internal
external
Opportunities
-to be recognized as a force to
reckon in the field of ballet in
Asia
-to grow and diversify, expand
and develop
-widen the market for ballet in
the Philippines
Threats
-performers quitting Ballet
Philippines due to low
compensation
-the paying public would
prefer foreign artists than local
artists
-Ballet Philippines would
become obsolete in the near
future
Marianne M. Regalado
Strengths Weaknesses
-Ballet Philippines help -turnover of dancers is high
people appreciate and (due to high compensation of foreign
understand Filipino culture dance companies)
and tradition through ballet -other dancers move out BP
and dance and become private dance
-one of the strongest ballet instructors
Philippines in Asia -lack of promotions programs
-BP has a stable of regular -lack of funding and support
dancers -lack of appreciation of
ballet as an art
Ballet considered as a limited interest
in the Philippine environment and
caters
only to a very small sector
of the society
-little motivation and compensation
provided to performers
-revenue generation
problem—BP does not
have sufficient funds to
allow for a higher
compensation scheme
-people to watch acts
of foreign artists
-decline in the number of sponsors
and patrons
S-O strategies (maximax) W-O strategies(minimax)
-Performances that are for the -performers and future performers
masses (e.g. themes that are must be conditioned that performing
not westernized like Giselle, in the Ballet Philippines is not all
Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty) about compensation, rather, a venue
and for the Filipino taste that to the development of skill, and
is familiar to the majority of expression for the love and passion
Filipinos from different for ballet
economic status
S-T strategies(maximin) W-T strategies(minimin)
-It is better if Ballet Philippines -Productions need not to be
should deviate from using expensive if it entails to given the
westernized themes on their premise that BP lacks financial
productions and use Filipino support; instead, BP must pave way to
cultural traditions and practices put up a show that do not require
as a theme or subject matter. much expenditure (e.g. themes or
This will encourage people to motifs that require extensive
appreciate ballet more as a constumes must be avoided, much
dance not only for the elite and better if local textiles,fabrics, or
the sophisticated native materials to be worn)