August 28, 2021
KC Dance Day
Join Kansas City Ballet for KC Dance Day, its 11th annual celebration of dance and movement featuring FREE dance and fitness classes and an array of recorded dance performances!
Enjoy the recorded dance performances from the comfort of your home. Celebrate with us by scrolling down this page.
Free Dance Classes
Advance class registration required. No walk-ins for KC Dance Day. Masks required for all, regardless of vaccination status.
Special Thanks To:
FREE Dance performances
Online videos will be available on August 28 beginning at 11 a.m. and can be viewed online until midnight.
On the day, you’ll click on each video to start it at anytime.
Youth Dance Groups
Ailey Camp the Group
chief artistic officer:
Tyrone Aiken
I Wish
Choreographer: Tyrone Aiken
Dancers: Claude Brown, Penelope Brown, Cevoria McCrary, Jhala Robinson
The Culture House Conservatory of Dance
Artistic Directors:
Mona Storling-Enna and
Courtney Kierl-Bourman
Excerpts from Sleeping Beauty
Choreographers: Marius Petipa, Courtney Kierl-Bourman, Mona Storling-Enna
Dancers: Students of Culture House Conservatory of Dance
Kansas City Youth Ballet
Director: Kim Cowen
Associate Director:
Dima Trubchanov
the silenced
Choreographer: Cameron Miller
Dancers: Morgan Dunham, Tristan Hanson,
with Aysia Bates, Kathryn Benson, Grace Campbell, Raven Chapman, Ashley DeVincent, Hannah Hudson, Farrah Johnson, Dietrich Klawonn, Mia Liang, Colleen McKenzie, Oscar Miller, Jordan Noblett, Ally Ng, Sara Radka
Pre-Professional Dance Companies
UMKC Dance Department
Of Evidence and Confessions
Choreography: Gary Abbott
Dancers: Kayla Brazelton, Mady Buercke, Simone Davis, Jayla Johnson, Marcus Johnson, Jillian Kramschuster, Erica Lohman, Sarah Mcguyer, Sydney Myer, Max Orr, Jordan Pamon, Ivyana Robinson, Lecia Sims, Lauren Thompson, Emily Rackers
Artists Revealed Dance Company
Co-artistic Directors:
Andi Abernathy & Stephanie Ruch
The Most Peaceful Place
Choreographer: Aliza Russell
Dancers: Sam Amey, Savannah Sperling, August Green, Eva Hurtig, Arie Watkins, Lola Martin, Alex Falke, Molly Mack, Kennedy Fenley, Ashley Brown, Caroline Overman
Goodnight
Choreographer: Adam McGaw
Dancer: Sam Amey
True Purpose
Choreographers: Andi Abernathy & Stephanie Ruch
Dancer: Eva Hurtig
Kansas City Ballet Second Company
Artistic Director: Devon Carney
Second Company Manager &
Ballet Master: Christopher Ruud
Raymonda
Choreographer: Devon Carney after Marius Petipa
Music: Alexander Glazunov, Opus 57
Costumes: Kansas City Ballet Wardrobe Department
Cinematography: Elizabeth Snell and Devon Carney
Editing: Elizabeth Snell
Dancers: Kansas City Ballet Second Company members Autumn Steed & Ben Zusi with Meg Kataoka, Sophie Hod, Olivia Newell, Gillian Yoder, John Aguirre, Charlie Cronenwett, Oscar Miller, Troy Santulli
Professional Dance Companies
Störling Dance Theater
Artistic Director:
Mona Storling-Enna
Ave Verum
Choreographer: Mona Storling-Enna
Dancers: Jillian Sivewright, Alexandra Wilson, Caitlin Pettijohn, Hanan Misko, Laura Fiatte, Chris Peacock, Kirstie McDermott, Lindsey Dinneen, Ava Zachery Frank, Breanna Oppermann, Rhiannon Grimes, Chelsea Davis, Kaylie Null
Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company
Founder & artistic Director: Mary Pat Henry
Co-Artistic director: DeeAnna Hiett
Time Change
Choreography: Mary Pat Henry
Dancer: Omar Roman De Jesus
Kansas City Ballet
artistic Director: Devon Carney
Video montage of Kansas City Ballet’s upcoming 2021-2022 season, including Dracula, Wunderland, The Wizard of Oz, and The Nutcracker
Dancers: Kansas City Ballet Company
You keep us strong!
You can be our hero! Now more than ever, KC Ballet is depending on supporters like you. Here’s how you can help:
- Donate tickets to canceled performances you have purchased.
- Make a gift!
- “Like” dancers/staff posts on Facebook and provide encouraging comments. Add the hashtag: #kcballet to your comments!
- Keep in touch with your local, state, and federal elected officials. Let them know how much you love the arts!
