start a ballet company in Atlantic City,” explained Alexandria
Pieroni, Managing Director, Atlantic City Ballet. “She was able
to get a grant and her and about
10 dancers from New York came
down to South Jersey. At first
she had a lot of support. The
company performed in almost
every casino and some even donated to the ballet so she could
buy sets and costumes. Then
there was a change in leadership
in the city and in the casinos. The
casinos felt gamblers didn’t want
to see ballet but it was more like
ballet audiences don’t just sit in
the casinos and gamble, they
want to do other things. So the
support dried up. They became
strictly a touring company with
no real home.”
The company’s problems continued when they soon found
themselves not even being able
to rehearse in the city. Papa purchased a studio in Egg Harbor
City and moved the company
Watch AC Ballet Perform At The Claridge Hotel
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