LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) – A world-renowned dance instructor from New York visited Laurel Thursday to conduct a special class and do some recruiting for a prestigious summer dance program in the Big Apple. <\/p>\n
Melanie Person, who is co-director of the Ailey School in New York, taught a master ballet class Thursday morning at Laurel Middle School. <\/p>\n
It\u2019s part of a three-day residency in the Magnolia State, organized by the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience in Meridian. <\/p>\n
She\u2019ll teach two other classes Friday in Meridian before hosting an audition Saturday for a prestigious summer dance program at the Ailey School. <\/p>\n
\u201cI typically tour in about six to eight cities in the U.S., and I recruit dancers to come to our summer intensive, so part of this weekend, in one of the classes, I will be accepting students to come to New York for our five-week summer intensive,\u201d Person said. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe accept the dancers we like, and we see if they are able to come. The decision to come to New York for the summer is a big undertaking for families, so we just hope that they can do it.\u201d <\/p>\n
Registration is required for that audition, which will be held at the Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience. <\/p>\n
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