KC Dance Day

August 27, 2022

KC Dance Day

Join Kansas City Ballet on Saturday, August 27 for KC Dance Day! It is the 12th annual celebration of dance and movement featuring FREE dance performances, dance and fitness classes, and interactive experiences. Face masks are required inside the studios while taking a class and while watching performances in the Frost Studio.

All ages welcome!

Class registration has closed. 

Please note that, unlike previous KC Dance Days, there will be no food available. We suggest bringing bottled water.

Classes & Performances

FREE CHILDREN’S DANCE CLASSES
9:00 a.m. | Dance with Me, Ages 2-3 (Studio 6)
9:00 a.m. | Creative Movement, Age 3 (Studio 5)
9:00 a.m. | Creative Movement, Age 4 (Studio 7)
9:00 a.m. | Pre-Ballet, Ages 5-6 (Studio 4)

10:00 a.m. | Creative Movement, Age 3 (Studio 5)
10:00 a.m. | Creative Movement, Age 4 (Studio 6)
10:00 a.m. | Dance-A-Story, Ages 3-5 (Studio 7)
10:00 a.m. | Pre-Ballet, Ages 5-6 (Studio 4)

11:00 a.m. | Dance with Me, Ages 2-3 (Studio 7)
11:00 a.m. | Boys on the Move, Ages 5-7 (Studio 6)
11:00 a.m. | Ballet, Ages 7-9 (Studio 5)
11:00 a.m. | Jazz, Ages 10-12 (Studio 4)

12:00 p.m. | Jazz, Ages 7-9 (Studio 5)
12:00 p.m. | Ballet, Ages 10-12 (Studio 4)
12:00 p.m. | Adaptive Dance (Studio 7)

FREE ADULT DANCE CLASSES
9:00 a.m. | Family Yoga (Studio 2)
10:00 a.m. | Family Ballet, Adult & Ages 5+ (Studio 2)

1:00 p.m. | Teen Ballet, Ages 13-18 (Studio 4)
1:00 p.m. | Jazz (Studio 5)
1:00 p.m. | Hip Hop (Studio 6)
1:00 p.m. | Contemporary (Studio 7)

2:00 p.m. | Int/Adv. Ballet (Studio 2)
2:00 p.m. | Jazz (Studio 4)
2:00 p.m. | Progressive Ballet Technique (Studio 5)
2:00 p.m. | Modern (Studio 6)
2:00 p.m. | Flamenco (Studio 7)

3:00 p.m. | Contemporary (Studio 2)
3:00 p.m. | Jazz (Studio 4)
3:00 p.m. | Progressive Ballet Technique (Studio 5)
3:00 p.m. | Beginning Ballet (Studio 6)
3:00 p.m. | Modern (Studio 7)

4:00 p.m. | Hip Hop (Studio 2)
4:00 p.m. | Ballet (Studio 4)
4:00 p.m. | Yoga (Studio 5)
4:00 p.m. | Contemporary (Studio 6)
4:00 p.m. | Character (Studio 7)

FREE YOUTH DANCE PERFORMANCES
Fifteen-minute performances starting at 9:30 a.m.

9:30 a.m. | Ailey Camp – The Group
9:50 a.m. | The Culture House Youth Dance Ensemble
10:10 a.m. | Kansas City Ballet School

FREE WORLD DANCE PERFORMANCES
Twenty-five minute performances & interactive classes starting at 10:45 a.m.

10:45 a.m. | The Driscoll School of Irish Dance (Ireland)
11:15 a.m. | Ole (Spain)
11:45 a.m. | Nritya School of Indian Dance (India)
12:15 p.m. | Soundz of Africa & Esoke (Africa)

FREE LOCAL DANCE PERFORMANCES — KC’S BEST
Fifteen-minute performances starting at 1:00 p.m. 

1:00 p.m. | Storling Dance Theater
1:20 p.m. | City in Motion Dance Company
1:40 p.m. | KC Contemporary Dance Company
2:00 p.m. | Owen/Cox Dance Group
2:20 p.m. | KC Ballet Second Company

OPEN REHEARSAL BY KANSAS CITY BALLET
3:00-5:00 p.m. | Watch Kansas City Ballet and Second Company dancers

All performances take place in the Michael and Ginger Frost Studio Theater.

*Program subject to change.

 

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