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Providing Excellent Training for Over 30 Years

Sharing the Love of Dance

ABOUT

Celebrating over 30 years, Academy of Ballet has been the top destination for dance instruction. The School has been voted Best of Inside Gwinnett and  selected for the Norcross Small Business Excellence Award.

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The great success of the studio prompted the Cathleen Cronin-Dunlap to open a state of the art dance studio in the Peachtree Corners/Norcross area.  Academy of Ballet is conveniently located at the corner of Spalding Drive and Holcomb Bridge Road, serving the surrounding areas such as Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Roswell, Alpharetta, Duluth, and John’s Creek. The 4200 square foot studio has 3 large studios with professionally sprung floors, ample dressing, waiting area, and 2 bathrooms.

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Academy of Ballet's outstanding faculty comes with professional backgrounds and/or degrees in Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Acrobatics.

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The family-like, loving environment at the Academy is for ages 2.5 years to adult with ample opportunity to dance and perform.  Classes are offered for all seeking dance. There are programs for the serious dancer, pre-professional dancer, recreational dancer, dance for fitness, and baby ballerinas.

 

We strive to share our love of dance, provide excellent instruction, and to build strong relationships with each of our dancers and their families.

Founder & Director

Director/Owner Cathy Dunlap

Cathleen Cronin-Dunlap

B.S. in Education, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA;
Dance Major, Virginia Intermont College, Bristol, VA.

Cathleen has been a dance educator since 1981. She is a native of Georgia and began her dance training at the Decatur School of Ballet under the direction of Marie Ellen Roberts. She later trained at Atlanta Ballet under Merilee Smith and Robert Barnett. Cathy received her jazz training at Dan & Company Studios under the direction of Dan and Rhonda Yuma's. She continued her studies training with David Howard, Robert Joffery, Ruth Mitchell, Stanley Zompokas, Terrell Paulk, Melissa Hayden, just to name a few.


Prior to opening her own studio, Cathleen taught on faculty at Decatur School of Ballet, Atlanta Ballet, Gwinnett School of Ballet, American Academy of Ballet (New York) and within the Tri-Cities area of Virginia and Tennessee. 

 

Cathleen’s great love for dance and interest in passing her knowledge onto students prompted her to open the Academy of Ballet in 1994 and became known as “Miss Cathy” by her students. In 1997, Miss Cathy developed the Academy Performing Ensemble, offering advanced students an even higher level of training.​ Throughout the years she has set many productions for the Academy of Ballet, including Cinderella, Coppelia, Swan Lake, Wizard of Oz, Beauty Meets Beast, Sleeping Beauty and The Children’s Nutcracker.

​​As Director/Owner of Academy of Ballet, Miss Cathy has successfully organized an excellent staff, loving learning environment, with exception dance training for all levels.

 

Outside of the studio, she continues to dance professionally with Stayin' Alive Crew. Performance credits include music videos for Migos and Silento, Good Morning America, Francis Ford Coppola's Megalopolis, Atlanta Hawks, Atlanta Swarm, the Radix closing show and the Hip Hop International World Championships in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 

Teachers

Dedication. Expertise. Passion.

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6470 Spalding Drive Peachtree Corners, GA 30092

 

academy4ballet@gmail.com

770-242-6379

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