Ballet North Inc

Pre Ballet Enrollment Day and Home School Ballet Class

Ballet North will hold the open enrollment day for Pre-Ballet levels on Saturday August 23, 1 - 3 pm at the Ballet North studios in Gladstone. Come and chat with the teachers, check out the building, and get signed up for the exciting 2014 year! Also, a brand new Home School non-performing pre-ballet class exploration class is going to begin soon on Mondays from 9 am - 10 am, find out more at http://wwwballetnorth.blogspot.com READ MORE Posted July 31, 2014 at 06:24 AM

Original Beauty and the Beast set for June 13 and 14, 2014

Ballet North will present an all-original full-length Beauty and the Beast choreographed by Artistic Director Laura Reinschmidt on June 13 and 14, 2014 at the Liberty North High School Performing Arts Theater.   This production will feature all new choreography and costumes, and for any new students out there who wish to participate in the numerous supporting roles for this ballet, make sure to get started BEFORE the costume deadline of January 11, 2014!  Ballet North is please... READ MORE Posted December 17, 2013 at 08:03 AM

Excitement Building for Cinderela Coming June 2013

Ballet North features a full-service ballet school offering pre-ballet classes for all ages, pre-professional training for advanced students, and performance opportunities through our performance company Ballet North Inc.  Ballet is a classical art and so we run year-round because taking months off at a time from any art is far more trouble than it is worth, so students may enroll any time during the year to begin their journey through the marvelous world of classical ballet.  The o... READ MORE Posted October 08, 2012 at 07:36 AM

The Reason Why We Need Ballet - Video Games. By Matt Reinschmidt

February 25, 2012 As a ballet teacher both my wife and I have noticed a sharp drop off in the basic level of physical ability among our students and in particular among the 10 year old and younger segment. What we have come to realize is that in the rush of daily life a great many parents are both attempting to limit the use of babysitters or daycare if they can (no doubt a good thing) but in order to keep their children occupied the use of today's electronic devices from iPads to PS3 to Wii ... READ MORE Posted February 26, 2012 at 09:59 PM

Costumes now under production for Spring Festival of Dance 2012!

January 29, 2012 Ballet North At the mid-year point costumes have now been set for production for the Spring Festival of Dance 2012 which will present on June 15 and 16, 2012 at 7:00 pm using the excellent Excelsior Springs Performing Arts Center in Excelsior Springs Missouri which is by far and away the best theater in the Northland region of the Kansas City Missouri Metropolitan Area.  Featuring Dr Coppelius' Fantastic Workshop featuring Long Ho and Kristin Smith as the primary event o... READ MORE Posted January 29, 2012 at 11:32 AM

Ballet North: 3 year old and up weekday ballet class times announced

Ballet North is pleased to announce new daytime class times for 3 year olds&4 year olds, and 5 through 7 year olds. The new class times offered are as follows: Pre-Ballet '0' for 3-year olds: Mondays 9:00 - 9:30 am Tuesdays 9:30 - 10:00 am Wednesdays 9:00 - 9:30 am Pre-Ballet TWO ( 6 year olds ) Mondays 9:30 - 10:10 am Wednesdays 9:30 - 10:30 am Pre-Ballet FIVE ( 8 year olds ) Mondays 10:30 - 11:30 am Wednesdays 10:30 - 11:30 am These new times are in ADDITION to already occurring class t... READ MORE Posted September 08, 2009 at 10:01 AM

Ballet North: 2009 Summer Dance Camp

June 9th, 2009 Kansas City (Gladstone) Missouri Ballet North has announced the schedule for Summer Dance Camps 2009.  Summer Dance Camp is an excellent way to let your child dance the summer away and also learn all kinds of new things about ballet from it's 500+ year history out of Italian Opera to how your bones work and what exactly nutrition is.  And of course, daily dance class and art projects. Tara Skorupa will instruct the camps this year bringing a new energy and expertise t... READ MORE Posted June 08, 2009 at 10:08 PM

Special Report for 3, 4 and 5 year old Students

March 25, 2009 We are pleased to announce the release of the 2009 Special Report for 3, 4 and 5 year old students offering answers to frequently asked questions and also matter-of-fact, science based insights into what is best for your child.  The best interest of the student is the only interest to be considered. Just click the link below to view the report:  http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dcnn4wss_115dngjj7t9 READ MORE Posted March 25, 2009 at 10:25 AM

Ballet North performs for Classical Ballet School students

Ballet North will perform demi ballet performances for Classical Ballet School students all this week from Monday February 2nd to Saturday February 7th 2009. Performances will be of the modern ballet Carmina Burana and the classical ballet Pas de Quattre on the following dates and times: Monday 5:30 pm Tuesday 4:45 pm and 6:30 pm Wednesday 7:00 pm Saturday 9:30 am and 11:30 am Ballet students should enjoy watching advanced and professional dancers demonstrating and exhibiting technically comp... READ MORE Posted February 01, 2009 at 02:03 PM

Ballet North presents La Fille mal gardee

Ballet North in Kansas City thought it would be helpful to give some context and description to the production of La Fille mal gardee to be presented Friday June 19, 2009 at the Music Hall.  Enjoy! La Fille mal gardee is a comic ballet presented in two acts, inspired by Pierre Antoine Baudouin's 1789 painting Le Reprimande/Une Jeune Fille Querellée par sa Mère. The ballet was originally produced and choreographed by the Ballet Master Jean Dauberval to a musical patch-work adapted from ab... READ MORE Posted January 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM