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🍭Tickets for the annual Sugar Plum Fairy Children`s Ball are now LIVE!🍭
The holiday`s are sooner than we think! Create a special memory your little ones will never forget at the Sugar Plum Fairy Children`s Ball!🌷✨
What does a ticket include?🧐
🍴A three-course luncheon
🩰A performance by students of the Kansas City Ballet School
📚A reading of Clara’s magical journey to the Land of the Sweets
ℹ️ Some tickets include the matinee performance of Kansas City Ballet’s The Nutcracker at the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts immediately after the ball!
🎟️Don`t miss out on Early Bird pricing!🐣Available now thru Monday, September 2nd! Purchase your ticket at the #linkinbio!
🇺🇸🎇Happy Fourth of July, Kansas City! Kansas City Ballet offices are closed today and tomorrow.🎇🇺🇸
Here are some throwback photos of some Americana ballets from the KCB archives.🤩 Have a safe holiday!🧨🌟
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancers in William Whitener`s Salute and Donald McKayle`s Hey-Hay, Going to Kansas City.
Executive Director David Gray celebrates One Year at Kansas City Ballet!✨🩰
Here are some of our favorite moments (featuring a cameo from our Social Media Specialist’s puppy🥺🥲).
Help us congratulate him in the comments below!🙂↕️⤵️
Congrats @davidgrigio 🤩🥳
🎥: Videography by @nicoledolan__ & @cloud_radar. Edited by Nicole Dolan.
#ballet #balletgram #kansascityballet #kcballet
Kansas City Ballet’s pointe shoe room is an essential space for the dancers.🩰✨
That’s because pointe shoes are crucial to the grace and elegance of ballet, with each dancer going through dozens of pairs every season.
Make your gift before the fiscal year-end on June 30 at the #linkinbio to significantly offset the company’s $90,000 annual shoe budget, with just $100 buying a dancer a brand-new pair!👀🫶🏽
Preserve the beauty of ballet and make Kansas City Ballet stronger than before!
#kcballet #kc #kansascity #ballet #givetoday #pointeshoes #keepballetbeautiful #linkinbio
Are you a Bob Fosse fanatic? Or maybe you love Billy Joel?👀🪩
@kc.balletschool is offering a Classic Jazz class with the incredible Christine Colby-Jacques — and she danced alongside both of these iconic artists!🎹👯 Christine performed as a member of the famed Radio City Music Hall Rockettes and danced on Broadway in Tony-award winning productions by Bob Fosse.😱
📆🌳Take Christine`s class every Monday from 5:30-6:30 PM at South Campus at Meadowbrook in Prairie Village!
This class is suitable for dancers and non-dancers alike, whether recovering from an injury or wanting to maintain a certain level of fitness for fun or in between performance seasons.
🔗 Sign up at the #linkinbio
📸 Courtesy of Christine Colby-Jacques. Last photo by Kenny Johnson.
Happy Father’s Day to all the dad figures in your life👨🏻👴🏽🏅🏌🏼♂️👨🏼🍼
🎞️Here’s some clips from some of the pops of last season!
🎥: Kansas City Ballet Dancers Gabriel Lorena and Josh Bodden in Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker; Alladson Barreto in Devon Carney’s Peter Pan. Videography by Nicole Dolan.
Meet Kansas City Ballet’s new School Director: Oliver Till!👏🏽📚🩰
Oliver was most recently Head of Children’s, Adult & Adaptive Programs at the Joffrey Academy of Dance Leadership. He will assume the role of School Director of KCBS on July 1st, succeeding Grace Holmes, who left to become Director of the San Francisco Ballet School in January.
🔗Interested in learning more about Mr. Till? Check out #linkinbio for more!
🗣️📚🍎Calling all teachers and educators!!🍎📚🗣️
Enter to WIN a raffle for a 2-week UNLIMITED class card!👀🤸🏽♂️🧘🏻♀️
1. Tag a teacher in the comments below ⬇️
2. Make sure to follow @kc.ballet and @kc.balletschool on Instagram📲
‼️The raffle ends Sunday at noon and the winner will be announced on Monday!
If you’re interested in trying out one of our Open Division classes, they will be FREE for teachers and educators from now thru August!🌟Just show the front desk your school ID or badge and they will accommodate you!
🔗Check out the #linkinbio to explore our Open Division class options.
**Limit one class per customer**
⚠️We are hiring!⚠️
Kansas City Ballet is accepting applications for the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer position. If your expertise lies in areas such as strategic sales, digital marketing campaigns, and brand management, this position could be ideally suited for you.
🖥️For more information regarding the Chief Sales and Marketing Officer role, visit the #linkinbio.
📨Interested in applying? Submit a resume, cover letter and 3 references to Mary Allen at mallen@kcballet.org.
Happy #PrideMonth! 🌈 At Kansas City Ballet, we celebrate love, diversity, and the vibrant spirit of our LGBTQ+ community. Dance knows no boundaries and neither does love! ❤️ 🧡 💛 💚 💙 💜 💗
📸 Kansas City Ballet Dancers in George Balanchine`s Serenade. Photography by Brett Pruitt & East Market Studios.
“Pointe shoes may not last forever, but they carry the entire story of a dance in every step.” -Alladson Barreto 🩰
All dancers appreciate the power of pointe shoes to achieve a beautiful performance. 💐
Without pointe shoes, the beauty of ballet would be lost - which is why Kansas City Ballet invests over $90,000 in shoes for the dancers each year!
💝 Share your passion for the beauty of ballet by making a gift today at the #linkinbio
📸 Dancer Alladson Barreto. Photography by Kenny Johnson.
#kcballet #kc #kansascity #ballet #givetoday #pointeshoes #keepballetbeautiful
Happy Asian American, Native Hawai’ian, and Pacific Islander Heritage (AANHPI) Month🌺 We wanted to take a moment to appreciate our AANHPI artists, dancers, supporters and staff! We can`t wait to celebrate you all month.❤️
Featuring...McKibben Needham 🇰🇬🌟
McKibben joined KCB Second Company in the fall of 2023, performing in pieces like Val Caniparoli`s Jekyll & Hyde, Devon Carney`s The Nutcracker, Devon Carney`s Peter Pan, Gabriel Lorena`s Under My Skin, Second Company @Home and George Balanchine`s Jewels. He previously trained at @ABTSchool and @bw_academy.
📸: Kansas City Ballet Dancer McKibben Needham. Photography courtesy of @mckibbenneedham and @cloud_radar.
#aapi #aapihistorymonth #aapiheritagemonth #aapimonth #stopasianhate
#asianamerican #celebrateaapi
🎊 Kansas City Ballet School recently hosted the inaugural Scholarship Social, celebrating student achievements and honoring cherished Ballet leaders whose incredible legacies live on through distinctive scholarship funds. ✨ Guests socialized, reminisced about their own dance journeys and watched uplifting performances by the School’s own aspiring ballet dancers. Thank you to all who attended! 🩰
📲 Learn more about the scholarship funds that support dancers in the pursuit of their dreams at the #linkinbio
📸 Kansas City Ballet School Students: Luci Oyler and Ben Brandmeyer in Marius Petipa’s Calvary Halt. Photography by Mark McDonald.
Our School
Under the direction of School Director Oliver Till, the School offers a complete, professional curriculum for our Academy students. With locations in downtown Kansas City and Johnson County, the School maintains a faculty of over 50 instructors. The School’s Open Division attracts teens and adults who wish to pursue recreational dance instruction in a supportive and encouraging setting.
A history of Excellence
A history of Excellence
Professional Ballet Company and School
Founded in 1957, Kansas City Ballet is a 30-member professional ballet company under the direction of Artistic Director Devon Carney and Executive Director David Gray.
Through its professional company, its second company (comprised of KCB II and Trainees), its ballet school, and its many community programs, Kansas City Ballet seeks to nurture and develop our artists, audiences, and students in the values inherent in the creativity, diversity, and joy of dance.
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