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See our humble beginnings in the pictures below! We are still humble, but have grown strong since our birth in 2011! These photos only scratch the surface! We hope you enjoy them. Also, take a look here at this Tumblr page; it is retiring, but has over 50 pages of photos going all the way back to our first days.
BalletHaven @ our annual school holiday performance || "Winter White Hymnal" by Pentatonix ||choreographed by Mnikesa Whitaker
"River", music by Ibeyi || choreographed by Yasmin R., 8th grade & BalletHaven Founding Member ||
"Glory", music by John Legend and Common || choreographed by Jousebeth L., Educational Center for the Arts junior & BalletHaven Alum
Piece choreographed and performed by our graduating 4 year BH members.
Choreographed by 17 year old Jousebeth Lopez (BH Alum and Educational Center for the Arts Dance Major '17)
Music by Sia, "Bird Set Free"
Introduced by Assistant Principal Mr. Jaime Ramos (who brought up the student choreographer to recognize her in front of her Alum Community!)
Choreographed by ECA Dance Major and Cross High Senior, Jousebeth Lopez
Music by Ana Tijoux featuring Shadia Mansour, "Somos Sur"
A chance to perform where it all started for these young dancers--the stage and home of BalletHaven--Fair Haven K8 School.
Music and Lyrics: Sara Bareilles and Leslie Odom, Jr.
Choreography: Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim and Dancers
(This is an abbreviated cast performance as the other dancers were in rehearsal at ECA, their performing arts high school.)
Choreography and performance by BH Alum, Ursule
NOTE: This was originally choreographed as a duet by Ursule and BalletHaven alum Carole (who was not present at this performance; she was attending rehearsal at ECA, her performing arts high school.)
A dance-film project set to the music of Sara Bareilles and Leslie Odom, Jr. that deals with the violent and challenging climate surrounding the election season and its aftermath. Featuring 6 BalletHaven Alum dancers. Choreography by Founder/Director Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim. Follow the hashtag #browngirlsspeakingseriously. Finished video coming soon. Watch and start your own conversations towards change in your community...THAT is the call to action in both the song and the movement of the dancers. Join us.
They go off to high school but come back to choreograph, mentor, train or to invite us to big events in their lives; our Alums are crucial to the BalletHaven sisterhood.
