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Dansersfonds

Each year, the Dansersfonds (Solid Ground vzw) awards a scholarship to a promising dancer from our own country. In this way, we aim to provide financial support to emerging talent at the beginning and development of their career.

Laureates

FOX-ANTHONY AERTGEERTS

We are thrilled to announce that the winner of our 3rd Time To Dance scholarship is Fox-Anthony Aertgeerts!

Fox has grown up in the Antwerp Ballet community. He started his education at Prins Dries at age 9 and graduated from the Koninklijke Balletschool Antwerpen.

“I am very grateful for the support that Wim Vanlessen is willing to give me. Ever since my first year in Antwerp, I’ve been attending his performances, and I was there for his final Boléro. In September, I will begin the Associate Degree program at the Dutch National Ballet Academy in Amsterdam, where I hope to continue growing both technically and artistically.”

The Dansersfonds Scholarship will be supporting his transition to the program in Amsterdam. We wish him success!

MARIUS BADO ROCK

We are thrilled to announce that the winner of our 2nd Time To Dance scholarship is Marius Bado Rock.

Marius is a graduate from the Koninklijke Balletschool Antwerpen.
Stagiair at Opera Ballet Vlaanderen (2023-2024).
Marius has been accepted to join the Codarts faculty in Rotterdam where he will complete his bachelor in dance. The Dansersfonds Scholarship will support Marius in pursuing his dream to ultimately position himself in the modern dance world.

We wish him success!

MATTEO BEECKMAN

We are proud to present our first laureate, Matteo Beeckman.

“That I am the first to receive this scholarship surprises me.”

“I look up to Wim a lot, and I am proud that he wants to give me this opportunity and believes in me.
Such a scholarship really helps young dancers. In Belgium, it is often difficult for young dancers to start their careers.
This scholarship helps me finance auditions and makes the search for the right ballet company possible.”