Mei McArtor

Joined KCB in 2025, +2 Years – Second Company

Mei McArtor grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, where she began her training at the Southeastern School of Ballet. She joined Kansas City Ballet as a trainee for the 2023-24 season. During her time as a trainee, McArtor performed numerous roles in Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde, Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker and Peter Pan, and George Balanchine’s Jewels. She also danced in Gabriel Lorena’s Under My Skin and Emily Mistretta’s This version of you looking at you you looking back as part of Kansas City Ballet’s New Moves 2024. In her second season, she was promoted to KCB II, performing in Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Anna-Marie Holmes’ Don Quixote, and Lila York’s Celts. McArtor is entering her third season with Kansas City Ballet as an apprentice for the 2025-26 season.