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Ballet Bridges in UgandA

Teaching Classes

Ballet Bridges instructors teach free ballet and contemporary dance classes to students in Uganda through biweekly virtual lessons. These classes provide opportunities for physical activity, confidence-building, and connection, while making quality dance education more accessible to young people regardless of location or financial circumstances.

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Video call screenshot showing four women in different indoor locations, some making dance poses with raised arms, in a virtual dance session or class.
A virtual dance class with children and adults, each in their own space, participating via video call. Some are standing, some are stretching or moving, with various backgrounds including homes and outdoor settings.
Screenshot of a virtual meeting with five participants, each in separate rooms with different backgrounds, some with curtains and furniture, engaged in a virtual activity.
Screenshot of a virtual meeting with children and adults participating from different indoor locations, some performing dance or exercise poses, others standing or sitting, with a variety of backgrounds including living rooms and bedrooms.
A virtual meeting with six participants, five are dancing and performing various dance moves in different indoor locations and a bedroom.

Donation Boxes

Through regular dancewear donations, Ballet Bridges provides students in Uganda with the resources they need to participate fully in dance. Donations from our community have supplied hundreds of items, including leotards, ballet shoes, tights, warm-ups, and costumes.

Ballet Bridges also provides cohesive class uniforms, ensuring students feel united and confident in the studio, as well as costumes for performances and special events. By reducing financial barriers to participation, the program allows more young dancers to access quality dance education and performance opportunities.

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Four young girls practicing ballet in a dance studio with wooden floors, colorful wall art, and large windows letting in sunlight.
Six young girls dressed in dance attire, standing in a line with hands on hips inside a dance studio. Large glass window in the background shows greenery outside.
Group of young girls in ballet practice wearing black and white dance outfits, standing with hands on hips in a dance studio with large windows and stacked tires in the background.