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 ・
“Beyond the Ballet Barre (BTBB) creates a vibrant and diverse community for ballet teachers and students of color. Our non-profit provides opportunities in the U.S. and beyond to enhance learning and exposure through master classes, exchanges, conferences, mentorship, and professional development. By promoting inclusion and excellence of those historically marginalized, we challenge the traditional ballet paradigm. Our work is designed to advance the evolution, relevance, and sustainability of ballet for all.”
— Lauri J. Fitz-Pegado
Beyond the Ballet Barre, (previously The Collective) was incorporated in 2023. Co-founded by Lauri Fitz-Pegado and Sandra Fortune-Green, BTBB comprises a select group of District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) ballet instructors and managers of dance institutions of color dedicated to ballet training, growth and development of children of color (COC).
Why Beyond the Ballet Barre
BTBB’s members have decades of dance experience navigating and excelling in a world historically challenged with issues of opportunity, equity and inclusion of underrepresented artists, managers and administrators.
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 ・
Divine Dance Institute・
Jones-Haywood Dance School ・ Dance Institute of Washington ・ The Washington Ballet ・ The St. James ・ Howard University ・ St Mark's Dance Studio ・ Divine Dance Institute・