Bennyroyce Royon is a Filipino-American director, choreographer, and dancer based in Brooklyn and Seattle. He currently serves as the artistic director for the Evergreen City Ballet in Renton.
Royon grew up learning Filipino folk dances in the Philippines in grade school. When he moved to the U.S., he said he had no interest in playing sports. He joined the Evergreen City Ballet when he was around 15. “Evergreen City Ballet opened the door for me to experience and fall in love with ballet and other forms of dance, like modern and jazz. Dance revealed to me my artistic and creative potential, and it took me to places in the
→ Continue reading at 425 Magazine