for Pointe Conditioning at 6pm and Lyrical Ballet at 6:30 and on Thursdays for Acro/Breakin' at 5pm.

$10 drop-in or $15 for Pointe and Lyrical together
 
We will be kicking off the Breakin' Ballet Season 5 Dance Lab on
Thursday September 4th at 7:15pm with a performance opportunities on December 14th, 2025 and in April of 2026!

We can't wait to keep dancing and sharing our hearts together! â€‹

Breakin' Ballet Dance Class
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Breakin' Ballet All-Styles Dance Class & Performance Lab

 

September 4th - December 18th 

(with performance opportunity on December 14th, 2025)

All experience levels and dance styles welcome (ages 13-adults)

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Thursdays

7:15-8:15pm

at Move with Joy

1103 Portage St. Kalamazoo, MI 49001
$40/15 weeks

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All styles dance training lab in styles including Jazz, Hip Hop, Ballet, Breakdance, Contemporary, Lyrical and more.

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Breakin' Ballet All-Styles Dance and Performance Lab, is an opportunity to learn 2 all-styles dance routines in 15 weeks and perform the new Breakin' Ballet works on Sunday, December 14, at Dormouse Theatre as part of the Winter Faire, and then another 15 week session will start in January, concluding with a performance at the Move with Joy and Breakin' Ballet 6th annual Dance Showcase in April 2026.

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Join us for 15 weeks of dance at Move with Joy! This all styles dance class is a great way to train, gain performance experience, improve your dance skills and evolve your artistry as a dancers. Join us, September 4, 2025, to join us for season 5.​

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Join the company: Breakin' Ballet

Why Breaking and Ballet? Breaking and street dance are all about teaching each other and growing from where you are. We aspire to achieve the same inclusive environment within our company and to our audience. Ballet is a structured style that many dance forms draw from and while we also build on many of ballet's physical techniques within our movement, we allow space for all movement styles, and truly see all forms of dance as equally informative and important to our creative projects. No one is expected to look, dress or dance like anyone else in the company. Dancers in the company are embraced as they are and all styles present, will have a place to be represented, from breaking to ballet, and everything in between. We support dancers finding a balance within self care and hard work. With dedication in training, we believe any desired movements are achievable, as we teach and learn from each other. As an all styles company, this is a place for dancers to expand and widen their dance vocabulary. We will explore dance in a multitude of styles and unique expressions. Dancers of any style are encouraged to join. Dedication and passion for dance, respect for self and other, and openness to learning are the only requirements. We value, the expression of each dancer and cultivate an environment of acceptance, no matter where each dancer is in their dance and life journey. Through movement, expression and acceptance we find beauty and joy in each moment and we wish to share that joy and many other aspects of the human experience with our audience. Breakin' Ballet exists for anyone with a passion to dance.

 

Breakin' Ballet All-Styles Dance Class is available for a $10 drop-in from January through June 2025 at Move With Joy on Thursdays at 7:15pm.  Dance Performance Lab will resume on Thursdays, starting September 4th, 2025. Training in lyrical ballet and pointe is also available with Joy on Mondays from 6-7:30pm ongoing throughout the year. Dancers who attend consistently will have performance opportunities with the Breakin' Ballet Community Dance Project twice a year. Please contact Joy at movewjoy@gmail.com for more information on being a part of the Breakin' Ballet Community Dance Project and our Breakin' Ballet Performance Labs.

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For information on our upcoming performances, please follow and like our FB page https://www.facebook.com/Breakin-Ballet-102412825606738/

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- Past Performances - ​​

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Saturday, April 19th, 2025

Move with Joy & Breakin' Ballet Dance Showcase

@ Dormouse Theatre (Kalamazoo, MI)

Pay What You Can (Scholarship Fund donations will be accepted)

5-7pm

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Saturday, March 22nd, 2025

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

performs @ Novi Civic Center Theatre (Novi, MI)

for Cen4Pal's Dance and Rhythm Showcase

6-8pm

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Saturday, March 29th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

performs @ Dormouse Theatre (Kalamazoo, MI)

for Sparkle Motion 2025

Doors - 7:30pm   Event - 8pm

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Friday February 21st, 2025

Dance Your Heart: Community Dance Share

@ Move With Joy Studio

FREE

6:30-8:30pm

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Thursday, January 9th, 2025

Breakin' Ballet Dance & Performance Lab

Season 4 - Session 2 Begins

7:15-8:15pm

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Sunday, December 15th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

performs @ Dormouse Theatre

for Koa Fund's Sunrise Gathering

1:30-5pm

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Saturday, December 14th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

& Level Up! Youth Dancers Perform

@ Move With Joy during

"EXTRAordinary" Community Art Exhibition Reception

4-6pm

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Saturday, October 19th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

Performance @ Dormouse Theatre

for Ooky Spooky 2024 Boheme Belly Dance

8pm

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Saturday, October 12th (7:30-9pm) &

Sunday, October 13th (1-4pm), 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

Pop Art Performance

@ Dormouse Theatre Kalamazoo

 

​Thursday, October 3rd, 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

Performance @ Dormouse Theatre

for the ENA Variety Show Fundraiser

7-9pm

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Saturday, September 28th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet: All Styles Dance Company 

Free Performance

@ Recreation Collective

inside the Park Trades Center Kalamazoo

7pm

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Saturday, September 21st, 2024

Breakin' Ballet performs "When Worlds Collide"

for The Movement Reservoir Showcase

at Wellspring Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI

7:30pm

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Wednesday, September 11th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet Dance & Performance Lab

Season 4 Begins

7:30-8:30pm

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Saturday, June 29th, 2024

Breakin' Ballet performs "When Worlds Collide"

 for Dancing in Summer, The Festival

at Riverside Arts Center Theatre in Ypsilanti, MI

1:30pm

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Sunday, June 2nd, 2024

The Grand Gala Night

in Grand Rapids, MI

4-8pm

Call (616) 323-7374 for tickets & to RSVP

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Saturday, April 20, 2024

Breakin' Ballet Season Finale "New Beginnings"

at Dormouse Theatre

6:30-7:30pm

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Thursday, February 29, 2024

RAD Fest Michigan Made Performance

at Wellspring Theater

7pm

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Friday, February 16, 2024

Solos, Duets, & Trios

at Move With Joy Studio

6pm

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Saturday, December 16, 2023

4th Annual Community Dance Showcase

at Dormouse Theatre

3-5pm

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Saturday, September 30, 2023

Connected Bodies

Guest Performance w/ Reservoir Dance Company

at Wellspring Theater

Time: 7:30pm

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Thursday, September 14, 2023

Breakin' Ballet Dance Company

Accepting New Members and Apprentice Dancers for Season 3

at Move With Joy Studio

7:30pm

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Saturday, September 9 &

Sunday, September 10, 2023

"It's All In The Details..."

Collaborative Art Experience

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Performance & Open Rehearsal

at Dormouse Theatre

Time: 6:30-8:30pm

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Friday, August 11th, 2023

"Unhoused" Video Premiere

a Breakin' Ballet & Fire collaboration

with live performance and open mic poetry

6:30-9pm

 

Friday, July 28th - Sunday, July 30th, 2023

DANCE Lansing

at Lansing Community College - Gannon Building Commons (Lansing, MI)

Performance Times:

Friday & Saturday @ 7pm

Sunday @ 2pm

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Saturday, July 8, 2023

Washington Ave. Art Crawl Performance

at Dormouse Theatre (Kalamazoo, MI)

Time: 2-3pm

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Saturday, June 3, 2023

Breakin' Ballet - Season II Finale - "The Journey"

at Dormouse Theatre (Kalamazoo, MI)

Time: 7:30pm

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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Rock Your Soul: Live Music & Dance

at Bell's Eccentric Cafe (355 E Kalamazoo Ave, Kalamazoo, MI)

Time: 8-11pm

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

Celebration of Dreams

at Village Theater at Cherry Hill in Canton, MI

Time: 4pm

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Friday, March 10, 2023

Breakin' Ballet - Healing Through Dance: Solos, Trios, Duets

at Move With Joy Studio in Kalamazoo, MI.

Free to attend. Donations appreciated.

Time: 6-7pm

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Friday, March 3, 2023

Breakin' Ballet Live at the Epic Center

at the Jollifee Theater in downtown Kalamazoo, MI.

Free to attend. Donations appreciated.

Time: 6-7pm

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Saturday, January 28, 2023

The Main Event: The Sequel

at the Crowfoot Ballroom in Pontiac, MI

Time: 8pm

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Saturday, December 17, 2022

Third Annual Community Dance Showcase

at the YMCA of Greater Kalamazoo (1001 W Maple St)

Doors: 3pm  *Free*          Performances: 3:30pm

 

Saturday, September 17, 2022

at Alegant Affairs (3410 Gull Rd., Kalamazoo)

Doors: 4pm  *Free*          Performance: 5pm

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Saturday, June 25, 2022

at Vander Mill in Grand Rapids, MI at 7pm.

Guest performers for Atelier Dance Company's dance concert “Boundaries"

 

Sunday, June 19, 2022

at Arcadia Creek Festival Site for Juneteenth Celebration.

Performances will occur from 1-6pm.

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Saturday, May 21, 2022

at Dormouse Theater at 7:30pm.

Tickets $15 at the door or purchase online.

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Saturday, April 9, 2022

at the Wellspring Theater in Kalamazoo, MI as guest performers for

Perspectives Dance Concert

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Saturday, April 2, 2022

at the Crowfoot Ballroom in Pontiac, MI for The Main Event.

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Friday, March 4, 2022

at the Jollifee Theater (inside the Epic Center) in Kalamazoo, MI, with special guest Denise Miller. Free to attend.

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Friday, January 7, 2022

at Dormouse Theatre in Kalamazoo, MI at 6pm, with special guest Denise Miller.

Free to attend.

 

Saturday, December 18, 2021

at the Maple Street YMCA in Kalamazoo, MI for Community Dance Showcase

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