#BoysDanceToo
Dance has always been one of my greatest passions, but when I was growing up I didn’t have a lot of male dancer role models to look up to. This was before the days of social media, and I had so many questions that I couldn’t find answers to. What could a dance career for a male look like? What paths could I take to get to the professional world? Being able to hear from a professional male dancer would have made such a big difference, and would have also helped me realize I wasn’t alone.
That’s why I’ve started my #BoysDanceToo series. I want to celebrate the careers of male dancers and help them share their stories and inspire others, including the young boys out there who dream of someday stepping onto the professional stage. That being said, I think that anyone who is fascinated by the dance world will love hearing the stories that these fellas have to share.
When Jacob Williams was a kid, he loved singing and dancing around the house to his mom’s disco music. It was clear that he found his passion for performing and dance early in life – and this passion would eventually lead him on a journey of training and self-discovery before finding his place at BalletBC in Vancouver, BC, Canada.