Billy Wilson and Capitol Ballet
Billy Wilson was sought out by Doris Jones as guest artistic director of the Capitol Ballet Company in University of the District of Columbia in 1988. Of five program’s debuted, three of them were created by Billy Wilson. Billy also helped with recruitment and rehearsal and stage the performances. This is where he worked with Claire Haywood. After Billy’s trip to Canada he returned to Capitol Ballet and remained in the DC area. See More
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Capitol Ballet’s Orbit: Billy Wilson – MOBBallet.org
CAPITOL BALLET CAPITAL NIGHT – The Washington Post
More About Capitol Ballet
The Capitol Ballet was the first professional ballet space for black dancers. Doris Jones who was the founder of the company in 1961 continued to make a profit and fundraise when financial mishaps started to arise in 1983. From there, she found Billy Wilson where he came to see one of the company’s programs performed at the University of the District of Columbia Auditorium. Wilson wanted to make it his mission to give back to his dance educators as well as the younger dancers that looked up to him. See More
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BILLY WILSON, A CAPITOL ASSET – The Washington Post
6 september 1968 & capitol ballet company — dc1968 project
Daisy Rosalez
