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Growing Into the Spotlight: Snow White and the Power of the Stage

When the curtain rises on Snow White, Kansas City Ballet School Academy student Inés Nin doesn’t ease into the story. She leads it. At just 12 years old, Inés is playing Dwarf #1, the first Dwarf to step onstage and a role that returns throughout the ballet. “It’s a respo…

Turning Insight Into Impact: Welcoming Kelly Adrian

Introducing Kelly Adrian, Kansas City Ballet’s new Director of Individual Giving, whose career spans arts advancement, digital innovation, and strategic leadership. Kelly’s connection to Kansas City Ballet began on stage in 2012 as a supernumerary in Romeo & Juliet, …

How R.O.A.D. Helped Lance Find His Passion for Dance

Lance DeMoss-Black never saw himself as a dancer. Before 2024, ballet wasn’t even on his radar. Thanks to the Kansas City Ballet School’s Reach Out And Dance (R.O.A.D.) program, a Thursday movement class opened up a whole new world for him “I had no hobbies before,” L…

Passion Meets Purpose: Welcoming Kristin Castle

A Fond Farewell: Chief Philanthropy Officer Jennifer Wampler

Meet the Future of Ballet: Addison & Reagan

Sculptor Linda Lighton Finds Creative Kinship with Kansas City Ballet

Dancers on FUSION and the Magic of Mixed Repertory

Celebrating Darlus Wolff: A Heart for Ballet and Community

More Than Dance: Elevating the Artistry in Don Quixote

Ramona and Anna-Marie: The Friendship and Vision Behind Kansas City Ballet’s Don Quixote

KCBS Students to Dance as Part of Company Corps de Ballet in Don Quixote

February 18, 2025

Blair Bieser: From Ballet Newcomer to Devoted Supporter

February 5, 2025

Bringing Ballet to Every Generation

February 3, 2025

A Life Well-Danced: Honoring Deana McClure’s Legacy

January 7, 2025

Ten Facts About Todd Bolender

January 7, 2025

Dancers Olivia Jacobus and Amira Hogan Step into the Spotlight as First-Time Choreographers for New Moves