Lauri Fitz-Pegado ・
Sandra Fortune-Green ・
Kahina Haynes ・
Adrian Vincent James ・
Tammy Hurt ・
Royce Zackery ・
Laveen Naidu ・
Dot Walker ・
Lauri Fitz-Pegado ・ Sandra Fortune-Green ・ Kahina Haynes ・ Adrian Vincent James ・ Tammy Hurt ・ Royce Zackery ・ Laveen Naidu ・ Dot Walker ・
Training for the Stage and the World.
Beyond The Ballet Barre (BTBB) uses the rigorous, universal language of classical ballet as a powerful curriculum to cultivate the culturally fluent leaders our interconnected world desperately needs.
Since 2020, BTBB has curated life-changing experiences for ballet artists—students, instructors, and institutions—expanding from the Washington, DC Metropolitan area (DMV) to global partners from Canada to Cape Town.
Why Beyond the Ballet Barre
“We are cultivating more culturally competent, resilient, and empathetic human beings: leaders who can thrive on a global stage or in a global boardroom.”
In an increasingly interconnected world, cultural fluency is not a soft skill—it is an essential one. BTBB addresses two related problems: the creative isolation that threatens ballet’s long-term vitality, and the urgent need for leaders with genuine cultural fluency.
We believe ballet is a rigorous, universal language of human potential. This discipline forges character, resilience, and a commitment to excellence. BTBB was created to transcend systemic limitations, positioning our work as a leadership development curriculum.
Officers & Advisory Board teach at the following schools:
Jones-Haywood Dance School ・
Dance Institute of Washington ・
The Washington Ballet ・
The St. James ・
Howard University ・
St Mark's Dance Studio ・
Jones-Haywood Dance School ・ Dance Institute of Washington ・ The Washington Ballet ・ The St. James ・ Howard University ・ St Mark's Dance Studio ・
BTBB’s officers and advisory board are educators who have decades of experience as dance artists. They have navigated and excelled in a world historically challenged by systemic exclusion and selectivity.