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Anonymous wrote:No. Nobody's looking for this. It’s impersonal chain instruction. Far better options for the dancers elsewhere.

The owners will be making monthly visits to DC and will be involved in all aspects of training, coaching, and performance preparation. You should email them and ask questions before you start making unfounded comments.

2 questions:
1. Do you understand that what you describe is the definition of impersonal chain instruction?
2. Are you MAGA too?

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Anonymous wrote:No. Nobody's looking for this. It’s impersonal chain instruction. Far better options for the dancers elsewhere.

The owners will be making monthly visits to DC and will be involved in all aspects of training, coaching, and performance preparation. You should email them and ask questions before you start making unfounded comments.

Anonymous wrote:No. Nobody's looking for this. It’s impersonal chain instruction. Far better options for the dancers elsewhere.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else see they are opening a Washington location in September?

For anyone who finds it important, MBA’s owners are outwardly pro-Trump, anti-vax, etc.

yah, not the kind of people I want exerting influence over my kids

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Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else see they are opening a Washington location in September?

For anyone who finds it important, MBA’s owners are outwardly pro-Trump, anti-vax, etc.

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Did she say which building near the metro? I saw they took the address out of the original post. I have a hard time wanting to look into it without know what facilities are secured

I'd be curious, too. There is no construction or renovation happening at the location next to GDS that was in the original IG announcement. MBA has three months to get permits, order and install sprung floors, and hire teachers without knowing how many students are going to enroll. Is this actually going to happen by the announced September opening? And there still is no website up, not even a rudimentary one. I would welcome MBA as a serious ballet training option in NW DC, but the announcement seems a bit premature and hasty. Not very promising or confidence-inspiring at this stage.

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Anonymous wrote:Hey OP, I saw that Master Ballet Academy announced a DC location in a May 8th Instagram post.  I'm not sure where else they announced it.

In that post, Molly Hohlt was announced as part of the school's Artistic Leadership along with Slawomir Wozniak, the founder of MBA.

I know Molly Hohlt as my DD's former ballet teacher, and we found her to be conscientious, rigorous, and caring.  She has a history in the DC ballet community from her teaching/leadership roles at CityDance, TWSB, and MYB.  She's also familiar with MBA, since she sent her own daughter to study ballet MBA in Arizona.
We've stayed in contact with Ms. Hohlt even though she no longer teaches my DD and we know others who have benefited from Ms. Hohlt's private coaching (including becoming YAGP finalists!). So, I'm openly a fan of hers.

I reached out to Ms. Hohlt to get a little more information about MBA DC.  She said they are currently accepting video auditions for their ballet training -- and they are also offering a boys program (they are recruiting faculty specifically with boys in mind) and supplemental classes including tap, acro, hip hop.  She promised to make more specific schedule information available in the next few weeks.

Ms. Hohlt also confirmed that they will be located near the Tenleytown Metro.  They are still aiming for a September opening, so I'm also impressed at how fast they seem to be moving.

Anyway, based on my experience with Molly, I think MBA DC is worth watching as a place for serious dancers to train and I'm looking forward to seeing more details soon.  

Did she say which building near the metro? I saw they took the address out of the original post. I have a hard time wanting to look into it without know what facilities are secured

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else see they are opening a Washington location in September?

For anyone who finds it important, MBA’s owners are outwardly pro-Trump, anti-vax, etc.

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone else see they are opening a Washington location in September?

Anonymous wrote:I find this program to be discrediting to real tap, acro, and Hip Hop traing. The connection to Citydance makes it so much worse. Two thumbs down. Find a real dance school with solid character and leadership.

Anonymous wrote:Hey OP, I saw that Master Ballet Academy announced a DC location in a May 8th Instagram post.  I'm not sure where else they announced it.

In that post, Molly Hohlt was announced as part of the school's Artistic Leadership along with Slawomir Wozniak, the founder of MBA.

I know Molly Hohlt as my DD's former ballet teacher, and we found her to be conscientious, rigorous, and caring.  She has a history in the DC ballet community from her teaching/leadership roles at CityDance, TWSB, and MYB.  She's also familiar with MBA, since she sent her own daughter to study ballet MBA in Arizona.
We've stayed in contact with Ms. Hohlt even though she no longer teaches my DD and we know others who have benefited from Ms. Hohlt's private coaching (including becoming YAGP finalists!). So, I'm openly a fan of hers.

I reached out to Ms. Hohlt to get a little more information about MBA DC.  She said they are currently accepting video auditions for their ballet training -- and they are also offering a boys program (they are recruiting faculty specifically with boys in mind) and supplemental classes including tap, acro, hip hop.  She promised to make more specific schedule information available in the next few weeks.

Ms. Hohlt also confirmed that they will be located near the Tenleytown Metro.  They are still aiming for a September opening, so I'm also impressed at how fast they seem to be moving.

Anyway, based on my experience with Molly, I think MBA DC is worth watching as a place for serious dancers to train and I'm looking forward to seeing more details soon.