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Feb 9, 2025
The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $30,000 Flexible Funds for Operating Grant from The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation for its World Class Dance Education for All Initiative and the Ballet...
Feb 9, 2025
The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $20,000 Midsized Arts Grant from Monroe County for its World Class Dance Education for All Initiative and the Ballet Jump-Start! Programming. “We are so grateful to...
Apr 10, 2024
Here at Draper Center for Dance Education, we are always excited to have so many of our Alumni come back and visit. We are even more excited that so many have decided to enroll their children for classes here at The Draper Center. As a continuation of our...
Mar 29, 2024
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 Top 12 Classical Agnieszka Rynkowski Top 24 Contemporary Agnieszka Rynkowksi Top...
Mar 18, 2024
The Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education is excited to announce that it has been awarded an $18,000 Midsized Arts Grant from Monroe County for its World Class Dance Education for All programming. "We are so grateful to receive this generous support from Monroe...
Mar 13, 2024
The Draper Center is always thrilled to go out into the community and share the joy and inspiration that dance brings. We had the privlege to go to Woodcrest Nursing Home and perform for their lovely residents and staff. ...
Mar 5, 2024
Here at Draper Center for Dance Education, we are always excited to have so many of our Alumni come back and visit. We are even more excited that so many have decided to enroll their children for classes here at The Draper Center. As a continuation of our...
Jan 3, 2024
Here at Draper Center for Dance Education, we are always excited to have so many of our Alumni come back and visit. We are even more excited that so many have decided to enroll their children for classes here at The Draper Center. As a continuation of our...
Dec 8, 2023
Here at Draper Center for Dance Education we are always excited to have so many of our Alumni come back and visit. We are even more excited that so many have decided to enroll their children for classes here at The Draper Center. Over the next few months we...
Oct 10, 2023
Our daughter danced at a recreational studio for years and after attending several dance competitions, realized she wanted more. A friend introduced us to the Timothy M. Draper Center for Dance Education and encouraged us to sign her up for their Summer Intensive....
Aug 15, 2023
While we had our amazing Guest Artist Irene Rodriguez for the week a local news channel reached out wanting to tell her story. Below is the story that was shared with the whole Rochester area. We were incredibly lucky to have her for our 4 Week Intensive this year....
Jul 21, 2023
As our 2022-2023 School Year came to a close we had to part with our graduating seniors. We wish the best of luck to them with all of their endeavors. Lilly Benz Attending Point Park University Studying BFA in Jazz Dance Danced at Draper for 6 years ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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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.