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 KC 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 child’s understanding of the relationship between music and movement.
Staff
Artistic
Devon Carney, Artistic Director
Grace M. Holmes, School Director
Kimberly Cowen, Principal & KCYB Director
Lauren Fadeley Veyette, Principal & YAGP Coordinator
Dmitry Trubchanov, Men’s Program Coordinator & KCYB Associate Director
Nora Burkitt-Davis, Children’s Division Coordinator
Irina Brouhard, Music Coordinator
Jordan Voth, Company Pianist/Principal Academy Pianist
Administrative
Jessica Bacus, School Operations Manager
Nora Burkitt-Davis, Children’s Program & Adaptive Dance Coordinator
Megan Robinson, BC/JC Administrator
Nicole Brewton, Macy Jordan, Maddie Keller, Taryn Ouellette, Aspen Ross, Bella von Hofman Administrative Assistants
Faculty
Academy
Studio
- Christina Burton, Contemporary, Jazz, Hip Hop
- Pamela Carney, Ballet
- Tamara Carson, Flamenco
- Mary Kay Cottrill, Ballet
- Sean Duus, Ballet
- Maureen Hall, Ballet
- Debbie Jacobs-Huffaker, Ballet
- Kramer Kreiling, Ballet
- Taryn Ouellette, Ballet/Mat Pilates
- Lisa Sirridge, Reformer
Accompanists
- Brian Bates
- Robert Beasley
- Samuel Beckett
- Irina Brouhard
- John Currey
- Phillip DeWalt
- Inna Daniels
- Noila Ortega
- Andrew Ouellette
- William Puckett
- Angie Roustio
- Jaclyn Rylee
- Cameron Thomas
- Jacob Thomas
- Jordan Voth
- Yee-Sik Wong
- Xiangyu Zhao