EDD YOUTH ENSEMBLE PRESENTS
THE NUTCRACKER
December 6, 2025 | 2pm & 7pm
December 7, 2025 | 2pm
Seligman Performing Arts Center
22305 W 13 Mile Rd, Beverly Hills, MI 48025
All ticket purchases are non-refundable and non-exchangeable.
SUGAR PLUM FAIRY
TEA PARTY
Saturday, December 6th at 4pm
Sunday, December 7th at 12:30pm
Recommended for ages 3-12
Delightful Desserts, Hot Cocoa, Coffee, Tea & More
Meet and greet the Nutcracker Characters, make a festive holiday craft, decorate a yummy cookie, and join in on a winter wonderland dance and sing-along.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. The accompanying adult must purchase a ticket as well.
*Tea Party ticket purchases are non-exchangeable and non-refundable. Please choose your tickets carefully.
HELP EDD YOUTH ENSEMBLE GIVE BACK THIS HOLIDAY SEASON!
This giving season, EDD Youth Ensemble is partnering with HOPE Shelters of Pontiac, Michigan, to collect the items they need most. HOPE provides safe and judgment-free shelter, innovative programs and public advocacy to end homelessness. HOPE is committed to helping each guest resolve their homelessness and identify a network of supportive services delivered in a trauma-informed setting.
Collection Times:
Saturday, December 6, 2pm-9pm
Sunday, December 7, 2pm-4pm.
*If you are unable to drop off your donation at our performances, please bring to the studio by December 4th or drop off during dress rehearsal.
REQUESTED ITEMS
Travel Sized Toiletries
Toothpaste
Shampoo
Conditioner
Bars of Soap
Individual Razors
Undergarments (all sizes and genders)
New Socks
New Underwear
New Bras
Snacks
Tissues
Earbuds
Cough Drops
Coffee
60 Gallon Trash Bags
Paper Plates
Plastic Silverware
CONTINUE YOUR EDD EXPERIENCE THIS WINTER!
WINTER CAMPS FOR AGES 3-7
Ice Princess & Jack Frost Dance Camp | December 22, 2025
Winter Wonderland Dance Camp | December 23, 2025
Register for both days and save! Full-day and half-day attendance options available for both camps:
Full Day | 9am-3pm
Half Day | 9am-12pm
WINTER INTENSIVE
Advanced Winter Intensive | Ages 18+
January 2-3, 2026 | 9:30am-6pm
Youth Winter Intensive | Ages 10-17
January 2-4, 2026 | 9:30am-2:30pm
2026 INTENSIVES
Our 2026 summer intensives have been announced! Audition information and more can be found by tapping HERE.
NewDANCEfest Pre-Pro:
July 5-18, 2026
Ages 18+
Maggie Allesee Studios for Dance & Arts Innovation in Bloomfield Hills, MI
Geared towards pre-professional dancers, collegiate dance students, and recent college graduates, this vibrant two-week immersive festival presented by Eisenhower Dance Detroit brings together dancers, emerging choreographers and distinguished guest artists in a dynamic and community-driven training environment. Participants will deepen their technical and performance artistry while engaging in the choreographic process as either or both performers and/or dance makers.
NewDANCEfest:
July 19-August 1, 2026
Ages 10-14 (Youth)
Ages 15-18 (Advanced)
Maggie Allesee Studios for Dance & Arts Innovation in Bloomfield Hills, MI
A two-week intensive program designed for the passionate young dancer eager to strengthen their technical foundation and experience the excitement of festival style training in a supportive and community focused environment.
U.P.rootEDD:
August 1-8, 2026
Ages 13-20
Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts in Houghton, MI
Immerse yourself in a transformative sensory experience for your physical body and nervous system in this all encompassing retreat-style dance intensive taking place in breathtaking Houghton, Michigan on the campus of Michigan Technological University. This program focuses on building a supportive community and meaningful relationships while following a program outline with daily focus topics engrained into each class, rehearsal and activity for the day, including daily journaling prompts and group discussions. Past activities have included: an underground mining tour, hikes, beach bonfires, restorative and energizing yoga practices, zip lining, and much more.
UPCOMING EVENTS
This year, we are celebrating 35 years of EDD’s professional company, and 30 years of the School of Eisenhower Dance Detroit! We’d love to see you at our upcoming performances. Tap on each accordion item below for more details.
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EDD as it stands today is bold, immediate, and deeply resonant. HERE features world premieres by Artistic Director, Stephanie Pizzo, and Guest Artist, Yoshito Sakuraba, that reflect the complexity, urgency, and pulse of the present.
Sakuraba’s work, inspired by the Japanese folktale, Tsuru no Ongaeshi (“The Crane Wife”), incorporates an original animated film created by students from the College for Creative Studies using paper cutouts.
Pizzo’s new work, set to an original composition by Madeline Merwin, will be performed with a live orchestra, led by Conductor, Luca Antonucci.
This is EDD in 2026 — fearless, dynamic, and unapologetically of the now.
Tap HERE for tickets.
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Join EDD Youth Ensemble for their annual production of Dance Mosaics.
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BEYOND dares to imagine what lies ahead. Showcasing bold new commissions from emerging and boundary-defying choreographers, this forward-looking performance charts a path toward the future of dance — untethered, expansive, and rich with possibility.
Tap HERE for tickets.
EISENHOWER DANCE DETROIT: A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION
When you become a supporter of Eisenhower Dance Detroit, you play a critical role in our success. Your gift helps us to:
Provide world-class contemporary dance performances in metro Detroit
Showcase the work of renowned and emerging choreographers
Provide outstanding educational opportunities
Support our artists with a living wage
Provide immersive and engaging dance experiences to our community
Invest in collaboration with other arts organizations to create diverse, multi-disciplinary art
Represent Detroit and southeast Michigan while on tour to as a region that celebrates professional Contemporary Dance.
We’d like to recognize the following donors for their support. Their generous donations made our Sugar Plum Fairy Tea Parties possible.
