<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small">FYI </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="color:initial">Stacie </div><div style="color:initial"><br style="color:initial"></div><div style="color:initial">Stacie Leap</div><div style="color:initial"><div style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span style="color:initial">President, Greater Philadelphia Chapter &</span></div><div><span style="color:initial">President, Pennsylvania Organization of Blind Parents (POBP), </span></div></div><div style="color:initial"><span style="color:initial">National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania </span></div><div style="color:initial"><span style="color:initial"><br style="color:initial"></span></div><div style="color:initial"><span style="color:initial"> </span><a href="mailto:stacie.leap@gmail.com" target="_blank">stacie.leap@gmail.com</a><span style="color:initial"> | 215-776-6741</span></div><div style="color:initial"><br style="color:initial"></div><div style="color:initial"><br style="color:initial"></div><div style="color:initial"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;text-align:justify;color:initial">The National Federation of the Blind advances the lives of its members and all blind people in the United States. We know that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Our collective power, determination, and diversity achieve the aspirations of all blind people.</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Info at Dark Room Ballet</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:info@darkroomballet.com">info@darkroomballet.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Nov 24, 2025 at 10:43\u202fPM<br>Subject: SAVE THE DATE: Yeah, It Was Good! Celebrating Audio Described Dance on December 13th \u2014 4 PM to 6 PM (Eastern Time) on Zoom<br>To: Dark Room Ballet Info <<a href="mailto:info@darkroomballet.com">info@darkroomballet.com</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
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<div align="center"><font size="5"><b>SAVE THE DATE: </b><br>
<b><br>
Yeah, It Was Good! </b><br>
<i>Celebrating Audio Described Dance </i><br>
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Saturday, December 13 2025<br>
4 PM to 6 PM (Eastern Time) <br>
on Zoom</font></div>
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<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Audio
description for dance performances is still very rare, but that
doesn\u2019t mean that blind and visually impaired audiences should be
satisfied when the audio description on offer is of low quality.</p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Several
times over the last 3 years, Krishna has taught a popular audio
description workshop called:<span> </span><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;font-weight:700">Yeah,
But Was It Good? Learning How to Listen to Audio Description for
Dance Critically</strong></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">But
each time this workshop has offered, Krishna has discovered fewer
and fewer examples of audio described dance available to explore
online. Colleagues, companies and choreographers in the wide world
of dance have made less of their work available in ways that
prioritize the inclusion of blind and low-vision audiences \u2014 until
now\u2026</p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:1.5em;line-height:1.3;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;text-transform:uppercase"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;font-weight:700">Save
The Date!</strong></p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">On
<b>Saturday, December 13 2025 from 4 PM to 6 PM</b> (Eastern
Time), Dark Room Ballet will be sponsoring an audio described
dance film showcase, with contributions from at least 3 blind/VI
choreographers, and including new audio described work from the
American Ballet Theatre!</p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">We
are still working out all the details, but this event will be free
and open to all, and you can even register starting now, at the
following link:</p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:1.25em;line-height:1.4;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><strong style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;font-weight:700"><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/y5ns7TK7TnSjwnnNEkHsmw" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;color:rgb(255,165,0);text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">Zoom
Registration Link for Yeah, It WAS Good! A Virtual Showcase
Celebrating Audio Described Dance (Dec 13)</a></strong><br style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word">
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<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">You\u2019ll
receive confirmation of your registration and a link to join from
Zoom.</p>
<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:21px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">More
details coming soon!</p>
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<p style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word;border:medium;font-size:10px;line-height:1.476;margin:0px auto 1.25em;padding:0px;text-align:left;max-width:58rem;width:calc(100% - 4rem);color:rgb(255,255,255);font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(0,0,0);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><font size="1">SAVE THE DATE!<br style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word">
Yeah, It WAS Good!<br style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word">
A Virtual Showcase Celebrating Audio Described Dance sponsored
by Dark Room Ballet<br style="box-sizing:inherit;word-break:break-word">
Saturday December 13, 2025, 4 PM to 6 PM (Eastern Time) on Zoom</font></p>
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