Question

Pierre Dulaine and Yvonne Marceau founded American Ballroom Theatre, a nonprofit organization providing ballroom classes to public schools in New York. Their mission was to train highly skilled and competitive dancers, where only the most talented can withstand the scrutiny and pressure.
1. True
2. False

Answer 1

Answer:

True, Pierre Dulaine and Yvonne Marceau founded American Ballroom Theatre.

Explanation:

In the year 1984, Marceau along with her dance partner Dulaine co-founded American Ballroom Theater. They both won numerous ballroom dance contests together. They were also four-time winners of the British Exhibition ballroom competition. The duo also introduced Ballroom Theatre's Dancing Classrooms program, which is also featured in the documentary ‘Mad Hot Ballroom’. Marceau has been on the faculty at The Juilliard School since 1993. She currently teaches at the NYU Tisch New Studio on Broadway.