HomeClasses and EventsClasses and WorkshopsDark Room Ballet: Introductory Level Ballet Classes
  • Saturdays, September 14 - November 2, 2024 | 4-6PM
  • 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

Deadline to register is September 11th, 2024!

To register, please email info@darkroomballet.com to begin the intake process. You can also reach Dark Room Ballet by phone at (929) 367-0025.

This is a FREE class!

This class is suitable for people with no prior knowledge of ballet. This repeating series of eight classes introduces students to the most common ballet vocabulary that they would need to know in order to participate in Open Level Dark Room Ballet Class. The class introduces students to necessary anatomical concepts like turnout, torso stability, foot sensitivity and mobility, sightless balancing, and the use of a taped floor for orientation.

Classes take place over 8 Saturdays online via the Zoom platform from 4 PM to 6 PM (Eastern / New York Time); there is also the option to call in via phone.

Accessibility Notes

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

Please reach out directly to info@darkroomballet.com with questions about this workshop series.

This class 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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Alejandra Ospina

Alejandra Ospina is a first-generation native New Yorker with roots in Colombia. She has been active for many years in advocacy and performance projects locally and beyond.

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