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Through the fluke of being in an unfortunate place at the right time, my career as an international ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher was born, writes Steven Melendez. Opinion: An ...
Born in the Bronx, New York City, Melendez began his ballet training at Ballet School New York at the age of 7, when he was rescued from a New York City homeless shelter and enrolled in New York Theatre Ballet's Project LIFT. [5] He is also a graduate of the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre [6]
Homes for the Homeless (HFH) is a 501(c)3 private, non-profit organization which provides housing and employment training for homeless people in New York City.It has a family-based, child-centered and education-focused approach to its programming that aims to break the cycle of poverty, foster positive identities and promote future success.
More than 20 years later, the organization has 23 programs with more than 50 mobile medical units [2] and is the nation's leading provider of mobile-based health care for homeless and low-income children and their families. [3] Karen Redlener remains with CHF, currently serving as the organization's executive director. [4]
The companies count among the world’s very best by any estimation: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, American Ballet Theatre, Ballet Hispanico, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New York City Ballet.
An acting coach advised her to take ballet classes, seeing as she was incredibly dramatic (and clumsy). So she started dancing at the age of 10, to "develop poise." She came to New York at the age of 13 on a Ford Foundation summer scholarship to attend the School of American Ballet, the official school of the New York City Ballet. She moved ...
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Other public programs include Family Saturdays, one-hour interactive programs for children 5 and up; [22] Children's Workshops and In Motion Workshops, pre-performance explorations of the music, movement, and themes of a ballet featured in the matinee performance for children ages 5–8 and 9–11, respectively; [23] [24] and Ballet Essentials ...