Has the professional affiliation with Samford helped with the recognition of the Alabama Ballet?
It’s opened a lot of doors for us and has helped to introduce Alabama Ballet to more students, which means a whole new audience. Do you get a chance to do ballet anymore? I’ve actually gotten into Dance Trance, which just opened a new studio in Hoover. It has some ballet elements, but is primarily more of a hip-hop-dance fitness thing. If my co-workers could see me in that class! Besides performances, what else is going on at the Alabama Ballet? Oh, there’s always something going on at the Ballet! Our dance school will soon be affiliated with the Royal Academy of Dance, so we’ll be the first one in the state. We have classes for kids and adults alike – ballet, jazz, tap. Would you recommend beginning ballet at an early age? I think it helps to start early. Some kids begin at age three or four and some a bit later. Our Artistic Director Tracey Alvey didn’t start until she was nine. Do your performances feature Alabama Ballet dancers or guest performers? When you come to an Alabama Balle
