Mitch Flanders began his dance journey at the Atlanta Ballet and earned a scholarship at the prestigious School of American Ballet in New York City. Upon graduation, he joined the Eglevsky Ballet under Edward Villella, performing lead roles in numerous Balanchine ballets such as "Serenade," "Four Temperaments," "Allegro Brillante," and "Swan Lake" with NYC Ballet principal dancer Allegra Kent.

He later joined the Chicago City Ballet under Maria Tallchief, frequently dancing with Suzanne Farrell. Notably, he played the prince in Paul Mejia's "Cinderella" and appeared with Farrell in PBS's "Eight By Adler." Flanders was also a featured guest dancer with the Lyric Opera.

As a principal dancer with the Los Angeles Ballet, Flanders performed across the U.S. with stars like Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gelsey Kirkland and internationally in Rome, Paris, Berlin, and Vienna. At the Metropolitan Opera in NYC, he shared the stage with renowned vocalists, including Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, appearing in "Live at the Met" and the Lyric Opera of Chicago's "Eugene Onegin."

Flanders has taught at The New Jersey Ballet School, New Dance Studio NYC, and Providence Ballet and served as ballet master for The Ballet Rotaru of Atlanta, the Georgia Ballet, and The Rock School. He was also a grant panelist for the Georgia Council for the Arts for three years.

For the past 26 years, Flanders has owned Studio D School of Dance and served as Artistic Director of the Griffin Ballet Theatre and Festival Dance Camp at the University of Georgia. At GBT, he has created and staged numerous full-length ballets, including "Peter Pan," "Robin Hood," "Coppelia," "Cinderella," "The Little Mermaid," "The Armed Man," "The Love Project," and the beloved "Nutcracker." Under his leadership, many Studio D dancers have gained admission to prestigious institutions such as the American Ballet Theatre, Houston Ballet, The Rock School, Joffrey Ballet, and the Georgia Governor's Honors Scholarship Programs.