She keeps them on their toes: Tita Boulger and the Peninsula School of Performing Arts

Tita Boulger is the founder and director of the Peninsula School of Performing Arts. She opened her studio in 1985. She loves what she's doing and that's the big key to her success.

Tita Boulger's parents were in the Palos Verdes Players in Malaga Cove in 1950s. They met on Broadway in 1940s and married. Boulser's mother was a dancer and her mother taught her dance. She was also a song leader at PV High School. At 16, she started a dance program at South Bay Conservancy and later opened a studio. She performed as a professional dancer clear into her 60s with a jazz band. Now she runs the Peninsula School of Performing Arts. It's her first business venture. Her students follow her. The classes are very interesting.

Tita Boulger is a choreographer and a ballet dancer. She spent 20 years teaching summer programs at the Idyllwild Arts Academy. For four years she choreographed a musical each year. She also choreographs songs from musicals.

Tita Boulger has been presenting "The Nutcracker" for 32 years. Last year, the Norris Theatre was closed due to COVID. Five different shows were canceled. 90 percent of the dancers from the Peninsula School of Performing Arts made it through. The past November’s “Nutcrider” was a joyous return to live theater.

Tita Boulger runs the Peninsula School of Performing Arts. She has many young and enthusiastic dancers on stage. Ballet training and being on local stages helps their self-confidence and self esteem. Many people who didn't become professional dancers continue to dance for fun. Boys who take ballet classes are very few. The number of boys who took ballet lessons is very low. They need to have a lot of support at home. The chances of finding a girlfriend are higher for boys. Matthew Bourne’s all-male “Swan Lake” is a good choice for a boy. He would introduce him to Matthew. Bourse‘s ballet.

“Shades of 2020” is a video of ballet dancers performing outdoors. The Peninsula School of Performing Arts produced it. It's a mix of classical ballet and outdoor scenery. Twenty-five ballerinas participated in the filming. Some of the former students have gone on to achieve success on the larger stage. The Nutcracker was cancelled because of COVID. Richard Horn and Tita Boulger are proud of their work. They are also proud that their photographer Richard Horne also took part in it and liked it too. He also liked the shoot that accompanies it, which complements the video.

Boulger has a lot of talented people working for him. He has two locations: one in Lunada Bay and the other at Peninsula Center.