CHILDREN’S Ballet
The Children’s Ballet after School Program is a donor supported program provided at no cost to local youth. This program will engage and educate children in the art of classical ballet. Poised in a vibrant arts community, the children in our ballet classes have the opportunity to learn the rich history of ballet and understand this evolving and exciting art form.
REGISTRATION BEGINS MONDAY, AUGUST 25TH!
2 Classes Available:
Ages: 6-9 years old - 4PM-5PM*
Ages: 10 years old and up - 5PM-6PM*
IN THE RANDALL EWING KEMPER HALL
Location: 106 S. Austin St. - The ROCC
Mondays, September 8th, 2025 - April 27th, 2026**
September 8th, 15th, 22nd, 29th
October 6th, 20th, 27th
November 3rd, 10th, 17th
December 1st, 8th
January 12th, 26th
February 2nd, 9th, 23rd
March 2nd, 16th, 23rd, 30th
April 13th, 20th, 27th
Recital Days TBD - May 2026
*Ballet class times have shifted because of school start and end times changing this year.
**School Holidays are not included in the Ballet Schedule
PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: This year, we will be offering additional after school programs in The ROCC during the same time. You will now have your own entrance to The ROCC for Ballet. Due to these space constraints, you will no longer be able to stay with your children. Drop-Off Only, Please - Thank you for understanding!
About the Instructor:
Holly Waxman danced professionally with Ballet West, Oklahoma Festival Ballet, Utah Ballet, Western Arkansas Ballet, Antelope Valley Ballet, Corpus Christi Concert Ballet, Corpus Christi Ballet, and as a guest artist across the United States.
She has danced as The Firebird in George Skibine’s Firebird, Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker, Liberty Bell in Balanchine’s© Stars and Stripes Pas de Deux, Second Violin in George Balanchine’s© Concerto Barocco, and “The Osage
Variation” from The Four Moons by Miguel Terehkov. Ms. Waxman performed in Jonas Kåge’s Swan Lake, Willam Christensen's Coppèlia, George Balanchine's© Stravinsky Violin Concerto, Ben Stevenson's Cinderella, and Airs, by Paul Taylor to name a few.
Mrs. Waxman toured internationally with Oklahoma Festival Ballet in Clermont-Ferrand, France, Avignon, France, and Eisenstadt, Austria. From 2006-2013 Ms. Waxman was a full-time Professor in Ballet at the University of Oklahoma where she taught classes in ballet, pointe, dance history, and coordinated the Saturday Youth Class and SummerWind Ballet Camp.
Ms. Waxman holds an MFA in Dance from the University of Oklahoma where she was a Foundation Fellow and BFA in Ballet from the University of Utah. Mrs. Waxman is thrilled to be partnering with the Rockport Center for the Arts to bring classical ballet to the beautiful Rockport, Texas community.