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Alumni Share Why Draper Center Is The Place To Train Their Aspiring Dancer

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...

YAGP 2024 Success!

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...

Draper Center Receives $18,000 From Monroe County

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...

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...

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...

Draper Center Receives $17,100 From Monroe County

Oct 4, 2022

Draper Center for Dance Education has received a $17,100 Midsized Arts Grant from Monroe County for programming. Jamey Leverett, artistic director Draper Center states, "We are so grateful to receive support from Monroe County.” Draper Center's mission is to provide...

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