Events
2026 Recent Events
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BTBB Trip to Johannesburg with Students and Teachers for Program at Joburg Ballet
Premiere of Documentary “Making Their Pointe” Produced by Kamilah Thurman
Spoke at Women’s Leadership Group
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The Washington Ballet Gala
YouTube Interviews
Previous Years in Review
2025 in review
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Helped with Student Performance for Washington Ballet’s Nutcracker
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IWF Conference in Cape Town, Tour of Cape Town and Johannesburg Dance Communities
Tour of Dance Community with Artistic Director of Canada’s National Ballet School, Margaret Tracey
Beyond the Ballet Barre Exchange Trip to NBS in Toronto
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Birthday Celebration in Jamaica
Misty Copelands Final Performance with American Ballet Theatre, Lincoln Center
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Hosted Memoir Book Talk for IWF
Granddaughters Enrolled in First Year of University in England
Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) Board Meeting in DC
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DIW Performance at Hillwood
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Hosted Hillwood Tour with International Women’s Forum (IWF) DC
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Jones-Haywood End of Year Concert
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Washington Ballet Gala
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Elizabeth Catlett Exhibition at National Gallery of Art
Norman Fitz Celebration of Life
First BTBB showcase at Dance Institute of Washington
Ideas Festival Hosted by French Embassy, Panel Moderator, Binkady Emmanuel Hié
Governor Wes Moore Speaks on Kent Island
Washington Ballet Performs Alice & Hosts Brunch
White House Correspondents Dinner
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Trip to South Africa with Ballet Teachers and Canada’s National Ballet School Representative
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Season Opening Performance of The Washington Ballet, Transcendance, Featuring Choreography by Ulysses Dove, Jennifer Archibald, and Edwaard Liang
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Attended 150th Anniversary of Garnier Opera featuring Paris Opera & Paris Opera Ballet
Visit of Joburg Ballet CEO Elroy Fillis-Bell
Podcast Interview with Amy Watkins, “Rock, Paper, Write”
Performance of Jones-Haywood students with Chinese National Ballet Company
2024 in review
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Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas celebrates women in the Foreign Service and International Affairs
International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) conference in Memphis, Tennessee
Mother Jones Board Meeting
BTBB becomes a non-profit
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Assemblée Internationale strategy meeting
Washington Ballet Board Meeting
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Mother Jones Board Meeting (San Francisco)
Presentation, Dance Department, Colburn School in Los Angeles
ADST Board Meeting
DC Dance community meeting with Edwaard Liang, Artistic Director Washington Ballet
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Asemblée Internationale strategy meeting
African American Alumni of Vassar College 40th Anniversary and Triennial
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Hosted Center for Investigative Reporting/ Mother Jones Dacor House Washington DC
International Women's Forum (IWF) Conference, New York City
AI 23 Meeting
Meeting of Prix de Lausanne Advisory Committee (Africa)
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ADST Board Meeting
Toronto, National Ballet School Meetings and National Ballet of Canada and National Ballet of Canada Performance
Jones-Haywood Dance School end of year performance, Silver Spring Maryland
Meeting of Prix de Lausanne Advisory Committee (Africa), Toronto
AI 23 meeting of group leaders
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Zoom meeting with BTBB educators & Johannesburg Ballet School Teachers, Executive Director and Andile Ndlovu
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AI 23 meeting of group leaders
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Washington Ballet Retreat
International Career Advancement Program (ICAP) Speaker & Mentor, Aspen
Board Meeting Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR)/ Mother Jones, Chicago
Zoom meeting with BTBB educators & Johannesburg Ballet School Teachers and Executive Director
2023 in Review
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Washington Ballet’s Principale Dancer Gian Carlo master class with Beyond the Ballet Barre Students, St. James
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Mother Jones’ Board Meeting San Franciso
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Dance Theatre of Harlem Tribute to Retiring Artistic Director Virginia Johnson
Washington Ballet annual Gala
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Assemblée Internationale in Toronto
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Audiobook launch
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Senior Advisor and Speaker at International Career Advancement Program (ICAP)
University of Maryland-Eastern Shore Presenter
Mother Jones Board of Trustees meeting in San Francisco
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Students from Canada’s National Ballet School visit to Washington DC (BTBB exchange)
Member and Participant at International Women’s Forum World Leadership Conference in Detroit
Board and Search Committee member select Edwaard Laing as new artistic director of the Washington Ballet
ADST annual general meeting
Co-hosted book for launch of Eileen Casidy’s book
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Honoree for service to the youth in arts at The Society Incorporated DC Chapter’s 40th anniversary
Researched post-apartheid inclusion and diversity in ballet: Johannesburg, Soweto, Auckland Park, Cape Town, Gugulethu
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BTBB students go to Canada’s national ballet school in Toronto
ADST Board of trustee meeting
Traveled to Maputo, Mozambique; Benguela and Luanda, Angola; Paris, France to meet dance communities and family
Welcoming New Washington Ballet Artistic Edwaard Liang and Board Chair Jean-Marie Fernandez
Aspen
IWF/SA, Johannesburg
ICAP Presentation
IWF Conference Detroit
Detroit
C. Payne Lucas tribute, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)
Highland Beach, MD
Commemoration of lives lost on Middle Passage, St Michael’s Maryland
Remembering Vassar Professor Norman Hodges with Tatiana and Yolande Donaldson
Artistic Director Paris Opera Ballet José Fernéndez
Masterclass with Lauren Anderson
Ambassador Harriet Elam-Thomas features scarf honoring Ambassador Ruth Davis' career legacy
Stacie Willams & Brandye Lee appauld their Jones-Haywood students
Budding dancer, Pegado family event, Luanda Angola
Young ballerina, Fundação Arte e Cultura, Isla, Angola
2022 in review
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Interview with Tigner Rand on Rolling Out
Interview with Author Dee Lawrence
The Inaugural Canada-United States Symposium: "Addressing Racialization in Ballet" Co-Hosted by Canada's National Ballet School, Dance Institute of Washington, and Lauri Fitz-Pegado
Conversation about Cultural and Commercial Diplomacy with the Women's National Democratic club
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Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST)
Barnes & Noble Potomac Yard
Vassar College Roommate Interview with Karen Cox
The 2nd Session of The Canada-United States Symposium: "Addressing Racialization in Ballet" Co-Hosted by Canada's National Ballet School, Dance Institute of Washington, and Lauri Fitz-Pegado
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Bee Chat Book Club
Wednesday Morning Book Club
Becoming Your Best Version Podcast Interview with Maria Olsen
Channel Islands Chapter of the Links "Lunch and Learn"
On campus presentations, Vassar College:
Dance Department
ALANA
African-American Alumnae/i of Vassar College (AAAVC) Meeting with Black Students
The Collective showing to local students of "Beyond Moving" featuring the life story of Siphe November of The National Ballet of Canada
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Barnes & Noble Potomac Yard Alexandria, Virginia Interview
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Book Talk at Becket Athenaeum, The Berkshires
The Collective Teachers Visit and Master Classes at Canada's National Ballet School
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International Career Advancement Program (ICAP), Aspen, Colorado, Senior Advisor
Book Launch", The Young Black Leader's Guide to a Successful Career in International Affairs", one of the featured interviews
Joined The Washington Ballet's Board of Trustees
Joined Mother Jones' Board of Trustees
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Cultural Diplomacy Presentation for Class at Tufts University
Beyond the Ballet Barre Hosts Students in Washington D.C. from Canada's National Ballet School
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Nightingale Bamford School Book Presentation
St. Alban's Episcopal Church Book Presentation
First Sunday Book Club
The Collective Students Visit Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto
Hosted a Salon featuring Mother Jones' investigative journalist Ari Berman
Named to Search Committee for new Washington Ballet artistic director
2021 in review
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Book Event Hosted by Ambassador Gina Abercrombie-Winstanley
Book Event Hosted By Penny McIntyre & Cory Molina
Book Event Hosted By Julie Kent, Artistic Director, The Washington Ballet
Book Event Hosted By Sally Painter & Karen Tramontano
Book Event Hosted by Eileen Cassidy Rivera & Andy Rivera
International Women's Forum/DC Fall Read Around
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Facebook Live Interview with Emily Barrosse
Conversation with the Author Hosted by Dance Institute of Washington
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"State of the Woman" Holiday Celebration Co-Hosted By LETTS CONSULT & United Bank
Conversation with the Author Hosted by Barnes & Noble 5th Avenue, New York City
Becoming Your Best Version Podcast Interview with Maria Olsen
Good Day Orange County Interview