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SPOTTED: Boys Action received Royal Decoration for contribution to dance education for boys

  • Dance
  • Education in Art

The couple Wil and Elise Boom, founders of Boys Action, with whom ArtEZ works closely, received a Royal Decoration from deputy mayor Mark Lauriks of Arnhem. They were both appointed Knights in the Order of Orange-Nassau for their important contribution to dance education for boys.

Photo: gemeente Arnhem
Photo: gemeente Arnhem

20 years ago Wil and Elise Boom started with a dance program especially for boys, to make room for men in the dance world.

“Wil and Elise Boom are not only an example for the dance world, they are an example for all of us. Because with Boys Action they not only gave many boys a place in the dance, they gave them a home."
Deputy Mayor Mark Lauriks from Arnhem

Boys Action

ArtEZ has a special program aimed at boys and works closely with the Boys Action foundation for this, in the bachelor courses Dance and Dance in Education, but also in the prepatory course.