N2 Dance

Upcoming Events | About N2 Dance | Mission Statement | Meet the Owners

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Upcoming Events/Announcements

N2 Dance Fall Musical Production "Pan, Shadow, & Tinker (a Thanksgiving Carol)" will be held at the UH Hilo Performing Arts Center on Fri, Nov 22, 7 PM and Sat, Nov 23, 3 PM. Pre-sale tickets are $25 General Admission and $15 Keiki (12 & under). Tickets can be purchased below OR you can scan the QR code on the flyer to the right OR you can purchase tickets at Perfect Harmony, 276 Keawe Street in Hilo (near Garden Exchange)- cash only please.

"Pan, Shadow, & Tinker (a Thanksgiving Carol)" is an original story spin off and mash up of Peter Pan and a Christmas Carol. The production will include Acting, Solo singers, Hip-hop dancers, Jazz and Contemporary dancers, Group Vocals, Hula, Musical theater and even a little B-boy. It will showcase a cast of over 80 performers from ages 2 to adult. There will even be amazing pre-show entertainment starting at 6:45 PM on Friday and 2:45 PM on Saturday. It's going to be a great show!. Mahalo to our Platinum Sponsor: Hilo Products Inc.


N2 Dance Spring Semester: Tue, Jan 21 - Sat, May 10. Classes in Hip-hop, Jazz, Ballet, Voice, Acting, Dance Tricks for ages 3 to adult. Pre-registration deadline is Fri, Aug 9. The last regular class will be held on Mon 11/18. No class on Fri 8/16 (Holiday), Mon 9/2 (Labor Day), Mon 10/7-Fri 10/11 (Fall Break), Mon 11/11 (Veteranʻs Day). Our Fall Musical Production will be held on Fri 11/22 & Sat 11/23.

Spring 2025 Registration Opens: Fri, Nov 22 On or before Nov 22 our Spring schedule will be announced and registration will open. Click on the Class Schedule link on the left Navigation Bar to see schedule.

Pre-Registration Deadline Spring 2025: Tue, Jan 14. Registration/payment received after this date will be assessed a $5/'ohana registration fee. Click on the registration and payment links on the left Navigation Bar to register.

About N2 Dance

N2 Dance (pronounced "in to dance") is a performing arts school specializing in Hip-Hop, Jazz, Voice, B-boy, Acting, and Hula. N2 is also an abbreviation for the performance compound No-Limits and Na'au (heart and soul). N2 Dance was started in Honolulu August 2001 by Maika and Angela Woods, Husband and Wife dancers, choreographers and Teachers. After moving to the Big Island in 2005, for 6 years N2 Dance was based at a Hawaiian Immersion School in Kea'au. N2 Dance classes are currently located in downtown Hilo. For more information go to our Location page.

N2 Dance Mission Statement

N2 Dance will maintain high moral values in music, choreography, and costumes while providing high quality instruction in a fun atmosphere. We commit to perform with our Na'au (heart and soul), and to put No-limits on what we or our students can accomplish as we are continually reaching for perfection.

Meet the Owners

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Director: Angela Woods Angie

Angela Woods has been teaching dance professionally for over 30 years. She has won many 1st place as well as Diamond and Judges choice awards for both her choreography and dancing. Her first formal dance training as a child was in hula but she later also received training in Hip-hop, Jazz and Ballet at various dance studios and dance conventions in Honolulu, California, and Utah. In high school, before receiving formal training in Hip-hop, Angela was a freestyle hip-hop dancer and a choreographer for her High School Cheerleading squad in Honolulu. She received scholarship all 4 years in college by using her talent of dance- Freshman year winning the BYUH talent show, Sophmore year winning the "Miss BYUH pageant" (also placing first in the talent section of the pageant), and her Junior and Senior year dancing on the first official BYUH Dance team. After graduating from college she danced professionally here in Hawaii with a few local groups. She was formerly an assistant Director at the Kamehameha Schools dance program, and directed the TMC Hip-hop Company in Honolulu. She created N2 Dance in 2001. While receiving her Bachelors Degree in Math Education (as well as Minor in Hawaiian) Angela also studied music through both private and group vocal and piano classes at BYUH. After graduating from College she continued to study voice for 4 years with several different Voice teachers on O'ahu.

Assistant Director: Maika Woods Maika

Maika Woods, originally from Hilo (graduate of Waiakea High), having grown up with both parents being professional dancers, learned to perform at a young age, and had the privilege of touring Europe in a show with his family. Also a Freestyle Hip-Hop dancer, Maika has won numerous freestyle contests both formal and informal. As a Freshman at Ricks College, his group won over-all first in the "Dance Out" dance competition, and he also placed first in a Dance Competion between all the Junior Colleges in Utah and Idaho. He danced for 4 years with Derek Daniels Productions in 2 regular shows in Waikiki and was featured as a dancer in the television show "Touring Hawaii" and "Bridging the Gap between Japan and Hawaii". Using his ability to pick-up choreography quickly as well as performance skills he was featured as an Actor/Stuntman in a choreographed fight on the National Television series "Hawaii". Maika has a bachelors degree in Hawaiian language from UH Manoa, and a Masters in Kinesiology with emphasis in Dance from Fresno Pacific University and also graduated from the Kahuawaiola (indigenous teacher certification) program at UH Hilo. He taught Dance and Performing Arts at both Pahoa High and Kea'au Elementary School and is now teaching at Waiakea High School