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Classes
International Ballet offers a free weekly ballet class for adults with intellectual disabilities. Taught by IB Founder Lena Forster, the class incorporates elements of ballet conditioning to bring movement, fitness, musicality, pleasure, and creativity to the students and volunteers. Dedicated volunteers assist with the class, and students perform in a year-end recital for family and friends.
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IB partners with the Meyer Center for Special Children to bring free ballet training to children with intellectual and physical disabilities. Traveling to the Meyer Center twice weekly, IB faculty works with the children, incorporating basic ballet techniques to promote flexibility, fitness, musicality and more.
Accessibility Classes
Invitation To The Dance
Winner of "Best Overall Film" at the 2020 Tryon International Film Festival, "Best Documentary" at 2021 Beaufort International Film Festival, and "Best Documentary" at the 2021 Reedy Reels Film Festival.
Invitation to the Dance introduces Lena Forster and her adult special needs ballet class. Filmmaker Sarah Shoemaker follows five students through a year of dance and life, offering viewers the opportunity to glimpse a perspective frequently overlooked, to listen to voices frequently unheard, and to witness the experiences of those who are impacted by the dancers. The film seeks to explore questions about life, community, and our ability to appreciate both the gifts and the limits of each of us. Watch the trailer below:
For more information please contact Sarah Shoemaker.
