PHOTOS & VIDEO: Star City School of Ballet
Star City School of Ballet
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Harper Kirk rehearses her contemporary dance under the direction of Kayla Dixon, commercial dance director at Star City School of Ballet. The two were rehearsing at the studio on Thursday for "Fortunes Told & Made: A Halloween Happening" at the Taubman Museum of Art.
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A tree made of used ballet pointe shoes stands inside Star City School of Ballet. Pointe shoes can require frequent replacement are an ongoing expense for ballet dancers.
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Kayla Dixon, left, and Jenni Vaughn co-founded the Star City Dance Collective, a nonprofit organization connected to Star City School of Ballet. They are pictured Thursday in The Star City Center for the Arts, from which the school operates.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts which was an expansion of the school, transforming the space into a multidisciplinary creative hub on Industry Avenue in 91茄子.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts and features art work throughout with natural light.
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Harper Kirk rehearses her contemporary dance, Fortunes Told & Made: A Halloween Happening, under the direction of Kayla Dixon, behind, commercial dance director at Star City School of Ballet, before that evening鈥檚 performance at the Taubman Museum of Art.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts and features art work throughout with natural light.
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Harper Kirk rehearses her contemporary dance, Fortunes Told & Made: A Halloween Happening on Thursday.
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Kayla Dixon, commercial dance director at Star City School of Ballet, pictured at the center on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts which features multiple studios utilized for dance, martial arts, and holistic movement classes like Tai Chi.
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Jenni Vaughn Jenni Vaughn works as the school鈥檚 office manager a
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Ana Elisa Martinez De la Pena, owner Star City School of Ballet pictured at The Star City Center for the Arts on Thursday, October 29, 2026.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts and features art work throughout with natural light.
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The Star City School of Ballet鈥檚 Alison Parker Theatre, located in the Star City Center for the Arts, honors the memory of Alison Parker, the WDBJ television journalist and former ballet dancer who was killed in 2015.
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Star City School of Ballet operates in The Star City Center for the Arts and features art work throughout with natural light.
Heather Rousseau
Photojournalist- Immigration Reporter
The Star City Center for the Arts established a nonprofit to make dance and other creative outlets more accessible.
