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…
