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Dancers Mcebisi Xotyeni and Meg McGrath dance at a performance rehearsal at the Jean Appolon Expressions Dance Center in Nubian Square, Roxbury.  (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)
03:33May 15, 2026

Jean Appolon throws open the doors to Haitian dance in Roxbury

After 30 years teaching Haitian folkloric dance, Jean Appolon's studio has opened in Nubian Square. The founder keeps the glass window open during rehearsals, inviting passersby to watch dancers move to drumbeats. "Sometimes people even knock on the door and ask to come in and watch," Appolon says.

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