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Local Dancer Wins Scholarship to Joffrey Ballet
Jaida Ocasio-Parvaiz was selected as a scholarship winner to a summer dance intensive in New York City.
Local dancer Jaida Ocasio-Parvaiz, has received a scholarship to attend the world-renowned Joffrey Ballet’s Summer Intensive in New York City. Jaida’s compelling essay was chosen out of over 1000 entries from all over the country.
Jaida has been studying with The Pennsylvania School of the Performing Arts (PSPA) for over 4 years and performing with PSPA’s dance company under the direction of Mrs. Terri Lee. Jaida also attends the Creative and Performing Arts High School (CAPA) in Philadelphia.
As a selected scholarship winner, Jaida was awarded two weeks of the Joffrey’s Summer Intensive, all expenses paid. She hopes to attend the full five-week program with a focus on Musical Theater. Jaida and her parents are grateful for her director Mrs. Lee for helping her discover her love of musical theater and providing her with a professional training program at Bucks County’s conservatory, PSPA.
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PSPA is a private training conservatory here in Newtown (Bucks County) that bring in professional and passionate instructors from New York City and its surrounding areas to provide a small, one-on-one, non-competitive studio environment. Keeping the classes small brings out the best in every single student in the class and ensures that they get the attention and praise that they deserve to grow to be the best on and off the stage in each area of the child’s life.
For more information about this exciting private school the PA school of the arts visit their website www.pspastudios.com to reserve your spot for this summer camp and for their 2016-2017 season.
