Jessica Wallis, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization, Ballet in the City, joined the studio for the March 19th episode! Ballet in the City presents programming and events to promote and enhance the culture of ballet in cities all over the world. It works to connect ballet enthusiasts with professional dancers, scholarships, and educational opportunities. Jessica is a dancer and a two-time honors graduate of The University of Akron. She has been honored for her work with an official proclamation from the City of Cleveland in her home state of Ohio and was presented with a Distinguished Alumni award by the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation in 2018. On this episode, she discusses how she’s working to expand inclusivity and access to ballet all over the world with programs like the Ballet in the City Scholarship, which began in 2015 in collaboration with Misty Copeland to promote equality in the arts for Black dancers. Ballet in the City also has a Guys Dance Too program to make dance more accessible for men of all ages and abilities and an adult ballet program, including a pointe program for adults who want to return to pointe or begin it for the first time. 

• Follow Ballet in the City on Instagram: ⁠@balletincity
• Learn more about Ballet in the City: www.balletinthecity.org
• Donate to help Ballet in the City expand access to ballet: https://www.balletinthecity.org/donate

Music in this episode:

Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky

Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod

Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/⁠

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