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 Saturday, August 1st at 10Am!
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, August 31, 2026 - April 26, 2027**
Recital Day: May 1, 2027
*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!
Class Dates: August 31, 2026 - April 26, 2027
Recital: May 1st, 2027
*School Holidays are not included in the Ballet Schedule
Class Length: 35 Classes
Medium: Ballet Instruction
Enroll each child individually.
Then finalize registration through the cart.
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.