After School
Personal development workshops for ballroom youth.
Schedule
Eight times per year
Facilitator
Andre
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
This is the stuff most of us didn’t learn in school. After School is a series of 8 workshops where you pick up practical life skills.
You’ll learn how to manage money, build a career, freelance, take care of your mental health, and present yourself in different settings.
It’s lowkey and useful. No experience needed. Just show up and learn things that can help you feel more steady, inside and outside ballroom.
EVENT INFORMATION
Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible with accessible restrooms. We can provide additional accommodations upon request.
Languages
Sessions are conducted primarily in English with Dutch translation available when needed.
Environment
After School is a substance-free space focused on creating a supportive atmosphere for allparticipants.
Who it's for
When it happens
Eight times per year
Where it takes place
Utrecht
What to bring
Have Questions?
We're happy to provide more information about this program and help determine if it's the right fit for you.
Contact usMeet your facilitator
Andre
Founder & Director
Andre started the Utrecht Ballroom Scene in 2020 and is the Director of BALLROOM WORKS. They have been in ballroom since 2019, and have walked and won across Europe.
this program’s events
T4T Day: BIPOC Trans Picnic
Meet and connect with other BIPOC trans and non-binary people over a picnic.
SUMMER OF PRIDE KIKI PART III
The biggest and fabbest Utrecht ball of the year: the Summer of Pride Kiki returns for its third edition, paying tribute to the trans community who have built ballroom.
Community Day: Color the Block
A day celebrating Ballroom and its Afro- and Latin American roots through various workshops, performances, samba, street food, and a mini kiki
Participant Experiences
“Ballroom gave me the space to fully embrace who I am through the expression of my gender, my fashion, and my self-worth in general. I thank ballroom for the person I am today and for the community it has given me.”
Anonymous
“Utrecht Ballroom Scene is a place where I feel safe and can express myself as a trans woman. It gave me a close-knit community when I first arrived in the Netherlands alone. Ballroom makes me a better person.”
Anonymous
“Being surrounded by like-minded people, especially other queer people of color, helped me understand and develop my identity and self-expression in a safer way. Ballroom has given me more confidence in myself and my abilities. Through the community activities and classes, it has significantly improved both my mental and physical health. Ballroom gave me the will to live and to want more for myself.”
Anonymous
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