Kennedy Center Dance Council

The Kennedy Center welcomes six community members and ballet experts and educators as part of the newly formed Kennedy Center Dance Council. Championing dance expertise and knowledge in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including a multiplicity of voices and perspectives, the Council will advise on the content of our ballet series offerings. They will also serve as ambassadors for the Center’s dance programs to young performers, schools, and the local community.

Caroline Rocher Barnes

Assistant Professor of Dance at Towson University

Tammy Hurt

Principal of the Washington School of Ballet SE Campus

Roger C. Jeffrey

Term Assistant Professor at George Mason University’s School of Dance

Brandye Lee

Adjunct Lecturer at Howard University’s Chadwick A. Boseman School of Fine Arts

Constance Walsh

Associate Artistic Director of BalletNova

Robert “Bambi” Woofter

Director of haus of bambi

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