Mia Saunders School of Ballet Announces Events

From the Mia Saunders School of Ballet:

Proceeds from these Student and Parent Volunteer Events Benefit Centreville High School Drama Scholarships and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®.

• Tickets are now on sale for the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Part Event on November 26.
• Tickets are also available for the Nutcracker Performances on December 10 and 11.

The Mia Saunders School of Ballet will entertain aspiring ballerinas during Thanksgiving weekend at the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party. The Saturday, November 26 event will be held at the Little Rock Run Recreation Center located at 13900 Stonefield Drive, Clifton from 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. The event is appropriate for children ages 3 and up accompanied by an adult and features excerpts from the performance by the cast of this year’s Mia Saunders Ballet Nutcracker production, light tea party snacks and treats, fun games including a drawing for the Sugar Plum Fairy’s pointe shoes as well as a very special appearance by the Sugar Plum Fairy herself, who will read to the children and pose for photos with each child. All proceeds from the tea party will benefit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in keeping with the Mia Saunders School of Ballet’s tradition of giving to others during the holiday season.

Each holiday season the Mia Saunders School of Ballet proudly continues its twenty four year tradition of performing as a gift for others. The students share their talents with the community at the Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Party and in the full student production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker and their parents contribute their time and talents towards the events, making these family and community events.

“Each year, I am so proud of my dancers, who are so willing to share their talents with the next generation of ballet dancers.” says Saunders, “Seeing my students performing as a gift for the younger dancers is a very rewarding experience.”

“I have always loved dancing, especially in the Nutcracker. Mrs. Saunders and my friends from dance have become like family,” says Megan Brickwedde, a CentreviIle High School senior who will perform as the Sugar Plum Fairy at the Tea Party and in Sunday’s Nutcracker show.

Tickets for the November 26, Sugar Plum Tea Party event held from 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm at the Little Rocky Run Recreation Center located at 13900 Stonefield Drive, Clifton, Virginia are just $10. Reservations are required and the event is appropriate for ages 3 and older with accompanying adult. Tickets can be purchased by pre-sale only and are available by email at msb.teaparty.tickets@gmail.com.

Tickets are also on sale for The Mia Saunders School of Ballet full student production of the holiday classic, The Nutcracker, December 10 and 11, 2016 at 3:00 pm in the Centreville High School Auditorium. Tickets are just $12 and can be purchased at the door or pre-sale is available by email at msb.nutcracker.tickets@gmail.com.

About Mia Saunders and the Mia Saunders School of Ballet:

Mia Saunders is the artistic director and owner of the Mia Saunders School of Ballet in Clifton, Virginia (MiaSaundersBallet.com). Ms. Saunders is a second generation dancer who received her early training at her mother’s Margery Carroll School of Ballet in New Jersey. Saunders went on to receive her professional training in New York City at the American Ballet Theatre School under the direction of Madame Maria Swoboda, Leon Danielian, Jurgen Schneider, and Patricia Wilde.

Mia Saunders established a school of ballet in the Centreville-Clifton area in 1987, teaching in the Little Rocky Run community.

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