Manor College has been expanding into the performing arts, with its most recent expansion connecting the college with the nationally renowned Metropolitan Ballet Academy and Company.

The new partnership unites two unique community resources that have each served the Greater Philadelphia region for decades.

Now, Manor and Metropolitan Ballet are forging a creative collaboration that enables each organization to expand its course offerings in a new dance studio on the Manor campus, where high-quality dance classes for all ages and pre-professional level ballet training will be taught by outstanding Metropolitan Ballet and guest faculty.

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The relationship also allows Metropolitan to offer safe and convenient housing for its Summer Intensive dance program, welcoming students from afar to the Manor campus.

Since Manor’s President Jonathan Peri began his tenure a little more than a year ago, he has fostered the expansion of fine and performing arts programs for Manor’s students.

Metropolitan Ballet is recognized as one of the country’s finest dance academies, offering creative movement and classical training for ages 3-18, and ballet classes for adults.

The new dance studio at Manor College features surrounding mirrors, ballet barres, and a sprung marley dance floor.

Manor students will enjoy using the studio for the college’s new Hip-Hop Dance Techniques class, a three-credit course taught by a well-respected hip-hop dancer, choreographer, and teacher.

Metropolitan Ballet will utilize the Manor studio space to offer new Saturday morning community classes for 3-5-year-old boys and girls, starting this month, as well as new classes for pre-professional dance students and adults.

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