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#BoysDanceToo: Jacob Williams finds his footing

December 13, 2020 Vince Kanasoot
Jacob Williams, Emerging Artist at BalletBC. Photo credit: David Cooper

Jacob Williams, Emerging Artist at BalletBC. Photo credit: David Cooper

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.

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Tags #BoysDanceToo, #BalletBC, BalletBC, Jacob Williams, Dance, Vancouver Dance, Vancouver Theatre, Van City Vince, Ballet, Dancer Bio, Dancer Profile, Male Dancer
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#BoysDanceToo: Alex Wong knows how to pivot turn with style (and side tilt)

November 11, 2020 Vince Kanasoot
Alex Wong. Photo credit: Brian Jamie Photo

Alex Wong. Photo credit: Brian Jamie Photo

Not even COVID-19 can keep Alex Wong down. Throughout 2020, he’s continued to entertain his over 566K Instagram and 298K TikTok followers (as of the time of this article). But despite Alex’s time in the public spotlight and his massive social media following, there’s a lot about Alex that hasn’t been widely publicized. Here’s an inside look into his career.

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Tags Alex Wong, SYTYCD, So You Think You Can Dance, American Ballet Theater, ABT, Miami City Ballet, #BoysDanceToo, Van City Vince, Dance
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#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Roberto Campanella

October 16, 2019 Vince Kanasoot

Life is all about creating your own path and Roberto Campanella knows about that. Originally from Rome, Roberto had a successful dance career joining his first company, Compagnia Italiana di Danza Contemporanea, at the age of 17. He eventually leaped to Toronto to dance for The National Ballet of Canada, where he began choreographing. Since then, Roberto has had a stellar career in teaching, choreographing, and directing. One of his most notable credits was choreographing the Academy Award-winning film The Shape of Water.

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Tags Roberto Campanella, Chutzpah! Festival, Vancouver Dance, Vancouver Theatre, Vancouver Arts, Van City Vince, ProArteDanza, #BoysDanceToo, The Shape of Water, Dancer Bio, Choreographer Bio
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#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Logan Savard, dancer with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School

October 14, 2019 Vince Kanasoot

Logan Savard (right) and partner. Photo credit: Leif Norman

Logan Savard is in the final stages of achieving his dream to become a professional dancer. Originally from Comox on Vancouver Island, BC, the 18-year-old has been training full-time at the Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) School since he was 16. He’s now in Level 7, the highest level in the Academic program at the RWB School.

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Tags #BoysDanceToo, Van City Vince, Royal Winnipeg Ballet, Royal Winnipeg Ballet School, RWB, Logan Savard, Professional Division, Ballet, School
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#BoysDanceToo: An interview with Sterling Baca, Pennsylvania Ballet

September 4, 2019 Vince Kanasoot

Sterling Baca, principal dancer, Pennsylvania Ballet. Photo credit: Alexander Iziliaev

As the world premiere of Joshua Beamish/MOVETHECOMPANY’s @giselle approaches, I interviewed principal dancer Sterling Baca as the first profile in my new #BoysDanceToo series. Sterling was named one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch”, and was a soloist with American Ballet Theatre before moving to Pennsylvania Ballet as principal dancer. Read about Sterling’s meteoric rise to the top of the ballet ranks, and enjoy some of his fun personal info as well.

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