Kansas City Ballet School
2026 Children’s Showcase “Meet the Orchestra”
ARTISTIC STAFF
Devon Carney, Artistic Director
Oliver Till, School Director
Kimberly Cowen, Principal & KCYB Director
Taryn Ouellette, Principal, South Campus at Meadowbrook
Jennifer Cudnik, Principal, Daytime Program
Dmitry Trubchanov, Men’s Program Coordinator & KCYB Associate Director
Jordan Voth, Company Pianist/Principal Academy Pianist
Jacob Thomas, Academy and R.O.A.D. Pianist
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Sherry Urton, School Operations Manager
Miyesha McGriff, R.O.A.D. Program Administrator
Rachel Grisi Dugan, Summer Intensive Coordinator
Nora Burkitt-Davis, Children’s Program & Adaptive Dance Coordinator
Kira Dimarco, Bolender Center Administrator
Adrienne Anderson, Data & Process Analyst
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS: Allay Freeman, Alisson Gonzalez, Annie Roe, Carolyn Franano
CHILDREN’S DIVISION FACULTY
Nora Burkitt-Davis, Alexis Byerly, Tess Gadwood, Alyssa Jones, Olivia Kalamboukas, Skyler Linn, Erin Muenks, Megan Robinson, Susan Williams
ASSISTANTS
Abigail Beach, Kaelyn Bell, Cecelia Binaggio, Eliza Cameron, Kerrigan Cunningham, Audrey Domingo, Emma Ewing, Cecelia Guezuraga, Sage Guillot, Devon McFadden, Ines Nin, Soana Pahulu, Beatrice Patterson, Simone Parigo, Annabelle Pontier, Olivia Rogers, Ellie Sturgeon Victoria Zaborny
Show Time
9:00AM Show
Flute
South Campus Wednesday 5:00PM Pre-Ballet B
Teacher: Tess Gadwood
Classroom Assistant: Kaelyn Bell
Bijou Basydlo, Anna Broers, Margo Chan, Caroline Clark, Ava Finlay, Harper Haydu, Juliet Kowalik,
Eloise Krampe, Lola Lyons, Adelle Patterson, Kate Roth, Marlowe Swiastyn
Oboe
Bolender Center Saturday 10:30AM Adaptive Dance Ages 3-7
Teachers: Nora Burkitt-Davis & Erin Muenks
Classroom Assistants: Cecelia Guezuraga & Olivia Rogers
Yara Bass, Aubrey Cooper, Maria de la Fuente, Falon Grieder, Lyric Jackson, Olive Mays-O’Hare
Clarinet
Bolender Center Saturday 11:00AM Creative Movement B
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Zooey Anderson-Smith, Wilder Betzler, Zalayah Bush, Crispin Hojer, Elder Huntington,
Colette Landau, Pia Maghe, Lucy Stroh, Izzy Voeltz, Matilda VonBehrens, Grace White
Bassoon
South Campus Saturday 9:00AM Fundamentals
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Classroom Assistant: Kerrigan Cunningham
Sienna Aleshire, Elizabeth Daniel, Eliana Faber, Adella Fletcher,
Vera Hamilton, Oakleigh Howland, Elise Lind, Finley Morgan
Violin
South Campus Saturday 9:45AM Creative Movement B
Teacher: Tess Gadwood
Classroom Assistant: Beatrice Patterson
June Brunner, Millie Duvall, Aila Hale, Rumi Ko,
Marsenna Merriman, Philip Richardson, Veda Sprick
Double Bass
Bolender Center Saturday 10:00AM Fundamentals
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Classroom Assistant: Kaelyn Bell
Eleonora Baker, Zoey Engels, Sahla Johnson, Salome Johnson, Melanie Lopez, Gracyn Masilionis,
Leona Mortera, Eliora Nkolo-Kangkolo, Mary-Therese Olson, Eve Pierre, Stella Pitz
Harp
Bolender Center Saturday 9:00AM Pre-Ballet B
Teacher: Susan Williams
Lola Falcon, Sloane Hickey, Lea Hirsh, Christine Malanowski,
Hadley Martel, Karena Schnepf, Gabriella Vernaci
Trombone
South Campus Monday 4:00PM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Classroom Assistant: Annabelle Pontier
Yara Akram, Margot Altomare, Noella Delorme, Kennedy Dougherty, Olive Grin, Naomi Hellman,
Iva Humphrey, Logan Lee, Phoebe Pech, Alice Sloderbeck, Louise Till
Full Orchestra
Bolender Center Level 1A
Teacher: Nora Burkitt-Davis
Elizabeth Banuelos, Magdalen Baxter, Nova Capps, Inna Isaac, Isabella Klein, Corinne Lee, Ava Lutz,
Levi Middleton, Anna Frankie Pollard, Helena Renshaw, Kyla Shields, Anna Stockdell, Victoria Vician
10:30AM Show
Flute
South Campus Saturday 11:30AM Pre-Ballet B
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Remi Burgess, Cameron Elder, Aaliyah Hayes, Cora Hendricks,
Lily Kiely, Alexandria Moore, Charlotte Ries, Marlie Tishman
Oboe
South Campus Saturday 11:00AM Adaptive Dance Ages 3-7
Teacher: Tess Gadwood
Classroom Assistant: Soana Pahulu
Elaina Fockler, Selah Fox, Emerson Hall, Ella Meilink, Alaia Robertson
Clarinet
South Campus Wednesday 4:00PM Creative Movement B
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Classroom Assistant: Cecelia Binaggio
Lillian Bell, Lucy Brunfeldt, Charlotte Dubois, Jane Marko,
Katherine McCullough, Poppy Quinn, Anastasia Rothermich, Elliana Talone
Bassoon
South Campus Monday 4:30PM Fundamentals
Teacher: Olivia Kalamboukas
Classroom Assistant: Kaelyn Bell
Nora Altomare, Ryves Brown, Zain Castro, Curie Elliott, Pierson Flucke,
Chloe Lee, Nora Privitera, Charlize Rose, Kaiya Uhlich, Alora Valdivia
Violin
South Campus Wednesday 9:30AM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Skyler Linn
Charlotte Coggins, Layla Davis, Daphne Gregory, Chloe Jackson, Liah Jacobo, Marisol Johnson,
Evelyn Peynetti, Remington Robertson, Rosalina Sanchez-Pounds, Georgia Willard
Double Bass
South Campus Tuesday 4:00PM Fundamentals
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Hallie Coates, Francesca Giangreco, Georgia Guy, Clara Proto,
Evelyn Thomas, Theodore Till, Rose Widrig
Harp
Bolender Center Saturday 11:15AM Adaptive Dance Ages 3-7
Teachers: Nora Burkitt-Davis & Erin Muenks
Classroom Assistants: Cecelia Guezuraga & Olivia Rogers
Leni Mejia, Mark Ramirez Ault, Iris Ray, Josiah Whitlatch
French Horn
Bolender Center Monday 4:30PM Pre-Ballet A
Teacher: Susan Williams
Classroom Assistant: Audrey Domingo
Wren Curiel, Georgie Daniel, Eleanor Dickey, Maya Dubey, Iris Guthrie, Margaret Johnson, Domino Mathews, Elizabeth O’Connor, Eleanor Onofrio, Madeline Paoli, Georgia Parisi-Olson, Rosemary Perkins, Evelyn Romine, Bailey Shafer, Emory Stuckey, Sadie Weiner
Trombone
Bolender Center Saturday 9:00AM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Eliza Black, Birdie Breitkreutz, Lucille Buckmaster, Lavi Can-Maron, Hazel Eckhardt,
Gianna LaForge, India Perkins, India Polsinelli, Isla Scott, Elianna Tanner, Azalea Vega`
Full Orchestra
Bolender Center Level 1B
Teacher: Nora Burkitt-Davis
Frances Grant, Joey Hudgens, Penelope Lumetta,
Lola Pinkston, Kensington Price, Isabella Young
12:00PM
Flute
Bolender Center Saturday 12:00PM Pre-Ballet A
Teacher: Susan Williams
Eleanor Boody, Teddy Elsberry, Eliza Fickbohm, Opal Huntington, Julianna Kurtz, Junia Lareau,
Zelda Sidner-Burgen, Leo Soucie, Emmy Thompson, Amaya Valencia, Amaya Williams
Oboe
Bolender Center Saturday 12:00PM Adaptive Dance Ages 8-13
Teachers: Nora Burkitt-Davis & Erin Muenks
Classroom Assistants: Cecelia Guezuraga & Olivia Rogers
Edie Bacus, Violet Davis, Hope Galeazzi, Hailey Guthrie, Holland Hansen, Ophelia LaPietra,
Penelope Liddell, Willow Martinez, Emme Ray, Liv Simien, Lillyan Tischhauser
Clarinet
South Campus Thursday 11:30AM Creative Movement B
Teacher: Alyssa Jones
Isla Arbanas, Carolyn Grace Frerichs, Ellie Lanker,
Veda Lanning, Amelia Mirakian
Bassoon
South Campus Tuesday 5:00PM Pre-Ballet A
Teacher: Olivia Kalamboukas
Classroom Assistant: Abigail Beach
Emilia Acinger, Anna Bowers, Laila Chavez, Adrianna Finley, Virginia Guth, Mason Henkelman, Elizabeth Homan, Reagan Hundley, Navy Jepperson, Eleanor Kirchner, Eliza Kitzerow, Kaiya Loy, Ryan McGraw, David Nelson, Daisy Picasso, Piper Watkins
Violin
South Campus Thursday 4:30PM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Reagan Clark, Ka’Liyah Easterwood, Vivienne Finlay, Ada Hatten, Sophia Hodges, Lucy Mangiaracina,
Drew McGraw, Joanie Meinke, Salem Taylor, Remi Wright, Amber WuPark
Double Bass
South Campus Wednesday 4:00PM Fundamentals
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Classroom Assistant: Ellie Sturgeon
Charlotte Haydu, Maya Nevsky, Maya Quick, Camila Rizi, Elizabeth Rothermich,
Eleanor Scheetz, Hayden Sleve, Lucille Templeton, Dove Wilson
Harp
Bolender Center Wednesday 4:30PM Pre-Ballet B
Teacher: Nora Burkitt-Davis
Savina Bilbo, Rebekah Chapman, Millie Davis, Ophelia Gilberto, Brooke Goldberg,
Madison Isaacson, Millie Leamen, Nora Meinke, Luna Vila
Trombone
South Campus Saturday 9:00AM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Tess Gadwood
Classroom Assistant: Ines Nin
Josefina Aguilera, Marie Baker, Lainey Bluhm, Selena Bohall, Emerson Bowen, Sage Brockman,
Eloise Herring, Adelyn Howland, Hazel Huddleston, Cameron Lam, Lucy Sloan
Full Orchestra
South Campus Level 1C
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Bella Adams, Amira Akram, Lenna Brunfeldt, Lena Cecil, Scarlett Kerr, Charlotte Linn, Makenna Morris,
Catherine O’Connor, Emma Persson, Amelia Rossman, Lainey Schuessler, Elizabeth Valenti
1:30PM
Flute
South Campus Saturday 10:00AM Pre-Ballet A
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Classroom Assistant: Eliza Cameron
Elle Aripoli, Katherine Begilman, Emerson Brule, Emma Brunner, Everly Burgess, Chloe Chen, Olivia Coggins, Charlotte Grundy, Nara Hale, Grace Li, Lily Lobeck, Katherine Qi, Fiona Ries, Isabella Shultz, Aashi Slawson, Eleanor Thomas, Erica Zou
Oboe
South Campus Saturday 11:45AM Adaptive Dance Ages 8-13
Teacher: Tess Gadwood
Classroom Assistant: Soana Pahulu
Lyla Adams, Olivia Javillonar, London Mounts,
Amalia Paxton, Charlotte Pitts, Ashna Sakthi
Clarinet
Bolender Center Tuesday 4:00PM Creative Movement B
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Avery Baanders, Parker Boos, Maeve Bromley, Paulina Carmona, Rose Glatt,
Lily Hoener, Alice Pierzchalski, Nayeli Rodriguez, Sterling Sevedge
Bassoon
Bolender Center Monday 5:00PM Fundamentals
Teacher: Nora Burkitt-Davis
Classroom Assistant: Sage Guillot
Joud Albadarin, Hope Garcia, Siena Gross, Lauryn McNeil, Huntley Merriman, Anne Louise Nunes,
Kennedy Rohr, Lucy Schoen, Josephine Turner, Isabella Wegerer
Violin
South Campus Tuesday 4:00 Creative Movement B
Teacher: Olivia Kalamboukas
Classroom Assistant: Emma Ewing
Ailani Armstrong, Emma Boyd, Sophia Bryde, Gemma Craig, Landry Heppner, Maya Lewis,
Iris Mehringer, Rowan Pruitt, Sloane Snowden, Aria Sosa, Dulaney Tully, Mia Yeakel
Double Bass
Bolender Center Tuesday 4:45PM Fundamentals
Teacher: Megan Robinson
Classroom Assistant: Simone Parigo
Reagan Cahill, Blakely Gard, Olivia Grammer, Sylvie Kemper, Madeleine Margiela,
Norah Smith-Schoening, Iona Thompson
Harp
South Campus Thursday 6:30PM Pre-Ballet B
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Kate Baker, Ada Bogdan, Sophia Evans, Evangeline Hoyer, Harper Lee,
Eloise Limbocker, Elizabeth McLaughlin, Eloise Privitera
Trombone
Bolender Center Monday 4:00PM Creative Movement A
Teacher: Nora Burkitt-Davis
Alexander Hatutian, Blair Merriman, Lillian Nicolay, Charlotte Rainey,
Scarlett Sebring, Ophelia Voloshanovich, Elouise Wehmueller
Full Orchestra
South Campus Level 1D
Teacher: Alexis Byerly
Jamila Abad-Bonifacio, Grayson Baxter, Emma Hanna,
Marcella Mishler, Johanna Reich, Clara Trum