Petipa Ballet Academy

02/04/2022

Dance like no one is watching!

02/04/2022

Join us this Saturday for a fun two hours of Afro’caribbean class with Jean-Aurel at Southside Cultural and Arts Center Fll…

01/14/2022

Dance classes coming soon first week of February!

01/04/2022

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02/05/2020

Biography:

Jean Aurel Maurice was born in Saint-Martin (French West Indies) from Haitian parents. He made his first dance steps from a very early age at the lakou (vodou temple) of his mother and soon was familiarized with Haitian drums. He partakes his dance studies between the Caribbean, France and United States of America. In 1998 he was honoured with the status of Lauréat Lavoisier (prestigious scholarship competition from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Paris). He danced professionally with famous dance companies, such as Dance Theatre of Harlem, Berlin Opera Ballet, Forces of Nature and many others around the world. He holds the French state diploma for teaching classical ballet. After one season at the Paris Opera Garnier in 2003, performing in the opera-ballet Les Indes Galantes, by choreographer Blanca Li, he established himself in Jacmel (South East of Haiti), where he is directing a distinguished community dance program (EXADANS). His work as a dancer/choreographer is a complete synthesis of classical ballet, Haitian dances, theater and martial arts. Mr Maurice has been teaching dance n Florida for many years.

02/02/2020