Elliott Rogers

Joined KCB in 2023

Elliott Rogers is a native of Chicago where he began dancing with Ruth Page Center for the Arts under the leadership of Victor Alexander and Dolores Long.

There, Rogers participated in exchange programs with international schools. The most notable being with Escuela Nacional de Ballet de Cuba (National Ballet School of Cuba).

At 14, Rogers moved on to train with Houston Ballet Academy where he was the recipient of the Ben Stevenson Scholarship. He was later promoted to Houston Ballet’s second company, HB II, under the direction of Claudio Muñoz and Kelly Myernick.

While training in Houston, Rogers expanded his repertoire, adding over 70 distinct roles in 50 works. Including leading roles in Stanton Welch AM’s The Gentlemen, Bruiser, Brigade, and Clear. He also performed in George Balanchine’s Allegro Brilliante and Muñoz’s Bluebird Pas de Deux and Coppélia as Franz. He would also go on to perform with Houston Ballet in productions of Welch’s The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, and Sylvia. In 2023 he was selected to represent HB II in Assemblée Internationale, hosted by National Ballet School of Canada.

In 2023, Rogers joined Kansas City Ballet as an apprentice. During his apprenticeship, he received the opportunity to perform the title role in Devon Carney’s Peter Pan. He has since performed White Rabbit in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, and Green Man in Lila York’s Celts, among others. Rogers was named the 2024 Greg and Barbara Storm Emerging Dancer.