Throughout our years of work with young people with and without autism, and the staggering theme of disconnection, grew an understanding and desire to provide a way for all people to connect with themselves and their innate qualities
To address this, we added a second name to our non-profit: The First Guild. A Guild is all about learning a craft. The First Guild is about learning to craft yourself, to craft your identity. Identity is connecting with one’s innate qualities and finding one’s natural mode of expression.
To achieve this goal, we have been developing and implementing a unique program Ballet & Identity, which teaches principles that develop core strength, confidence, unlock creativity, and empower youth ability to succeed in their chosen field through the mecca of culture, science and arts collectively represented in classical ballet