[Perform-Talk] Fwd: Dark Room Ballet on the NFB “Scene Change” Podcast (June 2022)

[Katelyn MacIntyre]

Hello performers!
Have you been wanting to try ballet in an accessible and Blind-friendly way? Now is the time! Dark Room Ballet is starting a new intro cycle, and the deadline to sign up is tomorrow, June 18! Read about it below, and listen to this month’s Scene Change podcast, where we talk all things accessible ballet with the amazing Krishna Washburn, a blind dancer and instructor.  I took her intro cycle a few months ago, and I can highly recommend it.
Please feel free to subscribe and follow on your favorite podcast app and share with someone who might benefit from this knowledge. Thanks so much!
Scene Change on YouTube: 

https://youtu.be/lOwwOZfUM-I


~Katelyn MacIntyre, M.M.
www.katelynmac.com
www.facebook.com/KatelynMacMusic
@KatelynMacMusic
President, National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division

Begin forwarded message:

> From: Alejandra at Dark Room Ballet <aleja at darkroomballet.com>
> Date: June 12, 2022 at 6:01:21 PM MST
> To: Dark Room Ballet Info <info at darkroomballet.com>
> Subject: Dark Room Ballet on the NFB “Scene Change” Podcast (June 2022)
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> Dark Room Ballet on the NFB “Scene Change” Podcast (June 2022)
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> The Scene Change podcast is presented by the National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division:
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> So, you're blind. Can you sing? Can you play an instrument? Can you act? Can you dance? Of course you can! 
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> Join Lizzy Muhammad-Park and her special guests as they pull back the curtain on their successes and struggles as blind people in the performing arts. Be educated, be challenged, be entertained, and be empowered to join us as we work together to make a "Scene Change" for the blind.
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> Accessible Ballet
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> Join Lizzy for this month’s riveting episode featuring Krishna Washburn, a professional ballet dancer, and the artistic director and sole teacher of ‘Dark Room Ballet‘, along with The ‘Dark Room Ballet’ program coordinator and lead administrator Alejandra Ospina.
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> Interested in ballet? This is an online ballet course specifically for blind dancers. She’s got something for everyone. She’s got intro courses, they are eight weeks long, and she also has open courses for experienced blind professionals. They are tuition free.
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> In this episode, you will hear more about this exciting opportunity and all it entails.
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> Her summer course is beginning on June 25, and registration closes on June 18, 2022. Sign up here: darkroomballet.com
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> Listen on YouTube:
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> NFB’s “Scene Change” Episode 21: Accessible Ballet on YouTube (transcript available)
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> NFB’s “Scene Change” Episode 21: Accessible Ballet on SoundCloud
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> Visit the podcast on Anchor.fm to listen or link to other platforms:
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> NFB’s “Scene Change” on Anchor.fm
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> Read the Transcript:
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> Transcript: Dark Room Ballet on NFB “Scene Change” Podcast (June 2022)
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> Episode 21 notes:
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> 0:41 – Introducing Krishna
> 3:10 – How it’s like to be a blind ballet instructor
> 16:08 – How to sign up and prices for other courses
> 31:48 – The difference between sighted, blind, and balanced
> 36:15 – Do students need to purchase ballet shoes before class
> 37:05 – What tape is used
> 39:49 – Krishna dancing while teaching
> 41:59 – Who taught Krishna
> 47:39 – Misconceptions for teachers to break
> 54:40 – Advice for anyone advocating for equality in the dance space
> 1:04:51 – Contact information
> 1:07:54 – Outro
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> Connect with the National Federation of the Blind Performing Arts Division! 
> Website: www.nfb-pad.org 
> Like on Facebook: www.facebook.com/PerformingArtsDivision 
> Follow on Twitter: @NFB_PAD
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