DELHI TWP. -- A Delhi Road business has literally waltzed its way to an appearance on MTV.

The Miracle Dance Theatre and its co-owner and artistic director Timothy Miracle will be featured during the July 31 premier of the cable TV show MTV "MADE."

Miracle and many of the dance studio's students helped prepare a La Salle High School junior chosen for the show. "Made" revolves around taking a willing teen on a mission to change their total image.

The teen was Jordan Rolfes of College Hill who wanted to be prom king.

"When Jordan first came in here he was shy and sort of stood slumped over and didn't appear to have a lot of confidence," said Jeff Pitzer, co-owner and dance theater administrator.

Miracle agreed to work with the teen which, Pitzer said, involved four weeks of special sessions that went beyond learning dance moves.

Pitzer said many of the dance studio's students, both young and older, and some more seasoned dancers helped.

He said the dance theater, which moved from a 10-year stint in Price Hill to Delhi Township three years ago, was the first choice of MTV producers.

"What we did went beyond dancing to trying to work on Jordan's confidence and the way he presented himself," Miracle said.

Miracle taught him a hip-hop routine as well as a waltz. The slower dance number helped teach the teen how to ask a girl to dance and how to lead her to the dance floor.

Miracle and Pitzer were invited to Rolfes' La Salle prom where he realized his "Made" dream of being crowned prom king.

"We got to see him dance and he did everything we had taught him," Miracle said. "It was really exciting to stand back and watch him in action."

All of the hours they devoted to Rolfes was worth it, the two men decided. All of those hours were volunteer and they were not paid for their efforts.

While they were working with Rolfes, Miracle, his staff and students also were getting ready for the recent national competitions.

Pitzer said the school earned four national titles for the third year in a row. Plus, he said, Miracle and several of the other instructors were named choreographers of the year in their respective categories.

Pitzer said the MTV show is scheduled to air at 4:30 p.m. Monday, July 31.

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