ANTIRACISM IN BALLET & DANCE EDUCATION

Vivian Little and Robert Sund in Lew Christiansen's Nutcracker, for PNW Dance (now PNB), 1977.

How can dance education be more humane, joyful, and inclusive? How can the ballet world better support Black, Indigenous, and other People of Color who want to dance? Dance Fremont Director Emerita Vivian Little shares her personal thoughts and experiences. Interview by Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor (she/her), a Japanese Filipina American artist, storyteller and community activist,…

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EXPLORING OPEN CLASS

Don’t know which ballet class to take this week? Start here. Our open class teachers come from all backgrounds to offer six different intermediate/advanced ballet classes weekly, each unique in style, approach, and atmosphere. Below you’ll find open class faculty profiles that will give you a better idea of what to expect from each class.…

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