CONTEMPORARY POP-UP CLASS WITH KE'ALA O'CONNELL

Wednesday, July 23rd @ PDD
• 8pm-9pm
• Intermediate/Advance Levels; Ages 9+
• $20 cash only at the door

Ke'ala O'Connell is a dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Kailua, Hawai'i. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.F.A. in Dance Performance and minors in Arts Management and Communications. Ke'ala has performed the works of Peiju Chien-Pott, Katie Drablos, Dwight Rhoden, Robert Battle, Take Ueyama, and Spenser Theberge, among others. She has danced professionally in New York City since 2021 and most recently spent the 2023-2024 season performing and touring with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company.

Ke'ala has choreographed, produced, and directed her own dance films; "In the Meantime...", "Flip A Switch", and "Nothing Else Matters" to name a few. One of her films "embers to ash" was featured at the Wilddogs International Screendance Festival presented in Honolulu, Hawai'i.

As an educator, Ke'ala has experience teaching a variety of ages and levels at studios in Honolulu, Dallas, and New York City.

Her movement style combines strong technique with dynamic storytelling and an expressive movement quality. The joyful, welcoming class environment she creates allows every student to feel equally challenged and encouraged.


"HOEDOWN SHOWDOWN" VOCAL RECITAL

Saturday, July 26, 2025

Ka Makana Ali'i
91-5431 Kapolei Pkwy
Kapolei, HI 96707

Join us as our vocal students bring country music fun to the stage at Ka Makana Ali'i Shopping Mall. So put on your cowboy boots and hats, and come out and support these very talented vocal students as they brave the stage and sing live!! Directed by Cathy Lagrimas.
JAZZ POP-UP CLASS WITH KAMYLE STAMP

Wednesday, March 19th @ PDD
• 8pm-9pm
• Intermediate/Advance Levels; Ages 9+
• $20 cash only at the door

Kamyle Stamp is a PDD alumni and now competes with her college dance team in Southern California. She has been dancing for PDD for 16 years and competing for 10 years. She trains in all styles of dance and has competed at events worldwide. She has competed and won at YAGP, Jump Dance, and Spotlight Dance Cup, and has placed in the Top 20 for Senior Best Dancer at The Dance Awards two years in a row. She is looking to push her creative boundaries and dive deeper into her new passion of choreographing and teaching. Kamyle is passionate about spreading her love for dance to the kids and inspiring them to find their passion for dance. She is so excited to share her love for dance with you all!


HIP HOP MASTERCLASS WITH GIGI TORRES

Wednesday, May 14, 2025 @ PDD
• 8pm-9:30pm
• Ages Int/Adv 11+
• $35 +tax and processing fee per dancer

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Gigi Torres, Choreographer, Dance Educator, & Mentor has been in the dance industry for 18 years and has taught all over the world in 30 countries & 30 states. She has taught at Debbie Reynolds Studio, Movement Lifestyle Studio, Broadway Dance Center and currently teaches on Revel Dance Convention.

Since 2012, Gigi has created and produced her own dance programs mentoring over 800 dancers through her Gg Process Programming to help dancers create the process to their purpose and build confidence in their mindset and strength in their movement. Alumni from her programs have went on to dance for Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Lizzo, Cardi B, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, and Camila Cabello; teach at Broadway Dance Center, Millennium Dance Complex, and various conventions in the USA; and start their own brands and companies as Entrepreneurs. Her programs builds leaders and sets dancers up for their future through her mindset training, goal-setting process, and brand strategy.

Gigi's choreography has been seen on So You Think You Can Dance Scandinavia, Ukraine, & Poland and internationally for Musical Solo & Group Artists in Korea including Pop group TXT & Girl's Generation, Indonesia's 7 Icons & SMASH, and USA's Madame Gandhi. She has created work for many companies including Vanity Fair Magazine, Joffrey Ballet, NuSkin International, The Yellow Co Women's Conference, & the American Musical & Dramatic Academy.

Gigi's mission is to empower dancers to live purpose driven journeys that create longevity for their careers & life. She is known in the dance industry for producing elite programming that brings artists past their potential and into their true authentic purpose. Gigi builds powerful communities that empower dancers and their personal and career development. She believes that when one finds their uniqueness and purpose, the world is a better place we could all live in.


PDD PRESENTS, MEAN GIRLS JR.

March 7-9, 2025 @ PDD
• Friday, 3/7 at 8pm
• Saturday, 3/8 at 5pm and 8pm
• Sunday, 3/9 at 5pm

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The Plastics have deemed Broadway Junior worthy of their presence in Mean Girls JR! This "fetch" musical from book writer Tina Fey (30 Rock), lyricist Nell Benjamin (Legally Blonde) and composer Jeff Richmond (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) is packed with keen wit, an undeniably catchy score, and a sincere message for everyone.

Cady Heron may have grown up on an African savanna, but nothing prepared her for the wild and vicious ways of her strange new home: suburban Illinois. How will this naïve newbie rise to the top of the popularity pecking order? By taking on The Plastics, a trio of lionized frenemies led by the charming but ruthless Regina George. Cady and her friends devise a "Revenge Party" to end Regina's reign with Cady going undercover as an aspiring Plastic. When the lines between the real Cady and her Plastic self get blurred, she must find her way back to herself and her true friends.

Adapted from Fey's 2004 blockbuster film and the Broadway smash hit, Mean Girls JR. will be the queen bee of your stage!

Directed by Wendy and Jeremy Gilbert with Musical Direction by Cathy Lagrimas and Choreography by Taylore Burke.