Former Rock School student Taylor Stanley to debut as Romeo in New York City Ballet’s “Romeo & Juliet” on February 18th and 22nd with Erica Pereira!
Stanley began dancing with The Rock School at the age of three in his hometown of West Chester at sister school Rock West. He joined Rock Center in Philadelphia when he enrolled as a Rock Academics student in 2007.
Check out some photos of Taylor dancing during a visit to The Rock School! Rock School Ballet Mistress Jennifer Wheat has literally watched Stanley grow as a person and dancer since she taught Stanley at both Rock Center and Rock West.
Stanley has worked hard within NYCB and the speed at which he has moved up within the company has been impressive. He began as an apprentice in 2009, and then in 2010 he was offered a contract to join the corps de ballet of NYCB. Stanley almost immediately began to dance in debut Soloist roles, including Christopher Wheeldon’s “Polyphonia.”
Congratulations Taylor! You deserve all the best, and all of us here at The Rock School are so proud of you and delighted to hear about your success! Merde!
Taylor Stanley: Polyphonia Debut with NYCB
Congratulations to former Rock School student Taylor Stanley! He will be making his debut in Christopher Wheeldon’s “Polyphonia” with New York City Ballet tonight! You might remember when Stanley came to visit us during our 2010 Summer intensive.
Exciting News and Updates
Former student Taylor Stanley was on the cover of Dance Spirit Magazine this month where he is recognized as a hard working apprentice for New York City Ballet. 
The new R Café with Chef Sean Ford is in full swing with a brand new menu for our students and an a la carte menu for visitors and parents. Please refer to the R Café page on our website for more information. 
We have a NEW CLASS! Jazz/Contemporary, every Saturday, beginning October 2nd! The first class is FREE and is being taught by choreographer Yaqshaan Medan. Mr. Medan choreographed our fun-filled piece during our summer intensive featuring popular songs from 2010 that featured at the Mann Center. Find out more information about this class and our other Adult and Teen 13+ classes.
We’ve been updating our website!
Be sure to check our Announcements Page for daily class changes, and our
Nutcracker 1776 Page for rehearsal schedules and information.
Don’t forget to check these new additions to The Rock School online:
The Rock School on Flickr!
RAPA has it’s own site! We are proud to introduce the RAPA Homepage
Taylor Stanley visits The Rock School
Former student Taylor Stanley and Rock West Principal Teacher Jennifer Wheat, embrace during a visit to The Rock School during the summer intensive program.
Taylor Stanley has been dancing with The Rock School since the age of three when he began in his hometown of West Chester at Rock West. Stanley joined Rock Center when he enrolled as a Rock Academic Program Alliance (RAPA) student in 2007.
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Stanley is now 19 and still working hard as a dancer. In 2008, Stanley was awarded a Merit Scholarship to attend the School of American Ballet where he only studied a year before becoming an apprentice at New York City Ballet in the fall of 2009. We were delighted to have him back in The Rock School’s studios, and are proud to announce that Stanley recently received a contract and will be dancing in the corps de ballet of NYCB.
