“There are shortcuts to happiness, and dancing is one of them.”
Fine arts are a key part of a healthy community. Metropolitan Youth Ballet promotes and develops the arts through its dedication to developing dancers to their fullest potential as both artists and community members, and performances throughout the area. We believe that through encouragement, discipline, and dedication, our professional instructors can nurture dancers to a higher degree of achievement, confidence, and self-esteem.
The quality of our instruction and the positive, supportive studio environment have resulted in demand for our classes beyond our capacity. Our Board of Directors has secured a larger space, with which we can continue our track record of training dancers and expanding arts in the community, and not have to turn away interested students because of our prior limitations on class offerings.
Our Grow With Us fundraising goal is $250,000. Your contribution directly assists the build-out of a comfortable and welcoming state-of-the-art space that supports our young dancing artists as they explore their creativity, become more confident, grow physically stronger, and develop lifelong friendships.
Some of our specific needs include:
- Full-sized mirrors for all three studios: $8,000
- Upgraded lighting in the large studio: $10,300
- New sprung flooring and additional Marley flooring: $13,300
- General renovations such as adding/removing walls and doorways: $21,300
Other expenses have been the purchase of audio/IT system components and furniture, painting and other minor renovations to bring the physical space to its full potential, and the offset of transitional operational costs as we grow our student population.
The new location allows us to expand our mission and efforts to continue as the Indy area’s preeminent pre-professional ballet academy: we can continue to lead when it comes to dance education and expression, and thereby improve our community in a way that promotes teamwork, discipline, and individual development. Support our Grow With Us fundraising effort by making a tax-deductible contribution today.
Donors will be recognized at the following levels (but please notify us if you would like your gift to remain anonymous):
- Principal Dancer level: $50,000 and above
- Pas de Deux level: $25,000
- Soloist level: $10,000
- Second Soloist level: $5,000
- Demi Soloist level: $2,500
- Corps de Ballet level: $1,000
- Pointe level: $500
- Friend of the Ballet level: $100
More Details About our Move
The 9,000 sq ft state-of-the-art facility is located at 6210 Technology Center Drive, Suite 200, Indianapolis. It is a well-appointed building with high ceilings, abundant natural light, and the space to meet our unique needs.
The space will have three large sprung-floor studios, including a full-sized rehearsal studio with black-box theatre potential, dancer and parent lounges and workspaces, faculty offices, and storage for MYB’s large collection of costumes, sets, props, and backdrops.
This space is an opportunity to realize our potential as an academy, and we appreciate your help in creating this new reality. Be a part of our growth effort by making a tax-deductible contribution.