Alexandria Teens to Dance at Kennedy Center
Roxanne King and Kyra Smith will perform ‘JUBA! Masters of American Tap!’
Two Alexandria teenagers have been selected to dance at a Kennedy Center performance of “JUBA! Masters of American Tap!” Roxanne King and Kyra Smith, both 15, were selected from more than 100 dancers to be part of the center’s tap performance at the Eisenhower Theater at 8 p.m. Dec. 7. Both teens are students of the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center of Alexandria and Fairfax Station. Tickets can be purchased at the Kennedy Center box office or online. Sixteen teenagers from six youth tap ensembles from across the United States will perform in the show. King and Smith represent the Washington metro area as members of the Metropolitan Youth Tap Ensemble (MYTE), and as students of the Metropolitan Fine Arts Center. They have been dancing with …
