Triad International Ballet bringing hopes and dreams to life
Triad International Ballet – a new professional ballet company serving the Piedmont Triad area – believes it’s never too late to discover the magic of ballet.
Alexia Maas, Triad Ballet’s executive director, knows how powerful its impact can be.
“My success as an international corporate lawyer and business leader can be traced back to the dedication, discipline, and focus I learned in the ballet studio.”
Triad International Ballet invites you to explore a range of new opportunities to dance, meet others, learn new skills, and be inspired at a variety of teaching and performance events in Winston-Salem next year. Winston’s youth community are the first to benefit from this new program. Through a collaboration with The Center for the Study of Economic Mobility (CSEM) at Winston-Salem State University, My Brothers’ and Sisters’ Keeper Winston-Salem (MBSK-WS), and the Guiding Institute for Developmental Education (GIDE), Triad Ballet is providing free weekly ballet classes at the Winston Lake YMCA in 2022. In keeping with the message that it’s never too late to start (or start up again), classes are open to all age groups, including high school students.
“We’re also on a talent hunt!” says Maas. “One of the kids here may go on to join our company one day; one of them might be the first scholarship recipient for our professional ballet school; or join us on one of our international exchange programs. And we’re looking for more than one to join us on stage at next year’s Christmas for the City Event.”
Triad Ballet is deeply engaged with all sectors of the local community and audience. In addition to supporting the local youth community, they’re also exploring ways to bring the beauty of ballet to older adults, including those with dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Executive Director Alexia Maas is in discussions with relevant local charities to do just that. Although dementia eventually stole her own mother’s life, music and dance remained the connecting thread to the world, even after the disease progressed. “I am so excited that we have plans underway to bring ballet performances to some of Winston-Salem’s local care homes and community facilities in the New Year.”
Whether your destiny is to become a dancer or simply to embrace a positive slice of life, Triad Ballet is for you.
To find out more and learn how you can get involved with this big-hearted and inspiring local nonprofit organization, go to www.triadinternationalballet.org.
