Calvin Royal III

Calvin Royal III, at age 14 began his formal dance training under the direction of Suzanne Pomerantzeff and Patricia L. Paige at the Pinellas County Center for the Arts at Gibbs High School in St. Petersburg, Florida. After being pronounced a New York City finalist at the Youth America Grand Prix Scholarship Competition in April of 2006, Royal was honored to have been granted the Ethan Stiefel Scholarship to continue his training and studies at the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School at American Ballet Theatre under the direction of Franco De Vita at the start of the 2006-07 school year. Royal has attended summer programs on full scholarships to places such as, The Rock School for Dance Education, The Academy of Ballet Arts Summer Intensive, Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet School’s Pre-Professional Summer Program, The Juilliard School’s Summer Dance Intensive, and ABT’s Summer Intensive in NYC. Royal was also the recipient of the Walkers Rising Stars Scholarship and the Ruth Eckerd Hall Dance Scholarship Presented by Renee Robinson of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. While at the JKO School, Royal appeared in original works by Raymond Lukens and Jessica Lang. Royal joined ABT II in December 2007.

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