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Draper Center Receives $30,000 From Farash Charitable Foundation

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...

Draper Center Receives $20,000 From Monroe County

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...

Draper Guest Artist Irene Rodriguez Interviewed by Local News

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....

Graduating Seniors of 2023

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 ...

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...

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!!!

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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.

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