For the first time, two of the largest US ballet companies are in Memphis
Maya Hawkins dances in Amy Hall Garner’s “Bluff City Blues.” (Ariel Cobbert/Courtesy Collage Dance Collective)
The study notes that the list is not based on “aesthetics;” it is an objective one based on a company’s “economic contribution to the ballet sector.”
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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