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. Krishna holds a Masters of Education from Hunter College, a BA from Barnard College, and multiple certifications from the American College of Sports Medicine with a focus in biomechanics. Dark Room Ballet has been featured in USA Today (Green Bay Gazette, North Jersey News), BLOOM Magazine, Speak Out for the Blind podcast, the Eyes on Success podcast, Bloomberg Quicktake news, and more. Dark Room Ballet has been sponsored by Movement Research, a progressive movement arts institution in New York City; it is believed that the partnership is the only one of its kind in the United States, and that Dark Room Ballet is currently the only pre-professional dance program taught in English.
