WHAT IS PACKIDS?
PACKids consists of public, private and homeschooled students ages 6-18 who come from all over the island to train. PACKids is under the direction of vocal director Layton Elika Santos of LES Studios, various choreographers, and artistic director Rachelle Amparo. PACKids Company meet every Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 PM and Keiki and Advance Keiki meet every Saturday between 1PM and 4PM.. In addition to their regular training, students also work with many local experts on choreography, vocal arrangements and improvisational skills. We also offer master classes in voice, improv, acting and dance, and have had experts come from the mainland to train PACKids.
Spring of 2016 and 2018, PACKids traveled to the National Performing Arts Festival (NPAF) in Orlando, Florida. We spent seven days competing, performing, taking many workshops (hosted and taught by Disney experts) and exploring all the Disney parks, as well as Universal Studios. Our group took top honors and was awarded a Superior Rating (the highest level) in their performance competition. Many of our students also took top honors in individual dance, singing, acting and monologue competitions. Prior to this, PACKids performed at Disneyland and California Adventure in 2014, and students participated in several workshops, including dance, acting, vocals, and a workshop teaching how to audition for Disney.
HOW CAN MY CHILD JOIN PACKids?
PACKids offers a one-time free trail day, once per year in August, for those interested in joining. Once you've decided you would like to be a part of PACKids, we ask new students to start off in Keiki or Advance Keiki until they acquire the skills to move up. PACKids Keiki will have classes in general conditioning, dance and voice and opportunities to advance to Company are provided with an audition process offered every quarter. The skills the directors look for are technical (voice, dance & acting) and most importantly attitude, willingness to try, desire to participate and ability to focus. The student has to want to perform to move up and it has to be the child's dream, not the parent's. If directors feel the student is ready to move up, the student will start the following week with the PACKids Company. Once a child reaches PACKids Company, they will have a trial training period of at least one quarter before they are issued a costume and allowed to perform with the Company.
PACKids, its performers, families, volunteers, staff and crew are one big ohana. We know that the only way a family can function well is if we all work together. We ask all our PARENTS to help with fundraising, sewing, set building, concession, selling tickets...you name it! It is a commitment, but it is also a chance to be a part of your child's growth.
Thank you, for your interest in PACKids. Email PACK for more information, to register, and to find out the tuition for PACKids. Someone from PACK will get back to you soon as possible.
91-5007 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, Hawaii 96707, United States
Check out this great video form the Company Kids! NPAF 2018
Performance at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World. We had to send in an audition piece to be selected.
Under the direction of Elika Santos our PACkids Choir took home Excellent in their rendition of an a cappella version of Disney's The Lion King.
PACKids Company troupe took Superior, the highest ranking at the festival with their performance.
Performance at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World. We had to send in an audition piece to be selected.
PACKids Company troupe took Superior the highest ranking at the Festival in their abridged production of Disney the Lion King Jr.
Under the direction of Elika Santos our PACkids Choir took home Superior in their rendition of an a cappella version of Disney's Moana. You can see the video on the link below.
Awards for Excellence:
Monologues
Dance
Vocal soloist-
Alana Glaser - Superior vocalist!
Xander van den Berg- Outstanding actor!
Rache Sapla- Superior monologue
Chance, Marco, Kira , Megan- Superior dance!
Kira Fung- Superior dance soloist!
Megan Boggs- outstanding actress/vocalist
Jonah Lorica-Outstanding vocalist/actor
They Earned Ruby for the group dance!