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Dark Room Ballet Introductory Classes for Blind and Visually Impaired Students — New Cycle Begins Saturday, January 22! (and other classes available)

Beginning Saturday, January 22 from 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM (Eastern / New York Time)   


NOTE: This class is designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people.

This is a FREE class!

Hosted by Movement Research, Dark Room Ballet classes are designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people.

About Saturday Introductory Level 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 each Saturday online via the Zoom platform; there is also the option to call in via phone.

Register:
To register, email: Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class on Monday nights; please contact us if you are interested.

  • Returning students are welcome to re-join intro level classes, as well as encouraged to join Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class. Please let us know if you would like to re-join intro class as a returning student.
  • If you work with an organization that serves blind or visually impaired people, please share this information with people who may be interested in registering for this class.
  • If you are NOT a blind or visually impaired student, you may qualify to join the ongoing Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class on Monday nights on a select basis; please get in touch with us to explain your interest.

    • Other Classes in the Dark Room!

    • Saturday, March 19, 2022 and Saturday, March 26, 2022 are the make-up dates for No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room, an interactive dancers’ anatomy course that de-centers sight, and will cover the complete lower body and complete upper body, respectively.

    We look forward to hearing from you soon!

    Care about audio description and supporting dance art for blind and visually impaired people? Check out Telephone and Telephone Ko-Fi.

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    WORKSHOP: No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room (beginning November 13)

    Dark Room Ballet presents:

    Image Description: This is a black vinyl tote bag. On the
    front of the bag, there is an orange square that frames the words in all
    caps: AIR BETWEEN MY VERTEBRAE. Right underneath the words, there is an
    image of part of a curving spine. The square, words, and spine detail
    are made of an orange, flock vinyl material that has a soft velvet,
    fuzzy feel.

    No Diagram Anatomy for Dancers in the Dark Room

    Note: Dark Room Ballet classes prioritize the educational needs of blind and visually impaired students, but anatomy workshops are open to all.

    Sponsored by Movement Research…

    This is a series of 5 individual workshops held online via Zoom beginning Saturday, November 13, 2021.

    All workshops take place on Saturdays, from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM (Eastern/New York Time)

    (no class November 27, 2021)

    Students can take the complete series of 5 classes, or attend individual sessions as fits their schedule.

    Class Description:

    1. Planes and Chains: how the body relates to space, surfaces, directions, and itself (November 13)
    2. Biomechanics 101: How every single joint in the body operates (November 20)
    3. The Spine and its Supports: when people talk about the core, this is what they mean (Rescheduled to December 11)
    4. Motor Neuron Function and Human Variation: Learning How to Play Your Own Instrument (December 18)

    Please note: The Complete Lower Body workshops have been rescheduled and will be taught in 2022.

    Dates to be announced soon.

    To register:

     email: info@darkroomballet.com

    And please let us know which/how many of the workshops you would like to participate in.

    You can also let us know more about your interest in taking classes with Dark Room Ballet.

    Please note:

    This workshop series is separate from other class offerings; please contact us if you are also interested in:



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    Gratitude in the Dark Room: A Collective Dance Improvisation with Krishna Washburn and jill sigman/thinkdance Saturday, July 3rd, 4 PM to 5:30 PM (EDT)

    SPECIAL CLASS


    [Virtual] Gratitude in the Dark Room:
    A Collective Dance Improvisation with Krishna Washburn and jill sigman/thinkdance


    Saturday, July 3
    4 PM to 5:30 PM EDT
    on Zoom

    Dark Room Ballet (sponsored by Movement Research) joins jill sigman/thinkdance in NYC to participate in a special, international collective dance improvisation initiated and conceived by Belgian dance artist, Ann Cailliau.

    On July 3, dancers in multiple locations and multiple countries will be taking time to use movement to express gratitude and connection through movement and orientation in space. jill sigman/thinkdance will be hosting a live outdoor event in Riverside Park in New York City simultaneously with this online workshop.

    No experience in improvisational dance is needed to participate. The whole event is designed for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people, and participants are encouraged to unmute, ask questions, and self-describe throughout the event.

    Infinite gratitude for our collective wisdom, our collective knowledge!

    Register:

    To register, email: info@darkroomballet.com

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    Dark Room Ballet Intro Classes are back! (Starts March 13)

    Hello Dark Room Dancers!

    I’m so happy to announce that I am going to be teaching Dark Room Ballet Intro Classes again, hosted by the wonderful folks at Movement Research!

    The first class is Saturday, March 13, at 4 PM Eastern Time, 3 PM Central Time, 2 PM Mountain Time, 1 PM Pacific Time, and 12 pm Alaska Standard Time!

    Hosted by Movement Research, Dark Room Ballet is designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people.

    About Saturday Introductory Level Class:

    This class is suitable for people with no prior knowledge of ballet. This repeating series of six 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.

    Register:

    To register, email: info@darkroomballet.com



    Schedule information on the Movement Research website:
    [Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class

    If there is anyone you know who has never studied dance before, in particular anyone who has been unable to study because they were unable to find a class designed specifically for the educational needs of blind and visually impaired people, please share this information!

    Movement Research is contacting other organizations on my behalf, but only at my request. If there is an organization that you would like Movement Research to contact to inform the folks there that Dark Room Ballet Intro Class is starting, please include that in your message.

    Open Level Classes are also available.
    Schedule information on the Movement Research website:
    [Virtual] Dark Room Ballet: Open Level Class