The Turning Pointe

2007 marks our fifth anniversary and a turning pointe for Ballet Kelowna. With an
extremely successful 5 year history, it is time to raise the barre and prepare for the
exciting 5 years ahead. Pirouette is the first step towards that.

• Reception and Season Highlight Performance 6:00 pm Kelowna Community Theatre
• Dinner and Auction 8:00 pm in the cosmopolitan setting of Kelowna Public Library
• Dance and After Party to follow
• Tickets $250 purchased by November 30th, 2007, $275 thereafter
• Reception & Season Highlight Performance only - $50 until January 8, 2008, $60 thereafter

Continue reading about The Future and The Background

How You Can Participate

Attend Pirouette
Donate an auction item
Become a Sponsor
Keep Us:

• On Our Toes

One pair of pointe shoes costs $100. A ballerina goes through an average of 2 pairs a week.
$27,000 is needed annually just to keep our ballerinas in pointe shoes.
• On Solid Ground

A special floor is needed to dance on - ours is literally on its last legs. $10,000
• On Tour


• Transportation gas & rentals $15,000
• Accommodation $20,000
• Travel Costs $7,000

All donations are acknowledged in the Auction Preview, Evening Programme, Newsletter and Web site. Donations over $100 are eligible for a charitable tax receipt.