Tyde-Courtney's profile
Tyde-Courtney Edwards is the Founding Director of Ballet After Dark, a classically trained ballerina, art model and survivor of sexual assault. Born and raised in Baltimore City, she is a graduate of the Baltimore School for the Arts and has over 20 years of dance training and experience. Trained in various styles of dance including classical and contemporary ballet, pointe, modern, lyrical, jazz, tap and hip-hop, she conceptualized Ballet After Dark after struggling with recovery following her sexual assault. Tyde-Courtney has trained with Debbie Allen Dance Academy, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Peabody
Conservatory, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey and other institutions while receiving training from local dance pioneers such as Anton Wilson and Stephanie Powell. She currently resides in Baltimore City.
Catching the eye of multi-talented artist, Queen Latifah, and consumer conglomerate, Procter & Gamble, the short documentary, Ballet After Dark, was produced and premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The short film was choreographed by Tyde-Courtney. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tyde-Courtney was invited to participate in a fireside discussions facilitated by Facebook discussing the impact of art in the community and sustaining a passion for creativity. During the summer of 2020, Tyde-Courtney was invited to contribute choreography to a virtual event, A Night of Solidarity, hosted by Refinery 29. The virtual event streamed via Youtube and raised funds for domestic violence programming.
Since launching the Ballet After Dark holistic dance therapy curriculum, international programs have slowly began ressurecting. Currently, we've had a successful launch of our first international program, Ballet After Dark- Mexico. Affectionately known as BAD-Mx, the first semester of the international curriculum successfully launched the summer of 2020. Hosted virtually using Zoom, the LGBTQ friendly dance program services survivors from marginalized communities such as indigenous, Afro-Latino and members of the trans community that are not cis-gendered men. Ballet After Dark has been able to create additional performance opportunities for black and brown women while simultaneously using dance as a healing modality.
Conservatory, Joffrey Ballet, Alvin Ailey and other institutions while receiving training from local dance pioneers such as Anton Wilson and Stephanie Powell. She currently resides in Baltimore City.
Catching the eye of multi-talented artist, Queen Latifah, and consumer conglomerate, Procter & Gamble, the short documentary, Ballet After Dark, was produced and premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival. The short film was choreographed by Tyde-Courtney. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, Tyde-Courtney was invited to participate in a fireside discussions facilitated by Facebook discussing the impact of art in the community and sustaining a passion for creativity. During the summer of 2020, Tyde-Courtney was invited to contribute choreography to a virtual event, A Night of Solidarity, hosted by Refinery 29. The virtual event streamed via Youtube and raised funds for domestic violence programming.
Since launching the Ballet After Dark holistic dance therapy curriculum, international programs have slowly began ressurecting. Currently, we've had a successful launch of our first international program, Ballet After Dark- Mexico. Affectionately known as BAD-Mx, the first semester of the international curriculum successfully launched the summer of 2020. Hosted virtually using Zoom, the LGBTQ friendly dance program services survivors from marginalized communities such as indigenous, Afro-Latino and members of the trans community that are not cis-gendered men. Ballet After Dark has been able to create additional performance opportunities for black and brown women while simultaneously using dance as a healing modality.
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