Mei McArtor

Joined KCB in 2025, +2 Years – Second Company

Mei McArtor grew up in Columbia, South Carolina, where she began her ballet training at the Southeastern School of Ballet at age 4. She expanded her training through summer programs at the Boston Ballet School and San Francisco Ballet School. In 2023, McArtor joined the Kansas City Ballet as a trainee and was promoted to KCB II the following year. During her time with the second company, she performed corps de ballet and character roles in Val Caniparoli’s Jekyll & Hyde, Devon Carney’s The Nutcracker and Peter Pan, George Balanchine’s Jewels, Septime Webre’s ALICE (in wonderland), Anna-Marie Holmes’ Don Quixote and Lilah York’s Celts. She also performed as the Enchantress in Bruce Wells’ Beauty and the Beast. 

After two seasons with KCB II, McArtor was promoted to apprentice in 2025. In her first year with the main company, she appeared in Carney’s Swan Lake, Agnes de Mille’s Rodeo and Webre’s The Great Gatsby. She is currently entering her fourth season with Kansas City Ballet as a full company member.