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Donated Dance Wear Delivered

Larkin Dance Studio and their students’ families have once again shown their generosity by donating dance wear to Trifecta Arts, a non-profit organization that provides free ballet classes for children.  Earlier in the year, the studio collected over 60 gently used leotards from the dancers at the studio.  With new sessions beginning in Puerto Rico […]

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From School to Stage

Picture this: a bunch of kids from Toa Baja, Puerto Rico, gathered in a spare classroom with their eyes wide open and their legs wobbly, trying to imitate the graceful moves of their ballet teacher, Anne Koho. They were wearing t-shirts, sweatpants and socks, and the room was far from being a grand stage, but […]

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Dancing in a Yurt Beats Dancing in the Dirt

The students at Escuela Waldorf Micael were ready to plié, pirouette, and jeté when Trifecta Arts, a nonprofit on a mission to bring the arts to underserved communities worldwide, arrived on their doorstep to turn up the dance heat in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico! From September 2021 to May 2022, free weekly ballet classes were added […]

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Generous Donations help Dancers

A special donation from the families of Larkin Dance Studio made its way to Puerto Rico! 45 black leotards of various sizes will be made available to the dancers in The Jane Stern Dorado Community Library Ballet Program sponsored by Trifecta Arts. In fact, they will be used at our upcoming performance! A sincere THANK […]

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Powerful Partnership Provides Free Classes

Hold on to your tutus and tiaras, because the Jane Stern Dorado Community Library just got a little more active! That’s right, since January 2022, the library has been hosting free ballet classes for kids, and let me tell you, it’s been an absolute blast. Trifecta Arts, a non-profit organization that promotes arts education in […]

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A Thank You across the Ocean

Dear Little Dancers Big Dreams, We hope this message finds you well. We wanted to take a moment to express our gratitude for your recent donation of dance wear to our organization in Puerto Rico. Your generosity and kindness are truly appreciated. We were thrilled to receive the following items from you: 15  leotards 5  […]

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Hip Hop Hits Olón

“Summer Vacation” on the coast of Ecuador coincides with the hottest season here and runs from February until late April. And things heated up even more with the arrival of Trifecta Arts’ first guest teacher. Heather Johnson Eaglebourne, from Minneapolis, MN, came to Ecuador to share her love of dance with the children from many […]

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Let there be Air!

Let there be air! (Or at least fans 😃) We battled through the heat of the Ecuadorian summer, even with classes starting at 8 am, but soon decided that another donation to the Community Center was in order. Thanks to all of the students participating in our vacation program, Trifecta Arts was able to purchase fans […]

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Ballet in the Park, Ecuadorian Style

During the twice weekly ballet classes sponsored by Trifecta Arts,  the students began learning choreographed dances for a performance during Olón’s annual celebration in December. Through the incredible generosity of two of Ms. Koho’s former employers in Minnesota – Larkin Dance Studio and Summit Dance Shoppe – every dancer (70+) had a brand-new pair of […]

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Ballet Premieres at Annual Orphanage Fundraiser

In their world-premiere performance, the teenage dancers from theSanta Maria Orphanage who have been studying classical ballet with Anne Koho took the stage and delighted the audience at the annual fundraiser on October 24th. There were definitely some internal butterflies before they danced and some last-minute rehearsal time backstage. But like seasoned veterans, the young […]

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Celebration and Certificates

  On October 18, we had a wonderful celebration recognizing the important rolearts education plays in the lives of young students. Students received certificates, local artists created new works live during the celebration, and community leaders spoke to parents about the special opportunities that their children were receiving. Anne Koho, Trifecta Arts Founder and ballet […]

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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall

  Through community donations and a matching gift from Trifecta Arts, a full wall of mirrors was installed in the Olón Community Center to improve our dance environment. We transitioned from one wobbly standing mirror on rollers, to high quality mirrors that allow the entire group to observe their ballet positions and movements. When studying […]

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Growing Ballerinas in Olón

  It all started in a small room that was used for music lessons and expanded so quickly that we moved to the main Community Building within 3 weeks. Initially advertised as free ballet classes for children 6 years and older, we had 5 students in the first class – – ages 4-14! (The little […]

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Happy 1st Birthday, Trifecta Arts!

No birthday is complete without a party! Cake, balloons and children from the Santa Maria Orphanage created the perfect combination of fun for Trifecta Arts’ first birthday celebration. As “they”say, time flies when you’re having fun and the past 12 months have been more fun-filled than I could have imagined. After incorporating Trifecta Arts as […]

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Ballet in India

Anne Koho, the founder of Trifecta Arts, has achieved an admirable feat by completing the first-ever classical ballet training program for underserved children at the Moriah School* in Guntur, India. The program was made possible thanks to the establishment of the Moriah Dance Project by Sophie Dale, and the support provided by Esther Dale and […]

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First Time on Stage

The Trifecta Arts Ballet Program performance by the students of President Tamayo School was a beautiful event highlighted by the lovely dancers. The younger dancers (grades 2-4) were radiant in bright pink custom-made tutus and danced to music from the ballet “Coppelia.” The older dancers (grades 5-6) wore elegant blue custom-made tutus for their choreography set […]

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From Bare Feet to Ballet Slippers

After months of dancing in socks or barefooted, the dancers at the Olon Orphanage feel pretty special in their new ballet shoes! It was an entirely different ballet class this week with all of the dancers in professional quality leather ballet shoes for the first time!  The feet were more pointed and the releve’s were higher…I […]

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Help Wanted: Minneapolis-based Shoe Lover

Trifecta Arts received a windfall from Summit Dance Shoppe and now we need help transitioning this gift into the hands (or should I say feet?) of underprivileged girls in Ecuador. Over 300 pairs of ballet slippers were logged into our inventory by Patty Vannucci and her daughter, Erica. Their quick work was essential, because a […]

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Olón Orphanage adopts Ms. Anne

Perched atop a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean, like a scene from a movie, sits the Santa Maria Orphanage.  Young minds, bodies and souls are welcomed here when they have no other place to go. Once they arrive, they generally stay until their 18th birthday. Very few are adopted due to restrictive laws and unwillingness […]

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Strike Up The NEW Band!

In a school that just lost it’s music teacher, Trifecta Arts is beginning a new program to teach interested students the fundamentals of music. Francisco Huerta Rendon School in Salinas, Ecuador had a music program that consisted of glockenspiels and snare drums. It was limited to the older students and had to be discontinued when […]

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Multicultural Music Lovers Unite

Melodía del Mar is a shining example of the power of community-driven initiatives and the transformative effect that music can have on people’s lives. Since its inception in 2014, the music school in Olón, Ecuador has continued to grow thanks to the dedication of its volunteers and the support of Musicians Without Borders, a German-based […]

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Trifecta Achieved!

It’s a TRIFECTA for Trifecta Arts in Ecuador! That’s right – THREE arts programs underway at the same time covering all THREE of our target educational genres … Ballet, Art and now Music. It gives me goosebumps, an adrenaline burst and tears of joy to realize that this has happened in less than THREE months […]

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Ballet Blossoms in Ecuador

It’s really hard to describe how excited and delighted I am to announce Trifecta Arts’ first ballet program. I dreamed of it, searched for it, and now we are on the threshold. Beginning in September 2017 and culminating with a final performance in early 2018, 50 young girls will experience their first ever ballet training. […]

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Art Program Draws on Local Talent

Trifecta Arts is proud to partner with the Francisco Huerta Rendon School in Salinas, Ecuador. This public school, located on the southwestern coast of Ecuador, has over 600 students in grades 1-10. We are fortunate to have the full support of the school’s Director, Sonia Monserrate, to offer free art classes before and after school. […]

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The Journey Begins: Salinas, Ecuador

I’m accustomed to taking multi-week vacations, but my first two weeks here in Ecuador could not be described as such. There is, of course, the stunning Pacific Ocean view from my balcony paired with a lovely mile-long malecon (boardwalk) that hugs the beach bordering Salinas Bay.  Add to that scene the invigorating morning walks, fresh […]

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Naming Trifecta Arts

Every new life needs an identity. Babies, puppies, goldfish and nonprofits. But I knew the name of this endeavor needed to have meaning, be inspirational, and avoid any (awkward international) misunderstandings, all without being dry and boringly descriptive. So the brainstorming began…. and after literally dozens of possibilities were generated, researched and shared with friends, […]

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Trifecta Arts is born

Elizabeth Gilbert (best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic) says that ideas float and swirl around in the universe, looking for available and willing human beings. If the human is ready to accept the idea, care for it, see if grow, then it stays. If the human isn’t ready, ignores or pushes the idea away, it […]