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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]