Henry Roy

Henry Roy

Henry Roy
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Henry Roy

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Henry E. Roy is a former principal dancer with the Philadelphia Civic Ballet Co., the Joan Kerr Dance Co., and Sybil Dance Co. His formal dance training includes: Webster College; African dance at the Katherine Dunham School in East St. Louis, Illinois; Alvin Ailey School in New York, on scholarship, before relocating to Philadelphia and to Temple University, where he received his BFA in dance and has completed one year of study toward his masters. Henry is the recipient of the Temple Universities Future Faculty Fellowship Award and has and extensive teaching history in the US and abroad. As a guest teacher Mr. Roy has conducted workshops and residencies throughout the United States and abroad having taught in Aquary, Iceland, Tokyo, Japan, and Brussels, Belgium. A dedicated teacher with a commitment to excellence in dance he is currently adjunct faculty at Rowan University in Glassboro NJ and a member of the teaching staff at City Dance Academy in Perth Amboy, NJ. He is recognized as a teacher with a broad technical background and comprehensive knowledge of various traditional and contemporary dance styles all of which unite seamlessly in his teaching and choreography.