Summer Intensive
Welcome to the Civic Dance Centre, official dance school of the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company was founded in 1978 by Northeast Pennsylvania's most respected dance instructor, Miss Helen M. Gaus. Originally as a regional resident company, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company is at the forefront of ballet and the performing arts in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Our school makes every effort to instill in its students the discipline and knowledge needed to approach learning in a professional way, whether one's intent is to become a professional dancer or to learn the rigorous discipline of dance to carry oneself through life.
At "Civic," we believe that our role is to guide young dancers through increasingly disciplined levels of dance in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Creative energy, gracefulness, a heightened awareness of music and musicality, and a focus on technique are only some of the benefits our programs have to offer. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is dedicated to bringing quality dance training within reach of young dancers to make dreams a reality.
The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is a non-profit organization focused on dance education and performance. It is the company’s mission to educate our members and the public in the art of dance while bringing the talents of well-known artists, choreographers, and master teachers into northeast Pennsylvania for the benefit of our students as well as our audiences.
Welcome to the Civic Dance Centre, official dance school of the Scranton Civic Ballet Company. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company was founded in 1978 by Northeast Pennsylvania's most respected dance instructor, Miss Helen M. Gaus. Originally as a regional resident company, the Scranton Civic Ballet Company is at the forefront of ballet and the performing arts in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Our school makes every effort to instill in its students the discipline and knowledge needed to approach learning in a professional way, whether one's intent is to become a professional dancer or to learn the rigorous discipline of dance to carry oneself through life.
At "Civic," we believe that our role is to guide young dancers through increasingly disciplined levels of dance in a friendly, caring atmosphere. Creative energy, gracefulness, a heightened awareness of music and musicality, and a focus on technique are only some of the benefits our programs have to offer. The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is dedicated to bringing quality dance training within reach of young dancers to make dreams a reality.
The Scranton Civic Ballet Company is a non-profit organization focused on dance education and performance. It is the company’s mission to educate our members and the public in the art of dance while bringing the talents of well-known artists, choreographers, and master teachers into northeast Pennsylvania for the benefit of our students as well as our audiences.
ARTISTIC LEADERSHIP & FACULTY
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
ASSISTANT TO ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
MIA ZALOGA
Jazz & Tap Staff
(Civic Dance Centre)
Mia Zaloga is a teacher and choreographer with the Civic Dance Centre. A former SCBC Principal Dancer, Zaloga returned as a faculty member after her departure from The Company in 2018.
Zaloga performed an extensive repertory of leading roles which include Spanish Princess in Swan Lake, Pas de Trois in Midnight Masquerade, Gold in The Sleeping Beauty, Kissing Doll, Ribbon Candy, and the Sugar Plum Fairy in Helen Gaus' The Nutcracker.
Zaloga is a current member of the Wyoming Seminary Dance Company under the direction of Mrs. Bernardine Vojtko, joining in 2014. She was a featured guest artist for the Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic's production of Peter and the Wolf, performing as the Duck. Zaloga has studied with the Performing Arts Institute.
CATHERINE HEALEY
Contemporary & Lilliputian Staff
(Civic Dance Centre)
Catherine has been with the Civic Dance Centre since 2016. Prior to joining the staff, Catherine was trained locally since age 4 and has been teaching and choreographing for 18 years. She has taken master classes in tap, jazz and modern at Steps on Broadway and the Broadway Dance Center and master ballet classes with Catherine Kingsley of the Royal Ballet. She trained in contemporary dance with the Philadelphia Dance Company and with Kristin Degnan of Ballet Northeast while studying at Wilkes University.
ERICA MUTO
Jazz & Lilliputian Staff
(Civic Dance Centre)
Erica has been with the Civic Dance Centre since 2017. Prior to joining the staff, Erica was trained locally since the age of 3 and has been teaching and choreographing for 11 years. She has taken master classes in jazz and modern at Steps on Broadway and the Broadway Dance Center and master ballet classes with Catherine Kingsley of the Royal Ballet. Erica attended the University of Scranton where she studied Psychology and was a part of the Scranton Dance Team for 3 years.
META MIHALCHIK
Class Assistant
(Civic Dance Centre)
NATALIE MICKNICK
Class Assistant
(Civic Dance Centre)
