Stephanie Mellinger

Explore Topics:

Draper Center for Dance Education Joins the JCC Campus

May 12, 2023

ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 1, 2023 - The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education will be moving to the JCC’s 1200 Edgewood campus this spring. Draper Center for Dance is the newest tenant to join the JCC Campus, which last year announced a plan to convert its footprint...

Empire Dance Challenge 2023 Success!!!

May 10, 2023

This past weekend so many of our dancers competed in the Empire Dance Challenge. All the dancers did an amazing job and we are so proud of them. In case you missed it here are the highlights. Mini Solos Rhauri Samuels Elite Platinum, Judges Award, 3rd Place...

Draper Center receives $5,000 for Ballet Jump Start!!!

May 3, 2023

Draper Center for Dance Education has received a $5,000 grant from Rochester Area Community Foundation for its Ballet Jump-start! programming. Through the Ballet Jump-start! programming, Draper Center provides free dance classes to all 3 and 4 year olds in Monroe...

In10sity Competition 2023 Success!!!

Apr 25, 2023

Congratulations to all of our dancers who attended the In10sity Competition this past weekend! There was so much personal growth as well as amazing performances. In case you missed it, here are some of the highlights. Junior Solos Estelle Heald Intense...

NYCDA Buffalo 2023 Success!!!

Mar 21, 2023

Congratulations to all of our dancers who attended NYCDA in Buffalo this past weekend. In case you missed it here are some of the highlights. Competition Mini Solos Sadie Cheshire Platinum 14th Place Anna Nucelli Platinum 3rd Place Marko Kokovic ...

YAGP 2023 Success!!!

Mar 14, 2023

Congratulations to all of our dancers who attended YAGP in Toronto this past weekend. In case you missed it here are some of the highlights. Junior Age Division Senior Age Division Top 24 Classical...

Draper Dancer to Compete in Prestigious Prix de Lausanne

Mar 3, 2023

Lausanne, Switzerland - On January 29, Madison Bevilacqua, a 15 year-old from Hilton, NY, will travel to Switzerland for the 50th annual Prix de Lausanne competition. The video selections took place between Oct. 20th - Oct 22nd, 2022. Out of 429 applicants from 39...

ADC IBC Competition 2023

Feb 28, 2023

Congratulations to all of our wonderful dancers who attended ADC IBC this year! Here are some of the highlights in case you missed it. Junior Classical Ballet Division 2nd Samuel Gauss 4th Agnieszka Rynkowski 12th Isabella Ginerva Junior...

24Seven Convention and Competition 2023

Jan 10, 2023

Congratulations to all of our dancers who attended 24Seven this past weekend! Here are some of the highlights in case you missed it. Competition Minis: 6th Overall Solo – Sadie Cheshire Juniors: 7th Overall Solo – Estelle Heald 3rd Overall Solo- Anna Shin...

Draper Senior Julliard Bound!

Sep 11, 2022

We are incredibly proud and excited to announce Draper Center's graduating senior, @jocelynwynnn , has been accepted into the @juilliardschool for the upcoming school year! An exceptional accolade for an exceptional dancer! Congratulations to Jocelyn and her family!!!

JoyThru Dance

Sep 11, 2022

Women-Owned, Family-Inspired, and Draper Born!As fellow Draper dance parents, we share the joys of the art. We also share the “backstage” experiences. While our dancers are on stage, we are in the wings making sure the world around them is supportive and the things...

Explore Topics:

We Make Dancers. We Make Careers.

Many Draper graduates have joined notable professional companies including New York City Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, National Ballet, Kansas City Ballet, Ballet Met, Nashville Ballet, Houston Ballet, Boston Ballet, Cincinnati Ballet, National Ballet Of Canada, Alonzo King's Lines, Cedar Lake Dance, Hubbard Street, Cirque Du Soleil, Rochester City Ballet and many more.

Learn about our Amazing Alumni