Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts

04/05/2025

Congratulations 🤗 to our youngest MCPA dancer in attendance at ADC/IBC Finals👏 …so many firsts for Aubry during this experience and she handled each moment with grace and joy! Aubry placed 12th which included the week’s combined results of class, compulsory classical, Contemporary stage and Classical stage.
So very proud of you Aubry!

02/26/2025

Congratulations Dancers on a spectacular weekend of dance at Philadelphia.
Every dancer should be so proud. Performances for all showed progress which equals the best kind of success!

Some recognitions below:
-Congratulations Pre-competitive dancer Aubry Mason, placing 2nd in classical and 3rd in contemporary.
-Congratulations to senior dancer Juliet Judkins placing 3rd in contemporary and top 24 in classical.
-Top 24 recognitions going to Madisen, Elsa, and Lily

-Ensembles:
1st place for all MCPA small group ensembles and 2nd place for our large group ensemble

-Choreography award Maeghan McHale Hobbs

Big round of applause to all MCPA dancers, faculty, and choreographers!!!

02/19/2025

02/04/2025

What a wonderful time spent at Universal Ballet Competition in Boston! Such a well run event.
So many memorable moments for our students from class to stage to new friendships made and more. I had a teacher approach me on open stage and ask if we were the school from Maryland… she went on to tell me how impressed she was with our students on stage but also more important, in the dressing rooms. She saw how nice and respectful they were to everyone and also so nice to each other.
This is the best compliment to receive!
Thank you for a great weekend!

Congratulations to .torres_ for being awarded UBC best choreographer! Congratulations to for being awarded UBC best contemporary coach! Congratulations to all of our MCPA faculty for such great work with the students! Way to go MCPA students…Progress made by all!

Awards and scholarships listed below:
Aubry Mason- Rising Star Award!
1st contemporary
2nd classical

Junior Classical
11th Penelope Miles
Junior Contemporary
10th Lily Mason
2nd Madisen Scott

Senior Classical
13th Juliet Judkins
9th Amalia Diamond
Senior Contemporary
6th Juliet Judkins

Junior Duet
1st Till There Was You / Elsa and Nell

Senior Duet
2nd The Naiad and the Fisherman/ Juliet and Amalia

Junior Ensembles
5th The Naiad and the Fisherman
3rd Indivisible
2nd Unspoken
1st Unhinged

Scholarships:

Joffrey Jazz and Contemporary
Lily Mason
Madisen Scott

Ballet Hispanico
Aubry Mason
Juliet Judkins

Vitacca Ballet
Penelope Miles

Texas Ballet Theatre
Amalia Diamond

Complexions
Madisen Scott

Ballet West
Penelope Miles

01/21/2025

What a special weekend at ADC/IBC!
Thank you ADC/IBC for a wonderful weekend of class, stage, and memories. MCPA dancers took the stage for the first time this season with ensemble groups and many new contemporary solos and variations. We see such progress in each and every dancer and we are all so proud. Now we keep pushing towards next goals.
Big Big Thank You to our faculty and choreographers; Mrs. Ninel Cherevko, Mr. Dima Malikov, Mrs. Maeghan McHale-Hobbs, and Isabella Torres, who were all in attendance this first go on the ADC/IBC stage to guide and encourage! This is not always possible and definitely made the weekend that much more special. Thank you parents for working through the ice and snow to get dancers where they were needed. And Mrs. Anne for some quick sewing resulting in some great costuming. Looking forward to guiding our MCPA dancers as they continue to reach new heights this season.

AWARDS
PRIMARY
Aubry Mason -
Contemporary 7th place/ Top 10
Classical 2nd place

JUNIOR
CONTEMPORARY
Lily Mason 23rd/Top 25
Madisen Scott 15th/ Top 25
Penelope Miles 14th/ Top 25
CLASSICAL
Penelope Miles 11th/ Top 25

SENIOR
CONTEMPORARY
Amalia Diamond 9th/ Top 25
Juliet Judkins 3rd place
CLASSICAL
Juliet Judkins 18th/ Top 25
Amalia Diamond 8th/ Top 25

ENSEMBLES
Duo/Trio
Penelope Miles and Elsa Lisse 3rd
Juliet Judkins and Amalia Diamond 1st
Ensembles
The Naiad and Fisherman 4th place
Unhinged 1st place

01/06/2025

Stay safe! ❄️

12/29/2024

We are so saddened to share Maggie, Bald Ballerina, passed away on Dec 27th. We celebrate her life always as she was a wonderful example to all of bravery and grace with a never give up spirit. She brought awareness to many by combining her deep love for dance with her advocacy for breast cancer. One person can make a difference. Maggie’s work and memory will continue to make a difference. Maggie was a student of Ms. Shannon’s many years ago and our dancers have been participants in her fund raising galas. Please consider making a donation in Maggie’s memory.
Rest peacefully surrounded with much love courageous Maggie 💕

From Maggie's instagram:
On December 27, 2024, Maggie passed away peacefully at home with her family. Maggie was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2014 when she was only 23.
Since then, she lived her life to the fullest. She continued to dance, teach, choreograph, and perform in addition to her grueling schedule of medical appointments. Despite not liking to speak publicly, she took on educating young dancers and the public that no one is too young, no one is too fit, no one is immune from cancer. As the Bald Ballerina, she showed all of us how to live and thrive despite the odds with grace, positivity, and tenacity. She touched many lives and will be missed by all who were lucky to know her. We want to thank everyone who supported her through this journey, sent gifts, cards, and messages. Maggie was very touched and grateful, but was too ill to personally thank everyone. We hope you continue to spread her story of strength and grace.
Maggie's greatest passions were breast cancer advocacy for The Pink Agenda (TPA) and working with her Pomeranians at Dog Owner's Training Club of Maryland (DOTC). She served on the board of both organizations and was the AKC Delegate for DOTC. You can make a tax deductible donation to either organization in Maggie's memory. For DOTC, please make the check payable to DOTC, write Maggie on the "For" line and mail to DOTC, 1801 Gwynn Oak Ave, Baltimore MD 21207.
For the Pink Agenda, follow the link above or below:
https://www.thepinkagenda.org

12/23/2024

Congratulations MCPA Dancers and Faculty!
Nutcracker 2024 was a huge success and we could not be more proud. The amount of growth and progress made by every dancer was visible on the Nutcracker stage. Hours of dedication thru class and rehearsals led by our incredible faculty culminating in an unforgettable Nutcracker 2024. The moments had of backstage fun and MCPA spirit along the way…so special for our dancers creating an experience they will never forget.
Big thank you to our guest performers, alumni participants, and faculty performers! Your presence made this performance all so much more memorable both on stage and off. MCPA family. ♥️ Also a big thank you to all parents that volunteered so generously to pull this off; from fund raising, to sales, to tech, backstage moms, seamstress work, to load in and load out, and so many more things….This type of school support and generosity is what makes this possible and is greatly appreciated!
Once more, let’s cheer on our MCPA Dancers! 👏The future is bright!
Enjoy the holidays and we will see you in 2025!!!

11/29/2024

Quick!!! MCPA Nutcracker tickets are on sale again for Black Friday! Grab your tickets this weekend because the sale ends on December 1st!

11/22/2024

Today is the last day for earlybird pricing Nutcracker tickets! Purchase today before the price goes up! You won't want to miss our 2024 Nutcracker production on December 21 at Roland Park country school at 2 PM. Purchase tickets on Eventbrite!
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