Photo by Rob Krieg

Cathleen Huling
Ballet Arts Ensemble
2018 Rambling Road
Kalamazoo, MI  49008

Phone: 269.345.3433

E-mail:
cathleenhuling@gmail.com

Web site:
www.balletartsensemble
.org

The mission of Ballet Arts Ensemble, Inc., of Kalamazoo (BAE), a youth ballet company, is to provide educational and performing opportunities for its members while perpetuating the art of dance with an emphasis in ballet.

Established in 1982 by Jerre James and Bette Joachimi, BAE is a nonprofit organization created to promote and perpetuate the art of dance. With the retirement of Jerre James in 2001, ballet mistress Cathleen Huling became BAE’s artistic director.

Chosen in open auditions each May, a group of 14-18 dancers of middle school through college age is selected for membership in this exceptional dance group. Ensemble members must take two classical ballet classes a week in addition to the weekly 3-hour Ensemble class (with live accompaniment) and rehearsal block. They also benefit from outstanding instruction by guest artists and visiting teachers from American Ballet Theatre, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Boston Ballet, Education for the Arts, Grand Rapids Ballet, Hubbard Street 2, Royal Ballet (London), Rutgers University, Tokyo Ballet, Wellspring/Cori Terry & Dancers, and Western Michigan University.