Congratulations to Alayna Roof on her acceptance to the New York City Joffrey Ballet School Trainee Program!
Congratulations to Ella Lassetter on her acceptance to the dance programs of UNC Greensboro, College of Charleston, Slippery Rock University, Radford University, West Virginia University, and Western Kentucky University (where she will be attending with $40,000 in scholarships!)
Congratulations to Audrey (DD) McCue on her acceptance to the New York City Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive!
Congratulations to Alayna Roof for being accepted to the Joffrey Ballet School’s Summer Intensive four years in a row! She is training in Dallas, Texas for the summer of 2025!
Congratulations to Ella Lassetter on her acceptance to Western Kentucky University Student Dance Intensive, Radford International Ballet Intensive, and the Joffrey Ballet School’s Summer Intensive!
Aubrey Drennen, Hannah Cox, Ella Lassetter, and Alayna Roof at Joffrey Dallas in 2024. Congratulations ladies!
Supporting our dancer Nina at Wake Prep for their annual dance showcase! She performed in several group pieces and was selected to perform a solo.
Our dancers were invited to join Amber Freeman (My Carolina Cohost), Erica DeLong (from iHeartRadio), and Trent Gilbreath (My Carolina Cohost) on the My Carolina show on December 11th to discuss The Nutcracker. Our dancers had an absolutely amazing time and we are so thankful they had this wonderful opportunity! Check it out HERE!
The Jill M. Taylor Dance Company, performed excerpts of the Nutcracker with Theatre Raleigh this past December at their Christmas Market!
Cameryn, who is a current dance major at East Carolina University, taught an amazing master class on Improv and Choreography!
Our dancers had an amazing opportunity to participate in a special photoshoot to fundraise for local animal shelters. With these pictures we created a calendar that we sold during the holiday season and helped boost adoption rates at local shelters!
Jill M. Taylor Dance Company welcomed CBS News and East Wake TV as they did local segments on our annual Nutcracker performance!
Check out the East Wake Television Interview HERE!
Congratulations to Brianna Sarno for her acceptance to the Joffrey Ballet School’s Summer Intensive with scholarships to train in ballet, jazz, and contemporary!
Congratulations to Julia Lassetter on her acceptance to Mercyhurst University’s College Dance Program in Erie Pennsylvania with over $100,000 in dance and academic scholarships!
Our dancers had a wonderful opportunity in December 2023 to perform for Brookdale Senior Living some excerpts of our Nutcracker production. We had a wonderful time performing for such amazing people!
Our dancers were invited to perform at the Bedford Club House in Raleigh for a special Christmas performance in December 2023. Thank you Bedford Club House for inviting us, we had a great time!
Our Dancers had an incredible opportunity to perform for Spectrum News! Take a look at this incredible interview featuring our dancers as they get ready for Nutcracker 2023! Click HERE to watch the full video!
Our Dancers are Going Places!!!
Taylor Academy of Dance in Wake Forest, NC is pleased to announce the outstanding success and acceptance of its Company dancers into the following renowned summer intensives in the United States:
Brianna Barkovich, Hannah Cox, Aubrey Drennen, Annabelle Hunter, Ella Lassetter, Julia Lassetter, Haven Piskula, Alayna Roof and Nina Wright were all accepted into Joffrey Ballet’s pre-professional ballet division.
Trinity Polson has been accepted into Carolina Ballet’s summer program
Congratulations to all these ladies on their success!!!
Go Willy! – William Thompson has been accepted into the University of North Carolina School of the Arts Year Round Dance Program.
Congratulations to Kynlee Cole on her scholarship to Barton College!
Taylor Academy of Dance has been adjudicated by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston Salem, North Carolina on February 27th. Senior Company Dancers performed “Wild Swanz” with choreography by Jill Taylor. This is Taylor Academy of Dance’s tenth successful adjudication by the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Taylor Academy of Dance is proud to announce that their Senior Company Dancers were chosen to perform as the “Wish Ball Dancers” for the Make A Wish VIP Gala on Saturday April 22nd, 2017 at the Raleigh Convention Center. The dancers opened the show with Wish Kid Patricia Hash who sang “Just One Wish” with choreography by Artistic Director Jill Taylor.
Taylor Academy of Dance; New York City Trip
Our trip to New York City was nothing short of incredible! The plan was simple—spend three unforgettable days with my Senior Company dancers exploring the city, shopping, sightseeing, catching a Broadway show, navigating the subway, hailing taxis, and most importantly, dancing at the iconic STEPS on Broadway.
Let’s start with the heart of it all: the dancing. STEPS remains a timeless treasure. Though updated in some areas, it still holds that classic charm—with its worn wooden floors and barres lining the lobby, it’s a space where dancers of all ages, from tiny beginners to seasoned professionals, come to train.
One of my proudest moments? Watching our dancers take a professional-level class led by New York City Ballet principals Maria Kowroski and Amar Ramasar. And even prouder? Seeing them hold their own, dancing side by side with professionals in one of the most respected studios in the world.