Enrichment activities are an important part of our history. In 2002, the BAE Board established a scholarship program that was named for Ms. Huling's parents, the late W. Dale and Geraldine Crooks. This program provides financial assistance for serious dancers who wish to pursue studies in dance-related summer programs.

In the past 24 years, dancers have received awards totaling $51,000 for summer studies at American Ballet Theatre (Michigan), Atlanta Ballet Summer Intensive, Bayview Association, Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Butler University, Cecchetti Council, Children’s Ballet Theatre, Cincinnati Ballet, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Indiana University Ballet, Joffrey Ballet Dance Lab, Minnesota Ballet, Point Park University International, Syracuse University, Texas Ballet Theatre, Texas Christian University, Turning Pointe School of Dance, and Wellspring Dance Academy.

The board also funds annual field trips by providing tickets and making arrangements for Ensemble members to attend professional dance-related productions within and outside of the state, including performances by American Ballet Theatre, Ballet 5:8, Ballet Quad Cities, Dayton Ballet, Grand Rapids Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, Miami City Ballet, MOMIX, Russian National Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, and WMU Department of Dance.