Please send contributions via Zelle to email: btbballet@gmail.com

or

A check payable to: Beyond the Ballet Barre, Inc.

Mail to:

BTBB
1519 Allison Street, NW
Washington, DC 20011

Contribute to our mission

BTBB is a 501(c)(3) and donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by the law.

Why donate?

Beyond training students for professional careers, we teach them life skills — discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and resilience. These characteristics can create in them a competitive advantage over their peers no matter their career path. Our work advances the evolution of ballet to be inclusive, relevant, and sustainable for all.

By donating to BTBB, you are supporting:

  • Masterclasses for students led by role models 

  • Student and educator exchanges with ballet schools in the U.S., Canada, and South Africa 

  • Community building and support for students and educators from diverse dance institutions in D.C., Maryland, & Virginia 

  • Collaboration and pedagogy growth opportunities for ballet educators from multiple institutions and countries

  • Participation in US and international conferences focused on increasing opportunities for dance artists of color and facilitating systemic change

  • Summer Intensive Programs

  • Collaborative Performances

  • Advising and mentoring students

Our Priorities Projects

  • Student & Teacher Exchanges

    Canada’s National Ballet School

  • Summer Intensive Program TBD

  • Collaborative Performance of BTBB Students TBD

  • Master Classes

  • Pedagogy

    The role of neurocognition in dance.

    BTBB Teachers and South Africa Teacher Consultation

    Johannesburg Ballet School

  • Education and Student Professional Growth

  • Students from Washington DC visit Canada’s National Ballet School

  • Beyond the Ballet Barre Students

  • Master class with Alicia Graf Mack, Director, Dance Division The Juilliard School

  • Canada’s National Ballet School Students visit Washington DC

  • Masterclass with Gian Carlo Perez

  • Master class with Houston Ballet’s Lauren Anderson

  • Co-Hosted Zoom Conference

  • Participated in Canada’s National Ballet School’s Assemblée Internationale (AL 23)