Dance in Schools
Reach Out And Dance
R.O.A.D Residency Program
Kansas City Ballet’s nationally recognized dance residency program is being offered to new schools for the 2024-2025 season. Weekly movement classes and end-of-semester R.O.A.D. Rallies are offered during the academic year in elementary schools, during the school day. The established curriculum is taught by KC Ballet teaching artists for either 12 or 24 weeks and introduces 3rd and 4th-grade students to the fundamentals of dance: space, time, effort, self-discipline, and cooperative learning. Thematic lessons integrate the STEAM-based curriculum and are based on National and State Education Standards.
Are you interested in learning more about our R.O.A.D program for your school?
Contact Miyesha McGriff, R.O.A.D Program Administrator at mmcgriff@kcballet.org
“I love how R.O.A.D. touches on many different subjects – Math, Social Studies, Science, dance terms, and teamwork. The arts touch us all!”
R.O.A.D. RESIDENCY PROGRAM
Teaching Artists
Sean Duus
Brittany Moss
Accompanists
Sam Beckett
Andrew Ouellette
R.O.A.D Residency FAQs
School Partners
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS)
Turner Unified School District (TUSD)
Kansas City Kansas Schools (KCK)
Shawnee Mission Schools (SMSD)
Select Charter Schools
Select Parochial Schools
Select Private Schools
Our Sponsors
We wish to sincerely thank the following for their support of Kansas City Ballet’s Reach Out and Dance (R.O.A.D.) Program.
Kansas City Public School District, Missouri
Turner Unified School District 202, Kansas
R.O.A.D. Scholarship Program Uniform ProviderBARRE KC, Kansas City Ballet’s young professionals’ group, for their annual Soirée fundraiser that benefits R.O.A.D.
Back On Track Chiropractic + Acupuncture
Peggy and Andrew Beal
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City
BlueScope Steel
BNSF Railway Foundation
Stanley J. Bushman and Ann Canfield
City of Kansas City, MO
Commerce Bank
Dr. Suzanne C. Crandall
Crossroads Hotel
Bill and Jo Anne Dondlinger
Cathy and Steve Doyal
Marilyn A.W. Gaar and Norman E. Gaar, Esq.
George and Ada Ultch Memorial Fund
Global Prairie Foundation
H&R Block Foundation
Hall Family Foundation
Haverty Family Foundation – Michael and Marlys Haverty
Henderson Engineers, Inc.
Henry E. Wurst Family Foundation
JE Dunn Construction Company
Louis & Elizabeth Nave Flarsheim Charitable Foundation – Bank of America, Trustee
Louis and Frances Swinken Supporting Foundation
The Edward G. and Kathryn E. Mader Foundation
Julia and Greg Malter
National Endowment for the Arts
Ms. Julie Phillips
R and C Charitable Foundation
R.A. Long Foundation
Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts – Commerce Bank, Trustee
Dr. Christopher and Mrs. Lisa Sirridge
Mr. Ian Spinks and Ms. Juliette Singer
Stepp & Rothwell, Inc.
Ms. Kathy Stepp and Mr. Howard Rothwell
Greg and Barbara Storm
Tito’s Handmade Vodka – Fifth Generation, Inc.
UMB Financial Corporation
Unified Government-Hollywood Casino of Wyandotte County
Angela and John Walker
Mr. Bill Weaver and Ms. Crystal O’Dea
Lynne and Carl Weilert
Marissa Wickam
Mrs. Margaret Wurst
Dr. John and Karen Yungmeyer