Ballet Hawaii West

06/16/2024

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Lace up your pointe shoes with Ballet Hawai'i. The school was voted as a finalist in the 2024 Best of Hawai'i Viewers Choice Awards.

10/22/2022

Pamela Taylor Tongg, Ballet Hawaii’s artistic director, says “dance chose me, I didn’t choose dance.”

09/30/2022

https://www.khon2.com/local-news/the-nutcracker-ballet-performance-coming-to-honolulu/?fbclid=IwAR30LsMkpaFFX9q7pxd6J6xlxAz9vZVAvoRbN2lnWG5Ie88ankxGeLJeWrI

The popularized ballet performance, the Nutcracker is making its way to the Blaisdell Center in Honolulu.

07/17/2022

02/04/2022

After a two-year COVID hiatus, Ballet Hawaii is proud to bring world-class dance back to Honolulu with the Stars of American Ballet® at the Hawaii Theatre Center on Saturday, March 12, 2022.

The Stars of American Ballet® performance will support Ballet Hawaii’s mission of teaching, presenting, producing dance in Hawaii. Tickets range in price from $35-$85 and can be purchased at https://www.hawaiitheatre.com/events/stars-of-american-ballet/.

Two levels of sponsorship are available and include highlights such as VIP seating for 10 and exclusive post-show meet and greet with the dancers, learn more at https://ballethawaii.org/sab-sponsorship/. Please contact Executive Director, Kimi Takazawa for sponsorship opportunities at [email protected].

Stars of American Ballet® was created by dance visionary and renowned principal dancer with New York City Ballet, Daniel Ulbricht, a principal dancer with New York City Ballet since 2007. As director and choreographer, Ulbricht blends his fellow New York City Ballet dancers with other top soloist talent from major ballet and dance companies throughout the United States and abroad. This fast-paced performance pairs premier choreography with commanding athleticism.

01/31/2022

🚨FREE TRIAL CLASS ALERT🚨

💥Sunday, February 13th, 11:00-12:30pm💥
FREE Trial Class for Tweens & Teens Beginner Ballet! This trial class will also include a 15-minute Q&A with a Ballet Hawaii teacher for prospective students to ask questions about training in ballet as well as their individual goals for ballet. *Note: Placement/trial classes are normally $20.

Ballet Hawaii's Tweens & Teens Beginner Ballet class at our West Oahu location is now enrolling new students. This class is perfect for anyone aged 9-15 with limited to no formal ballet training. Our teachers will instill the basics of classical ballet and provide a solid foundation for continued recreational training or transition to our progressive level classes.

To attend the free trial class on Sunday, Feb 13, please complete the following steps:
❗️Register and create an account with Ballet Hawaii's online student management portal: https://app.akadadance.com/customer/login...
❗️Email [email protected] to reserve your place in the FREE trial class.
❗️Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the start of class to check in with our receptionist.

Please visit https://ballethawaii.org/ballet-hawaii-west-classes/ to view tuition and enrollment information.

10/01/2021

is a global day of generosity that will take place on November 30, 2021. Even in times of economic uncertainty, we each have a deep reserve of generosity, which we can deploy in a myriad of ways to make a difference--your time, your kindness, your skills, your voice are all things you can give in addition to charitable donations.

Save the date (we're only 60 days away) and prepare to unleash generosity in your community.

09/13/2021

Ms. Caitlin's Ballet 1 students recently transitioned to training with the barre! This is a huge milestone and accomplishment for young dancers. Building the discipline, focus, and work ethic to begin barre work is no easy feat for these tiny ballerinas. They know they have worked hard to earn this privilege and they treat it accordingly! 👏👏👏

09/12/2021

Ballet Hawaii's Ballet 4 students are 9 to 11 years old and attend class 3x per week. They spent the last year in Ballet 3 learning the proper anatomical placement of the body and reinforcing good movement patterns that have prepared them for the more rigorous training they are now receiving in Ballet 4. This year, they will work to refine their technique while learning more challenging skills and more complicated combinations of movement. But what are they most excited about?
This week these dancers have embarked on a formal pre-pointe training program that will prepare them for the challenge of pointe work in the next few years!

09/08/2021

There is still time to Give ALOHA this month!

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If you are shopping at Foodland or Sack n Save during the month of September, you are able to make a donation to Ballet Hawaiʻi during checkout through the Give Aloha program. Use our Code: #78582 during checkout to donate to Ballet Hawaiʻi. ⁠

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Give Aloha is an annual program through which Foodland directs its charitable giving to the organizations that are important to its customers.

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Give Aloha runs through the entire month of September. Whether you donate $5 or $50, every gift is appreciated. Mahalo! ⁠

08/29/2021

Happy Sunday Bun-Day to all you ballet lovers! This is one of our lovely Ballet 2 students, Arielle, and she happens to have a pretty perfect ballet bun. It's an important rule to come to ballet class with a neatly secure bun, but do you know why?

🩰 Less Distraction
Young dancers tend to be distracted by longer hair. It can get in their eyes and make it difficult to pay attention to the teacher. Even if it's pulled back in a ponytail, young children will often play with their hair. A bun helps younger dancers to focus on the teacher's instruction and on their own dancing. For older dancers, a secure bun allows them to focus on ballet technique without having to readjust their hair after each combination.

🩰 Uniformity
One thing that makes ballet so special is the discipline. Part of that comes from each dancer dressing in the same “uniform”, and that includes having your hair in a ballet bun.

🩰 It helps the teacher
A ballet teacher's job is to assist every dancer in improving their technique. Styling the hair off of the face and neck allows teachers to correct placement issues of the shoulders, elbows, or head. Having uniformity makes it easier for the teacher to spot these corrections and even prevent injuries that occur due to incorrect form.