Dexter – Arts
Dancer’s Edge
3115 Broad • (734) 424–2626
Year-round programming for recreational and competitive dancers. Classes for ages 1–adult. Acro, ballet, contemporary, creative movement, hip-hop, jazz, JLT (jumps, leaps, turns), lyrical, musical theater, pointe, pom, tap, and all-star and national award–winning dance teams. Annual Nutcracker performance, summer camps, college prep, choreography workshops, master classes, group classes, and private lessons. dexterdancersedge@yahoo.com, dextersdancersedge.com
Dexter Center for the Performing Arts
2200 N. Parker (Dexter High School)
Hosts performances, including school music, theater ensembles, bands, and orchestras. Seats 850. dexterdrama.org
Dexter Community Band
PO Box 343, Dexter 48130 • Karla Linker, (734) 426–2734
Adult amateur ensemble performs 4 free concerts each year of traditional and popular music at Dexter Center for the Performing Arts (Dexter High School, 2200 N. Parker). dextercommunityband.org
Dexter Community Orchestra
PO Box 331, Dexter 48130
Symphony orchestra open to all area musicians. Rehearsals usually at Mill Creek Middle School (7305 Dexter–Ann Arbor Rd.), Wed. 7–9 p.m. Free 2024–2025 concerts: Nov. 3, Dec. 8, Mar. 9, May 10, June 13. dextercommunityorchestra@gmail.com, dextercommunityorchestra.org
Dexter Community Players
(734) 646–8808
Produces fall, spring, and summer plays or musicals at Columbus Hall (8265 Dexter-Chelsea Rd.). Winter youth performance at Jane Tasch Performing Arts Theatre (2100 E. M-36, Pinckney). Auditions 8–12 weeks before a show. info@dextercommunityplayers.com, dextercommunityplayers.org
The Encore Musical Theatre Company
7714 Ann Arbor St., Dexter • (734) 268–6200
Professional, nonprofit musical theater company showcases national and top regional talent in an intimate setting. Produces musicals, cabarets, and tribute concerts year-round. Summer musical theater camps. info@theencoretheatre.org, theencoretheatre.org V
Michigan Academy of Dance & Music
7035 Dexter–Ann Arbor Rd. • (734) 253–2775
Classical Russian ballet with Irina Vassileni. Classes for ages 2–18: ballet, contemporary, jazz, tap, hip-hop, modern, lyrical, and preschool. Performance company and competition teams for ages 5–18. Summer camps for ages 3–11. Music lessons in piano, voice, drums, violin, and guitar ages 5–adult. info@academydanceandmusic.com, academydanceandmusic.com
Musician’s Edge
8089 Main, ste. 3 • (734) 424–2626
Music lessons and classes for beginner, intermediate, and advanced students ages 2–adult. Composition, drums, guitar, percussion, viola, violin, voice, and more. Private and group lessons available. dextersmusiciansedge@gmail.com, dextersmusiciansedge.com