Hamilton Center for the Arts 10 Broad St. Second Floor Hamilton, NY
Paris Wilcox
Advanced Ballet Workshop July 27th – 31st $90.00
9:00 AM - 10:30AM: Technique 11:00AM: - 12:00PM: Variations Call (315) 368-4453 to register or email
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Paris Wilcox, a native of Earlville, New York, began his ballet training with Donna Decker, Michael Fokine's grand-niece, and then continued with Delia Foley and Leslie Norton. Matriculating at Hamilton College in the fall of 1991, Mr. Wilcox worked extensively with the Dance Department, performing in works by Leslie Norton, Bruce Walczyk and Elaine Heekin. After earning a double concentration in the Classics and Dance from Hamilton College in 1995, Mr. Wilcox finished his formal training at The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet with Bojan and Stephanie Spassoff. After that year in Philadelphia, Mr. Wilcox was awarded a contract with Orlando Ballet. At the conclusion of that season he was asked to join Kansas City Ballet, where he danced principal roles throughout his 11 year career. Over the course of his tenure with Kansas City Ballet, Mr. Wilcox performed ballets by choreographers including Ailey, Balanchine, Robbins, Tudor, Taylor, Parsons, Tharp, and Petipa. Mr. Wilcox danced lead roles in numerous ballets, including Donizetti Variations, The Four Temperaments, Feast of Ashes, Swan Lake, Carmina Burana, Lilac Garden, Rodeo, The Still Point, Company B, Nine Sinatra Songs, and Renard. The acclaimed roles of his career included the roles of Albrecht in Giselle, the pas de deux in Agon, and the man in Robbins' Afternoon of a Faun. Having retired from the stage in May 2008, Mr. Wilcox and his wife reside in Phoenix, Arizona. In addition to his position as the Education and Public Relations Manager for Ballet Arizona, Mr. Wilcox continues to teach master classes and at summer intensive courses throughout the country. Mr. Wilcox performed twice as a guest artist with the Hamilton College Dance Department during the 2008-2009 academic calendar, and will instruct at Ft. Wayne Ballet's summer intensive program.