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Imagine a place where inner-city children got off the streets and entered a world of creativity, safety and personal growth. That was the dream of founder and director Tony Williams. And now, that dream has become a reality: BalletRox, a racially-diverse dance company that makes the opportunities and benefits of dance real for today's urban kids.
Located at the Tony Williams Dance Center in Jamaica Plain, BalletRox is a youth and professional dance company that uses the power of dance to break down racial barriers. BalletRox offers scholarships to under-served children and provides them with a solid foundation in ballet, modern, jazz, hip hop, tap and more. BalletRox youth and professional dancers have the opportunuty to perform in critically acclaimed performances like Tony Williams' Urban Nutcracker, Ben's Trumpet and other innovative dance productions.
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Tony Williams, founder of BalletRox, is not only an accomplished professional dancer and passionately committed teacher, but is himself an example of how dance can change a person's life. Having grown up in a Boston housing project, he was exposed to ballet at age 16, discovered what proved to be the lifeline to his personal and career successes. Tony Williams was a principal dancer of The Boston Ballet, and an original charter member. He has been a member of The Joffery Ballet, and a principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet and The Norwegian Ballet. |
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