Studio Experience

Students will be immersed in dance with classes eight hours per day, five days per week, learning from our world-class instructors.

Students train in Kansas City Ballet’s state-of-the-art Todd Bolender Center for Dance & Creativity, a spacious, light-filled facility located in the heart of downtown Kansas City near historic Union Station. This exceptional setting provides the ideal environment for professional summer intensive training—combining world-class instruction, individualized attention, and a supportive, secure atmosphere that nurtures growth and excellence.

Kansas City Ballet Artistic Staff

Devon Carney, Artistic Director

Kristi Capps, Rehearsal Director

Parrish Maynard, Rehearsal Director

Christopher Ruud, Second Company Manager & Rehearsal Director

Kansas City Ballet School Faculty

Oliver Till, School Director

Kimberly Cowen, Principal & KCYB Director

Jennifer Welch Cudnik, Daytime Principal 

Taryn Ouellette, Principal, South Campus at Meadowbrook

Dmitry Trubchanov, Men’s Program Coordinator & KCYB Associate Director

Kansas City Ballet School Staff

Our Summer Intensive curriculum offers serious ballet students the highest caliber of classical training, augmented by a rich diversity of dance forms necessary to meet the eclectic demands of dance companies today. KC Ballet School’s Summer Intensive also offers students seminars by consultants and dance specialists on a wide variety of topics relevant to the young dancer including injury prevention, mental health, nutrition, strength and conditioning, and pointe shoe care.