Wexford School of Ballet & Performing Arts (WSBPA) has donated money to one of its past students as he continues his dance career in England. Following its successful festive show, Sparkle All the Way, which ran in The National Opera House last month, the WSPBA has donated €500 to Paul Whitty as he endeavours to make it big across the water.
Rehearsals for the Wexford School of Ballet & Performing Arts’ (WSPBA) annual Christmas production are well under way as students prepare to take to the stage at the National Opera House on December 16 and 17. Sparkle All the Way is “bursting to the brim with Christmas cheer and happiness” and features costumes from London, special effects, and “stunning choreography” which will “dazzle audiences”.
Not only is Wexford’s Paul Whitty pursuing a career in something he loves, he is breaking down barriers and leading the way for others to follow. A product of Wexford School of Ballet and Performing Arts (WSBPA) Paul (18) is now training to be a professional dancer at the Northern Ballet School in Manchester, and former teacher Suzanne O’Leary says the young man is an inspiration to all.
If the walls of the old Wexford School of Ballet and Performing Arts (WSBPA) school on John St could talk they would have a lot to say. For 45 years the old building played host to generations of budding young performers, watched on as the children, the grandchildren, of former pupils arrived for classes, and bid goodbye to some of the county’s finest talents as they departed for ballet schools around the world.