American Ballet Theatre, The Royal Ballet, Bolshoi Theatre Former Soloists Among Draper Center’s Guest Faculty
Renowned Dancers Bring Expertise to Draper Center’s 4-Week Professional Training Progra
Rochester, NY, July 24, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Draper Center, the official training school for the Rochester City Ballet, has announced their faculty line-up for their 4-Week Intensive summer dance program including distinguished and world renowned soloists, performers, and teachers.
Draper Center Alum and former American Ballet Theatre soloist, Kristi Boone, is one of seven guest instructors joining the faculty at the summer training program. Also attending will be, Phillip Broomhead, who was a principal dancer and then Ballet Master at the Houston Ballet and a former soloist for The Royal Ballet; Leslie Peck, who performed with the New York City Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine and is a recognized authority on Balanchine ballets by the Balanchine Trust; Guoping Wang, former company member of Ballet Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet; Sasha Yapparov, currently the Academy Principal at the Cincinnati Ballet Academy and former soloist of the Bolshoi Theater; Alla Nikitina who has taught at professional schools throughout the United States including Boston Ballet School and The Hartt School of the University of Hartford; Andrew Parker who has served as faculty for Canada’s National Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, Milwaukee Ballet, and more; and Parker Esse who has performed in and choreographed for a plethora of shows including Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma, On the Town, South Pacific, Mame and Fosse.
“The Draper Center 4-Week professional training program is designed to prepare our students for a career in dance,” said Jamey Leverett, Artistic Director of The Draper Center for Dance Education, “By providing them with diverse training from this outstanding group of guest faculty, we challenge them to refine their artistry, build on their technique, and gain insight on future career goals.”
Draper Center’s 4-Week Intensive Program starts July 27th. The school prides itself on providing the highest level of classical ballet and dance training, while adhering to a curriculum that teaches formation of character and stresses standards of excellence applicable to all areas of life.
All guest faculty bios can be found on our website at www.drapercenter.com. For more information call 585.461.2100.
About Draper Center
In 1986 Timothy Draper recognized that the Rochester community was in need of a professional dance school – a place for students to receive a strong foundation in classical ballet while studying other forms of artistic dance. He founded what is now The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education to meet that need.
In 2004, after the passing of Timothy Draper, Jamey Leverett took over as Artistic Director of Draper Center. Leverett and Executive Director Kathy Ertsgaard led Draper Center into a new era, moving the school into it's new facility and continuing to perfect a curriculum and teaching style that has garnered many awards and national recognition as one of the top dance training schools in the United States.
Former Draper Center alumni are currently dancing in many of the best dance companies and performing arts groups across the world.
Draper Center Alum and former American Ballet Theatre soloist, Kristi Boone, is one of seven guest instructors joining the faculty at the summer training program. Also attending will be, Phillip Broomhead, who was a principal dancer and then Ballet Master at the Houston Ballet and a former soloist for The Royal Ballet; Leslie Peck, who performed with the New York City Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine and is a recognized authority on Balanchine ballets by the Balanchine Trust; Guoping Wang, former company member of Ballet Chicago and The Joffrey Ballet; Sasha Yapparov, currently the Academy Principal at the Cincinnati Ballet Academy and former soloist of the Bolshoi Theater; Alla Nikitina who has taught at professional schools throughout the United States including Boston Ballet School and The Hartt School of the University of Hartford; Andrew Parker who has served as faculty for Canada’s National Ballet School, Boston Ballet School, Milwaukee Ballet, and more; and Parker Esse who has performed in and choreographed for a plethora of shows including Guys & Dolls, Oklahoma, On the Town, South Pacific, Mame and Fosse.
“The Draper Center 4-Week professional training program is designed to prepare our students for a career in dance,” said Jamey Leverett, Artistic Director of The Draper Center for Dance Education, “By providing them with diverse training from this outstanding group of guest faculty, we challenge them to refine their artistry, build on their technique, and gain insight on future career goals.”
Draper Center’s 4-Week Intensive Program starts July 27th. The school prides itself on providing the highest level of classical ballet and dance training, while adhering to a curriculum that teaches formation of character and stresses standards of excellence applicable to all areas of life.
All guest faculty bios can be found on our website at www.drapercenter.com. For more information call 585.461.2100.
About Draper Center
In 1986 Timothy Draper recognized that the Rochester community was in need of a professional dance school – a place for students to receive a strong foundation in classical ballet while studying other forms of artistic dance. He founded what is now The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education to meet that need.
In 2004, after the passing of Timothy Draper, Jamey Leverett took over as Artistic Director of Draper Center. Leverett and Executive Director Kathy Ertsgaard led Draper Center into a new era, moving the school into it's new facility and continuing to perfect a curriculum and teaching style that has garnered many awards and national recognition as one of the top dance training schools in the United States.
Former Draper Center alumni are currently dancing in many of the best dance companies and performing arts groups across the world.
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Draper Center for Dance Education
Kathy Ertsgaard
585-461-2100
www.drapercenter.com
Kathy Ertsgaard
585-461-2100
www.drapercenter.com
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