Achievements
In 2011
Claresta Alim has been accepted as a professional dancer at the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida, Miami, Florida.
In 2009
Michael Halim and Maria Linsy Ariani participated in “Genee Award Ballet Competition” in Toronto, Canada and helped staging Indonesia as a contributing country in the ballet world.
In 2008
Claresta Alim and Irene Aryanto (MDA student) participated in “Genee Award Ballet Competition” in Singapore. Irene was successfully awarded “Solo Seal” and Claresta received one-year scholarship from The Joffrey Ballet School and pursued her ballet career with the Washington Ballet School.
Michael Halim (MDA student) participated in “Phyllis Bedells Ballet Competition” and was the first Indonesian male candidate.
In 2007
Lianawati Alamsjah (MDA student) was successfully awarded “Solo Seal”.
In 2006
Shintya Kumalasari (MDA student) was successfully awarded “Solo Seal”, and is now is one of MDA’s best teachers.
In 2003
Yanti Marduli was also known as the first bearer “Solo Seal” in Indonesia, and then pursued her career as professional ballet dancer in “Manila Ballet Company”.
In 2001
Yanti Marduli (MDA student) participated in “Genee Award Ballet Competition”, and was the first Indonesian female candidate in the competition.
In 1999
MDA participated in the Australian Dance Championship and awarded in ballet category, jazz, contemporary and broadway. One of the MDA dancers was awarded "The Dancer of the Year of the Australian Dance Championship".
In 1996
Seven junior dancers from MDA won the 1st place in the Ballet and Jazz Dance Caravan Competition in Los Angeles and won 1st place of the Tremaine Ballet and Jazz Competition in New York.
In 1995
MDA participated in Jazz World Congress in Nagoya, Japan and granted "Choreography Award".
In 1994
MDA won the 1st place in the "Tremaine Duo Ballet and Jazz Competition" in Los Angeles.
In 1993
MDA won the 1st and 2nd place in “Tremaine Ballet and Jazz Competition” in New York, “I Love Dance Competition” in San Francisco , and “Dance Caravan Competition” in Los Angeles .
In 1990
MDA won the 1st place in the “South Pacific Junior Jazz & Ballet Competition” in Sydney . At the same year, MDA won the 7th place in the “Modern Dance World Championship” in Zurich .
In 1987
MDA won the 1st place in the South Pacific Senior Jazz Competition in Sydney.
