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Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

Krishna Washburn

  • Mon, Sep 4, 2023 - Jun 24, 2024 | 8-10PM
  • Dark Room Ballet
Krishna, a thin, pale skinned woman with long dark hair pulled into a braid, poses on a studio stage. She is wearing a simple white dress with her shoulders exposed and a fluffy white headdress perched on her forehead and wrapping down her braid. She looks over her left shoulder as she lightly holds a straight cane between her hands and points her left foot behind her. Photo Credit: Krishna Washburn & Micaela Mamede
ID: Krishna, a thin, pale skinned woman with long dark hair pulled into a braid, poses on a studio stage. She is wearing a simple white dress with her shoulders exposed and a fluffy white headdress perched on her forehead and wrapping down her braid. She looks over her left shoulder as she lightly holds a straight cane between her hands and points her left foot behind her. Photo Credit: Krishna Washburn & Micaela Mamede

To register, please email info@darkroomballet.com.

Open level class is suitable for most dancers, from people who have just finished the Intro Level Dark Room Ballet Series up to professionals. This class is designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people. While most ballet movements are fully described in Open Level Class, you will need to be comfortable with the following ballet vocabulary:

Leg positions (first, second, fourth)
Arm positions (low fifth, first, high fifth, second) and their corresponding allonge
Port de bras Cambré (front, side, back)
Tendu
Dégagé
En croix and alternating legs patterns
Rond de jamb (demi, a terre, and en l’air), en dehors and en dedans
Coupé
Relevé
Elevé
Temps lié
Développé and Enveloppé
Chassé
Cloche
Sauté in first and second
Forced arch foot shape and frappé
Emboîté, or petite jeté
First and second arabesque

Accessibility Notes:

Dark Room Ballet is designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired adults.

  • This class/workshop includes auditive guidance.

Past class

Faculty

Krishna Washburn

Krishna Washburn

Krishna Christine Washburn is the artistic director and sole teacher of Dark Room Ballet, a pre-professional dance curriculum designed for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people like herself, the only course of its kind in the English-speaking world.

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