Ballet Hawaii

Name

Ballet Hawaii

Legal name

Ballet Hawaii

Website

https://ballethawaii.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Performing Arts Education

NAICS

Dance Companies (71112), Performing Arts Companies (7111), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (71)

SIC

Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Ballet (Full-Length & Repertoire) (MPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Dance Education (Ballet, Contemporary, Hip-Hop, Cultural Dance) (EDAMAAAH), Youth/Student & Community Dance Recitals (MPAGADAI), Dance Performances (THAJAFAD), Dance Floor, Staging & Platform Rentals (HSACAFAD)

Keywords

• Ballet education programs
• Dance school classes
• Performing arts productions
• Community outreach dance
• Summer dance intensive

Headquarters

HQ city

Honolulu

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Class Tuition: Recurring tuition revenue from structured ballet training programs at two locations (Honolulu and Waipahu). Enrollment spans Creative Movement through Ballet 8 levels, plus open/adult classes. Processed through Jackrabbit online platform.
2. Summer Programs: Revenue from Summer Intensive (4-week intensive program with three levels) and Summer Dance Camps (ages 4-8). Tuition ranges from $1,665-$3,745 depending on program type and enrollment status.
3. Performance Tickets: Revenue from ticket sales for productions including annual Nutcracker, Spring Showcase, Summer Intensive performances, and Performing Ensemble shows. Nutcracker performed at Neal Blaisdell Concert Hall.
4. Studio Rental: Revenue from renting studio spaces to external parties when not in use for Ballet Hawaii classes. Five studios total across both locations available for rehearsals, private classes, and events.
5. Donations and Sponsorships: Annual fund donations, Angel Program for Title I school attendance, costume preservation donations, and corporate sponsorships at various levels (Principal $1,000+, Soloist $500+, etc.).
6. Boutique Sales: Uniform orders and boutique merchandise sales through the [email protected] contact.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ballet Hawaii is a nonprofit dance education organization that teaches, produces, presents, and promotes ballet in Hawaii. It runs a structured ballet school for ages 3 through advanced levels at two Oahu studio locations (Honolulu and Waipahu), an annual Summer Intensive, a pre-professional Performing Ensemble, adult open classes, and produces signature performances including a Hawaiian-themed Nutcracker and Spring Showcase. The organization also delivers community outreach programs serving Title I schools and partners with foundations for subsidized dance access.

Product overview

Ballet Hawaii is a dance education organization and performing arts school offering a comprehensive suite of programs for dancers of all ages and skill levels. The core offerings include structured ballet training through the School at Ballet Hawaii (levels from Creative Movement for ages 3-5 through advanced Ballet 8, with 500+ students annually), the annual Summer Intensive (a four-week intensive with three levels culminating in a professional production), and the Performing Ensemble (pre-professional dancers from top school levels performing classical and contemporary works). For adults, programs include Open Classes at all levels, ACT DEUX Adult Performing Group, Performance Conditioning Class, and Adult Ballet Intensive. The organization also runs Summer Dance Camps for young children, Master Classes with guest artists, an Outreach Program for Title I schools, and produces signature performances including the Hawaiian-themed Nutcracker, Spring Showcase, and Summer Intensive performances. Studio rentals are available at both Honolulu and West Oahu locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 500+ students trained annually at multiple levels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Mami Ballet LandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial affiliate school of Ballet Hawaii under direction of Mana Iwai. Partnership reflects shared commitment to high-quality classical ballet training, artistic development, and cultural connections between Hawai'i and Japan. Mami Ballet Land students welcomed to Summer Intensive 2026.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Houston Ballet: Large, established U.S. ballet company with extensive educational programming. Useful comparable for understanding scale economics of the ballet school-plus-company model.
• Boston Ballet: Major U.S. ballet institution with one of the largest affiliated schools (Boston Ballet School). Demonstrates the scaled version of the school-plus-company model Ballet Hawaii operates.
• San Francisco Ballet: Premier U.S. ballet company with deep Hawaii ties via Ballet Hawaii's origin story as a support group to the Honolulu City Ballet and initial Nutcracker casting of SFB principals. Represents the upper bound of the school-plus-company model.
• Joffrey Ballet: Major U.S. ballet company with a large associated academy (Joffrey Academy). Provides a comparable school-of-ballet plus company structure, operating at significantly larger scale.
• Atlanta Ballet: Larger, established regional ballet company with a substantial school. Ballet Hawaii's Artistic Director Pamela Taylor Tongg previously spent 10 years (1975-1985) as soloist, ballet mistress, and apprenticeship director there, providing a direct professional lineage.

Direct peers

• Carolina Ballet: Regional professional ballet company also referenced as a source of guest artists for Ballet Hawaii's Summer Intensive. Comparable in scale to Ballet Hawaii with a similar mixed model of performance, school, and touring engagements.
• Sacramento Ballet: Mid-sized regional ballet company that also supplies guest artists to Ballet Hawaii's Summer Intensive and 'Forces of Nature' performance. Highly comparable in scale, geographic scope, and the hybrid school-plus-company revenue model.
• Kentucky Ballet Theatre: Regional ballet company where Ballet Hawaii's School Director Christine Kaminski previously danced as a soloist. Comparable scale and structure to Ballet Hawaii, with similar school-and-company operations.
• Eugene Ballet: Smaller regional ballet company cited as a guest artist source for Ballet Hawaii. Operates a comparable school-plus-performance model in a smaller market, making it a close structural peer.
• Pacific Northwest Ballet: Major regional ballet company that operates both a professional company and an associated school. PNB is one of Ballet Hawaii's primary guest artist sources and shares the hybrid company-plus-school operating model that defines Ballet Hawaii's structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BalletHI
• Instagraminstagram.com/ballethawaii/?hl=en
• Xx.com/ballethi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ballet-hawaii

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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