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4worldlovers: In the heart of the Kaka'ako's vibrant arts district, Samadhi Hawaii takes flight as the premiere aerial dance school in the Pacific.

Our mission is to train and entertain in the art of aerial dance, foster new artists, and perpetuate the arts in the community.

Whether you’re a beginner or seasoned artist, Samadhi Hawaii welcomes people of all backgrounds and ages to experience aerial dance and circus arts “Pacific-style.”

Established in 2004, Samadhi takes pride as the first aerial dance school in Hawaii—inspiring a generation of artists locally and internationally with its unique style and history. Samadhi Hawaii’s Founder/Director Andrea Torres’ career originally started far closer to the ground, as a ballerina in Brazil. However, when the chance came to perform as an aerial dancer in ‘Ulalena on Maui (by ARRA Montreal) she leapt at it and has been in the air ever since. After the Maui blockbuster, this flying dancer and yogini took the big leap and formed her company with fellow performers Marcus Quiniones and Ana Prada. Since that humble beginning, this approach has shaped Hawaii’s most talented, unique, and sought-after dance companies. Today, Samadhi offers an exciting variety of classes like tissu (aerial silks), aerial hoop, rope, or trapeze, aerial conditioning, partner acrobatics, hand balancing, and open gym.

(“total self-collectedness”), in Hindu and Buddhist religion and philosophy, the highest state of mental concentration that a person can achieve while still bound to the body and which unites him with the highest reality. Samadhi is a state of profound and utterly absorptive contemplation of the Absolute that is undisturbed by desire, anger, or any other ego-generated thought or emotion. It is a state of joyful calm, or even of rapture and beatitude, in which one maintains one’s full mental alertness and acuity. Samadhi is regarded in Hinduism and Buddhism as the climax of all spiritual and intellectual activity. The power to attain samadhi is a precondition of attaining release from the cycle of rebirths (saṃsāra). Hence the death of a person having this power is also considered a samadhi. By a further extension, the site where a person believed to be so empowered was cremated is in modern times also referred to as a samadhi; thus the site of Mohandas Gandhi’s cremation in Delhi is officially named Gandhi’s samadhi.

Enjoy the calm confidence you receive from working with a teacher with decades of experience cultivating students from newbie beginner level to professional performance status in the aerial arts. Andrea Torres has pioneered aerial dance in Hawaii and has been described as being one of the Islands’ most breathtaking performers. She is the Founder and Director of Samadhi.

Drawn in to the beautiful movement of hula at age 5, Aurora has continued to perform and explore different styles of movement, dance, and artistic expressions through Capoeira (Brazilian martial arts), gymnastics, partner acrobatics, and aerial dance. Starting her aerial journey as one of the first keiki to take classes with the Samadhi Hawaii performance company almost 14 years ago, Aurora has gone on to train with Le Petit Cirque, Circus Smirkus, Ecole National du Cirque summer course, and VIVA Fest. She has also earned a minors degree in dance at the University of Hawaii Manoa. Working with Erzsa Palko at Punahou's after school Circus Class: Intro to Movement and Hawaii Academy gymnastics, Aurora fell in in love with teaching children the joys of expression and exploration through movement and training unique skills that will help students blossom into strong, generous, and well-rounded human beings.

Aurora may be booked for aerial hoop, aerial silks, and trapeze.

Allie began her aerial journey at Samadhi Hawai‘i in 2012 under the mentorship of Nicole Young. Prior to that, she grew up as a dancer training with Queen Emma Ballet and is a graduate of Mid-Pacific School of the Arts. She has performed with Hawai‘i Ballet Theatre, University of Hawai‘i Manoa, Hawai‘i Opera Theatre, and Honolulu

Broadway Babies. When she’s not in the studio, you can find her surfing or tending to Super Saturdays, her balloon decor business.

As an instructor, Allie hopes to build students’ strong technique, work on lengthening lines, and to blend the artistry of dance with the athleticism of circus.

4worldlovers:
PoleArity Studio is Oahu’s premier dance & performing arts school. This one-of-a-kind academy is the only studio on the island run by a talent and entertainment agency, Hawaii Presents. PoleArity aims to cultivate an environment of productive creativity for those who seek performance opportunities; as well as provide top-notch instruction to those who are interested in learning, or being a part of this incredibly talented artistic community.


We offer various classes and students can explore various styles of dance within their genre of choice, rather than being restricted to one particular class.