The Academy
Adaptive Dance
Special Needs Dance Classes in Kansas City
KC Ballet Adaptive Dance Programs offer creative movement classes in an open environment for children of mixed cognitive abilities.
Summer 2021 Registration will open Monday, March 8!
Rhythmic activities guided by our team stimulate fine and gross motor skills and speech and language development, as well as sensory, visual and auditory processing skills! Class sizes are limited.
KC Ballet Adaptive Dance Benefits
- Provide activities that lead to, support, and reinforce an understanding of dance by encouraging movement, creative activity, and sensory awareness.
- Encourage appreciation and awareness of their own bodies and the bodies of others.
- Stimulate fine and gross motor development.
- Stimulate speech and language development.
- Stimulate sensory, visual, and auditory processing skills.
- Establish routines.
- Encourage attention, cooperation, and impulse control.
- Encourage exploration and self-expression through dance in a safe and structured environment.
2021 Summer Classes
Please read through our KCBS Health and Safety Protocols prior to registering your student.
Ages 3-7
6 Week Session: $60
June 8 – July 13
Tuesdays at the Bolender Center
5:45 – 6:15 pm
Ages 8-11
6 Week Session: $60
June 8 – July 13
Tuesdays at the Bolender Center
6:30 – 7:00 pm
PARTNERS
Get Moving
Spring 2021 Registration is now closed. Summer 2021 Registration will open Monday, March 8!
For questions, please contact Nora Burkitt, Adaptive Dance Coordinator.
Prepare for your first day!
Read our Social Story on attending ballet class at Kansas City Ballet School. Please review our updated Health and Safety Protocols before your child’s first dance of class.