Daytime Program
The Daytime Program provides an intensive schedule for dedicated students looking to expand their dance education. Classes for these levels meet five days a week.
Pre-Professional Division Daytime classes are available for students on an audition only basis. Intended for middle school and high school students with alternative academic study options, the Daytime Program offers daily intensive training to prepare young dancers for a potential career in dance. Pre-professional training provides students who are motivated and passionate for dance with a rigorous and comprehensive curriculum. Daily ballet and pointe classes are supplemented with a rotation of other disciplines such as modern, jazz, contemporary, and flamenco, among other styles. Daytime students also will receive classes in variations, partnering, yoga, Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT), Pilates, and various seminars to enrich their ballet training.
24-25 Training
5-Day Program: 20 hours total per week, Monday-friday
Along with daily ballet technique, pointe, and men’s classes, students will take part in additional classes that may include:
- Contemporary/Improv
- Modern
- Variations
- Character
- Conditioning
- Jazz
- Flamenco
- Seminar/Study Hall
- Pas de Deux
- Pilates Mat and Reformer
- Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT)
- Yoga
Daily Schedule Sample
| 9:30 – 11:15 AM | Ballet Technique |
| 11:15 – 12:00 PM | Pointe/ Men’s Class |
| 12:00 – 12:45 PM | LUNCH |
| 12:45 – 2:00 PM | Variations/Pas de Deux/Modern/Character |
| 2:15 – 3:00 PM | Yoga/Pilates/PBT/Conditioning |
Details
Tuition
2024-2025 School Year
|
8 installments 8 Payments, Sep-April (No payment in May) |
$688.50 |
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2 installments 2 Payments, Sep and Jan |
$2754 |
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1 installment 1 payment due at registration |
$5508 |
$125 REGISTRATION FEE
Registration Fee includes one KCBS Elevé Uniform
Registration Fee is non refundable
Financial Aid
Financial Aid may be awarded to students on a need-only basis. Limited resources are offered in this capacity by Kansas City Ballet School.
Housing
We currently do not have dorms for students moving to attend KCBS year-round. Some housing options currently available to KCBS students include:
• Rent an apartment: Students may rent an apartment or Air B&B alone or with a roommate. Several apartments within walking distance include Crossroads West, Gallerie KC and Windows Loft, as well as many others easily accessible by bus or streetcar.
• Living with a host family: KCBS cannot help facilitate in finding host families, but some students have lived with other KCBS families or found people in the community willing to host.
• Parent supervised living: Some students relocate to KC with a parent. If you are interested in doing this and would be willing to host any additional students please contact school@kcballet.org.
Academics
Parents are responsible for their child’s academic education either through homeschooling or online school. We have some dedicated time built into the schedule which students should use for academic study, however, students should also expect to do academics at home in the evenings and/or on the weekends. We have partnered with the Metropolitan School for the Arts in Kansas City as an option for KCBS dancers to have some support for their online schooling. Learn more about MSAKC here.
Dress Code
Female-Identifying Students
- *NEW* Uniform Sophia Elevé leotard; this leotard should be worn for performances, evaluations, and KCB auditions.
- Additional black leotards in Dianna Bloch style #L4255
- “Ballet Pink” color Body Wrappers Total Stretch Mesh Seamed Convertible Tights
- “Black” color Body Wrappers Total Stretch Mesh Seamed Convertible Tights
- Light pink canvas split sole ballet shoes and sewn pointe shoes
- Optional flesh toned tights and shoes for ballet and pointe classes
- Dancers are not to wear undergarments under their leotard and tights. If a dancer needs to wear undergarments, we ask that it be easily concealed by their leotard.
- Black Character shoes
- Black flamenco skirt
- Tan slip-on jazz shoes
- Uniform Black Elevé Tulip skirt – for pointe class/variations class only
- Blue Thera-band and Yoga Mat for Conditioning
- Hair pulled back neatly and secure in a ballet-appropriate hairstyle with no accessories.
- No jewelry, accessories, warm ups or watches. Stud earrings are allowed.
Male Identifying Students
- Uniform KCBS Elevé white t-shirt; this shirt should be worn for performances, evaluations, and KCB auditions
- Black M Stevens or Body Wrappers tights
- Dance belt
- White shoes with white socks
- Black slip-on Jazz Shoes
- Optional colored shirts to be worn on Fridays only. No excessive straps, mesh, or cutouts allowed. Tights should be the same color that is required of the class being taken.
- Blue Thera-band and Yoga Mat for Conditioning
- Hair should be styled neatly and kept out of the face
- No jewelry, accessories, warm ups or watches. Stud earrings are allowed.
Auditions
Students are accepted into the Daytime Program by invitation or audition only. In order to be considered for an audition, please send the following items to school@kcballet.org.
Once you have submitted all the below materials, students will be notified by email within two weeks of any next steps in the audition process. Students may be invited to attend an in-person audition at the Bolender Center.
- Daytime Program Audition Form
- $35 Audition Fee
- 3 Photos (Headshot, First arabesque, Tendu a la seconde)
- Video Audition: Female-identifying students should wear a simple, single-colored leotard, pink tights, and pink ballet shoes. Male-identifying students should wear a fitted white shirt, black, white or gray tights, and white or black ballet shoes.
Barre work (one side only)
- Pliés
- Tendus
- Degagé
- Rond de jambe
- Développé with fondu
- Grand battement
Center work (ladies on pointe)
- Adagio
- Pirouette combination
- Petit allegro
- Grand allegro
- Beginner pointe students, please complete center work on flat. Please add combination on pointe at barre with sous sus and échappé.
Gentlemen, please add:
- Tour en l’air
- Tours a la seconde
- Entrechat
- Big jumps
PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES
KANSAS CITY YOUTH BALLET
Pre-Professional students may also be invited to participate in the school’s performing ensemble, Kansas City Youth Ballet. KCYB, under the direction of Kimberly Cowen and Dmitry Trubchanov, produces two performances each school year. Space is limited.
Competitions
Dancers in the Pre-Professional Program have the opportunity to compete in the Youth American Grand Prix or the Universal Ballet Competition, by invitation only.
END OF SCHOOL YEAR PERFORMANCE
All Kansas City Ballet School students have an end-of-the-year performance opportunity in May.
WATCH WEEKS
KCBS hosts two annual watch weeks for families, one in the fall and one in the spring (see the school calendar for dates).
COMPANY PRODUCTIONS
Pre-Professional students have the opportunity to audition for company productions such as The Nutcracker. Casting is at the sole discretion of the Artistic Staff of the Kansas City Ballet.