For the second year in a row, a dancer from The Zone Dance Center in Southfield has earned a prestigious scholarship to attend the Ailey Experience NYC summer workshops.

The honor, awarded to just 23 students nationwide this year, went to 17-year-old Kennedy Olivia Robinson of Farmington Hills, following in the footsteps of her teammate, Nylah Taylor, who received the same recognition in 2024.

Southfield teen dances her way to the Big Apple

For Kennedy, who has been dancing for most of her life, the scholarship was more than an accolade. It was the culmination of years of training, discipline and passion nurtured at The Zone Dance Center, and it opened doors to a week of intensive study at the home of the world-renowned Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City.

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