5 First Place Golds
Ballet Championships of America, Chicago 2026, with medals in every age division entered
Ten Years
Training young artists in Downtown Kalamazoo since 2016
Placements
Joffrey NYC · Royal Danish Ballet SI ·
University of Michigan Dance · Joffrey Las Vegas · Joffrey Miami
· Western Michigan University · Joffrey Midwest· Grand Rapids Ballet SI · Joffrey Ballet Chicago SI · Rock School of Dance SI
· Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
· Interlochen Center for the Arts
ABT® Certified
Teachers
Teaching the ABT® National Training Curriculum and CPYB's proven syllabus©, faculty trained at American Ballet Theatre,
Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet
ONE SCHOOL · A COMPLETE COURSE OF STUDY
From first plié to the pre‑professional stage.
AGES 3–9 · OPEN ENROLLMENT
Children's Division
Focus, musicality, and the beginnings of classical technique are taught with patience and precision.
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AGES 10–17 · BY AUDITION
Conservatory Ballet
Serious pre-professional education pointe work, classical repertoire, artistry, and professional studio discipline.
PERFORMING COMPANY · BY AUDITION
Kalamazoo Youth Ballet
Full productions, guest artists, classical repertoire, and national competition through KYB Elite
SUNSHINE TO NOIRE
Every color has a purpose
SUNSHINE
SKY BLUE
LILAC
TEAL
ROYAL
RUBY
NOIRE
Each level marks a distinct stage of technical study, artistic maturity, and responsibility. Dancers advance when they are ready for the work ahead. Progress is not rushed. It is built.
THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON · 2026–27
Artists need a stage. Every dancer performs.
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The Nutcracker Kalamazoo Dec 5–6, 2026
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KAL|Dance ~ Constellations Feb 7, 2027
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Beauty and the Beast May 22–23, 2027
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End-of-Year Student Showcase June 12, 2027
Comstock Community Auditorium & Wellspring Cory Terry Theater
· Performed alongside professional guest artists
FOUNDED 2016
The care is personal.
Children grow when much is expected of them and much is invested in them. We do
not choose between excellence and kindness. The strongest training requires both.
Amy
FOUNDER & ARTISTIC DIRECTOR