Our People

School Staff & Faculty

To be the very best, you must train with the very best.

The School maintains a faculty of over 50 instructors. Our prestigious faculty are joined from time to time by current Kansas City Ballet company members and artistic staff, as well as renowned guest teaching artists. Many classes are taught to live piano accompaniment, a crucial element in developing the student’s understanding of the relationship between music and movement.

Staff

Artistic

Devon Carney, Artistic Director
Kimberly Cowen, Interim School Director, Principal & KCYB Director
Lauren Fadeley Veyette, Daytime Principal & Competition Coordinator
Taryn Ouellette, Principal, South Campus at Meadowbrook
Dmitry TrubchanovMen’s Program Coordinator & KCYB Associate Director
Jordan VothCompany Pianist/Principal Academy Pianist

Administrative

Nora Burkitt-Davis, Children’s Program & Adaptive Dance Coordinator
Sean Duus, R.O.A.D. Residency Coordinator
Megan Robinson, Bolender Center Administrator
Quinse Thompson, South Campus Administrator
Miana Abramson, Adrienne Anderson, Iyonna Barris, Allay Freeman, Katherine Jackson, Aspen Ross, Sarah Wilczewski, Susan Williams, Dylan Wills, Administrative Assistants

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