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Leadership - Thomas Morrell ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Thomas Morrell began his dance training at Western Michigan University where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Education, majoring in Physical Education and Dance. He earned his Master of Fine Arts Degree in Dance from The University of Michigan in 1981 and began dancing professionally with the Harbinger Dance Company in Detroit. He spent five years in Flint as Principal Dancer with Ballet Michigan, and three more years with Memphis Concert Ballet before moving back to his native Michigan. While in Memphis, Tom became the resident choreographer for Opera Memphis where he choreographed productions of Tales of Hoffman, Hansel and Gretel, and La Traviata. In 1996, Tom opened Ballet Etc. Dance Institute offering pre-school to professional dance training for ages three through adult. The studio serves as the home of NMBT. He has choreographed for the Traverse City Children’s Theatre, Old Town Playhouse and West Michigan Youth Ballet Company in Ada, Michigan. His teaching career spans more than thirty years, including the Flint Institute of Music, The University of Michigan-Flint, the Harbinger School, Memphis Concert Ballet School, Performing Arts of Germantown, Charlevoix Community Education and numerous private studios. Tom has earned the distinguished honor of being named “The 1998 Michigan Dance Teacher of the Year” by the Michigan Dance Council. When not teaching at the studio, Tom is an avid cyclist, accumulating over 3,000 miles per year. He also sings and plays the guitar, mandolin and 5-string banjo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/1631478527855-OYLBJJ3R1K778W0PYILM/2017.10.01_Bristol.Marleigh_03.jpeg Leadership - Marleigh Bucenell COMPANY MANAGER/REHEARSAL ASSISTANT Marleigh is originally from Traverse City Michigan, where she trained and performed with the Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre. Recently Marleigh was the Director’s Assistant at Birmingham Ballet where she taught and choreographed Ballet, Contemporary, Jazz, Pre-Ballet and YAGP Prep. for ages 3-18. Marleigh was a part of the professional Repertory Company at Birmingham Ballet performing in productions such as, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, Graduation Ball, The Sleeping Beauty and Beauty and the Beast for which she choreographed and co-directed. Also in Birmingham, Marleigh has taught for Danceworks and performed with Arova Contemporary Ballet. She earned a B.F.A. in Dance from Mercyhurst University where she was awarded both dance and academic scholarships, was a Dean’s List recipient and graduated with honors in association with National Honors Society of Dance Arts. Marleigh acted as an assistant to the dance department chair Tauna Hunter, for four years, and as a part of the Mercyhurst Study Abroad Program danced and choreographed for a semester in Ireland. She attended the American Ballet Theatre Collegiate Summer Intensive, Gelsey Kirkland Academy of Classical Ballet and Interlochen Arts Camp. She has appeared with Traverse City Dance Project, and as a guest artist with West Michigan Youth Ballet. Marleigh is dedicated to providing a healthy and loving dance education that teaches dancers to work intelligently. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/8287e3f5-d87a-4fed-8b92-e5561e3e6e18/headshot.jpg Leadership - Amy Russell KEY COMPANY MEMBER Amy Russell attended Eastern Michigan University under scholarships from the Dance Department including the Linda Crum-Hemmelgarn scholarship, and graduated with a B.S. in Dance Performance in 2007. While at EMU, Amy performed in many faculty and guest artist’s works during the annual winter performance as well as the American College Dance Festival. She also had the opportunity to perform and choreograph for the Student Works Concerts. While still a student at EMU, Amy performed with Michigan Dance Collective in Traverse City under the direction of Melinda Baker & Philip Leete. Upon graduating, Amy became a company member with Detroit Dance Collective under the direction of Barbara Selinger. Along with performing with DDC for three years, she also helped teach dance workshops at the public schools. Amy also danced with the urban contemporary dance company Urban Elements under the direction of Emily Fine in Traverse City. Amy has been teaching & choreographing all over the state of Michigan including Dance Arts Academy (Traverse City), Central City Dance (Canton), Trenton School of Dance (Trenton), Soul Step (Traverse City) and Ballet Etc. (Traverse City) where is she currently a faculty member. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/1631482593216-PWP4T39XHUPNX8DE67J6/LisaBristol.jpg Leadership - Lisa Bristol REHEARSAL ASSISTANT Lisa Bristol danced for more than 20 years and studied Ballet, Modern and Jazz. She danced with Company Dance Traverse, Pedestrians UnHinged Dance Company and Glory DanceWorks. She has had various roles with Northwest Michigan Ballet Theatre including the Bag Lady in Scenes From a Park, a Fairy Godmother in A Midsummer Night’s Faerie Tale, a hunter in Peter & the Wolf and a Villager with a pitchfork in The Reluctant Dragon (yes, it was scary for everyone). She has worked as Rehearsal Assistant for NMBT since 2008 and is so thankful that she has the opportunity to work with Mr. M and all of these talented dancers. https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/gala-en-pointe daily 0.75 2025-08-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/31c78da9-09bb-444d-8adf-9b699ecaf4dd/IMG_6873.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/5293d1f6-3cba-417c-bb6e-e9a2570fe6ab/IMG_6906.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/e540fbca-83b6-4ca6-980f-a6773aafc8d0/22426316_903449186475467_1399954978942490144_o.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/b4e8ce9a-a29b-40cb-b84e-fb0654aeecd0/IMG_0874.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/3890b11f-4931-4a32-ac78-f39aff1f2d5b/73023170_1414219752065072_7966374064392503296_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/2fc2d0e6-9f3d-4e32-9f24-9b0c4e1139f7/72879385_1414217908731923_171348909979860992_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/a9d1af6f-7a97-444b-a1a4-3e6690e774a6/IMG_3672.JPG Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/421cc19e-d046-4855-a166-d0e515285723/City-Opera-House-photo-4.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/7d1a6f32-a46a-4954-91bf-f1eaccd08fca/IMG_4458.JPEG Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/26a259b3-c590-44f9-8b72-8009ddbe1216/43649056_1140558512764532_7439717606824607744_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/14934d63-9b5f-4517-a52b-03bfb9f00eed/IMG_0447.JPG Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/cc8c8b5d-0102-4131-aca8-1fcdaa3276b0/72202493_1408346452652402_5797511877374246912_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/105193cb-4bcb-4b16-a2ae-5b33911cd343/72365494_1414220068731707_1560344073695395840_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/4c1a06b3-11e2-475c-88eb-464dbca6feb0/43346082_1138859726267744_5718033245568761856_n.jpg Gala en Pointe https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/08267419-3b4e-49cd-bfa9-1205e9fd4518/NMBT-GalaEnPointe-2025-Logo-Hor.jpg Gala en Pointe https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/the-nutcracker daily 0.75 2026-03-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/0446e939-ce72-4f5f-b878-c1592217505e/NutcrackerCastB23-1367.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/0b884ff0-918c-4097-9241-503e78e11d81/NutcrackerCastB23-475.jpg The Nutcracker - A Tchaikovsky Classic Although the original 1892 performance was a flop, The Nutcracker has snowballed into a holiday must-see for families today. A traditional story with original choreography by company Artistic Director, Thomas Morrell, The Nutcracker has quickly become an NMBT audience favorite! Be sure to follow us for all updates and performance dates. In addition to shows in our home of Traverse City, NMBT strives to tour The Nutcracker to a new and deserving community every year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612bcc080c946b578945a813/ce2efae6-a6fa-45d4-9d14-7d755b6a88e2/NutcrackerCastB23-516.jpg The Nutcracker - Nutcracker Family Every generation is represented in this timeless classic. Dancers aged 8 and above are needed and encouraged to audition every August for this annual winter event. Being an NMBT member is not a requirement, and new dancers from any studio are welcomed with open arms to join for only the holiday season. Learn how you can join our cast! https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/volunteer daily 0.75 2021-09-05 https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/join-nutcracker daily 0.75 2021-09-06 https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/rehearsal-schedule daily 0.75 2025-07-28 https://www.nwmiballettheatre.org/auditions-2526 daily 0.75 2026-03-16