Halili-Cruz School of Ballet awarded as "Most Outsatanding Ballet School in Asia"
VISION
The Halili-Cruz School of Ballet (HCSB) envisions itself as a community of execellent artists and youth leaders with high self esteem, discipline, elegance, integrity and initiative.
MISSION
HCSB shall provide a comprehensive ballet training program that will address not only the develpoment of the student as a ballet dancer but also the holistic development of one's personality-artistically, physically, mentally, emotionally and socially. It shall
continually seek opportunities to give its students various forms of exposure such as international and local perfomances that will develop in them confidence and the passion for excellence. It shall also provide a venue for interaction with and among parents
that they become an integral part of the HCSB community.
HISTORY
Shirley Haili-Cruz's inspiration to endeavor into dance education began as early as when she was 15 years old, when her ballet teacher Bonnie Weinstein Clalagopi entrusted to her the dance classes that Ms. Clalagopi was handling. She taught ballet, Polynesian
and Jazz in Siena College, Colegio de Sta. Catalina and Angelicum School in 1974. From then on, she has taken the career path as a ballerina and as an educator.
The Halili-Cruz School of Ballet (HCSB) was established in 1985 to realize Shirley's dream to share her love and passion for dance. The school was born of her conviction that in every child lies a bud of artistic sense that may blossom into a great and exquisite
artistry. HCSB opened with 46 students but is now a talents galore with about thousans promising dance aspirants.
The HCSB main studio is housed in an imposing two-storey edifice of modern architecture located at 1227 Quezon Avenue, Quezon City. It has 5 spacious studios (4 of which are fully air-conditioned) equipped with ideal barres, resilient wooden floors, full-length
mirrors ans audio systems, dressing rooms, rest and shower rooms, waiting area, ample parking space and canteen. Italso has a dance shop that carries all dance items and a costume room. The school has a good collection of classical music and videos of classical
dances.
In order to provide an appropriate and comprehensive program, Shirley Halili-Cruz, the school's Director and Founder authored a 2-level Tiny Tots Syllabus, 5-level Baby Ballet Syllabus and a 12-level Classical Ballet Syllabus based on the Filipino physique,
innate artistic abilit and culture. This syllabi covers the different levels of ballet, which the HCSB offers all year round. Aside from the Syllabi authored by Shirle, the school enhances it's program by using the following: Ballet Syllabus of the (CSTD)
Commonwealth Society of Teachers of Dancing -- based in Singapore and Australia, American Academy of Ballet Syllabus based in New York and the Philippne National Ballet Syllabus.
HCSB OFFERS THE FOLLOWING TECHNIQUE CLASSES:
Tiny Tots
Baby Ballet
Children's Ballet
Classical Ballet
Teens Ballet
Adult Ballet
Pointe Class
Modern Jazz
Contemporary Dance
Lyrical
Tap
Hip-hop
Pilates