Mission
WEST HAWAII DANCE THEATRE & ACADEMY TRANSFORMS INDIVIDUALS AND BUILDS COMMUNITY BY PROVIDING A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL DANCE AND THEATRE PROGRAM ON THE BIG ISLAND OF HAWAII. FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS, WHDTA'S EXCEPTIONALLY DIVERSE AND FAMILY FRIENDLY PROGRAM HAS INCLUDED DAILY CLASSES IN MULTIPLE DANCE DISCIPLINES, WORKSHOPS, OUTREACH PROGRAMS, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES, AND GUEST ARTIST RESIDENCIES. WE STRENGTHEN ARTS EDUCATION TO ALL LEARNERS BY EXPOSING YOUTH TO CAREERS PATHS THAT ARE NOT ADDRESSED IN TRADITIONAL CLASSROOM SETTINGS & SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES WHO PERHAPS DID NOT HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY IN THEIR YOUTH. DANCE FOSTERS & CELEBRATES THE ARTISTIC EXPRESSION OF OUR DIVERSE CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES WHICH RESULT IN ENRICHED VIBRANT HUMAN SPIRITS. WHDT FOSTERS CREATIVITY, SELF-ESTEEM, COURAGE, AND DISCIPLINE THOUGH INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION AND MENTORING RESULTING IN ENRICHED HUMAN SPIRITS AND RESPONSIBLE COMMUNITY CITIZENS. IT IS RESPECTED FOR ITS EXCELLENCE, INN