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169 Portage Street

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Kalamazoo, MI 49007

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Welcome Friends!

We are Ballet Kalamazoo! 

At Ballet Kalamazoo,

you will find a dance studio filled with kind, friendly and welcoming dancers and families.

IN THE
Studio

Ballet Kalamazoo is a youth ballet company in Downtown Kalamazoo, Michigan for dancers ages 3-17yrs. Ballet Kalamazoo focuses on teaching a high standard of classical ballet technique.

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Together, we create a positive, fun and healthy atmosphere to learn dance. Ballet Kalamazoo's goal is to mentor young people of all ages to be beautiful dancers who are grounded with solid values and personal integrity.

Through our commitment to family-friendly programming, age appropriate costumes, and music, we provide an environment that will inspire and empower, leading to the consistent achievement of goals. 

 

Even the dream of dancing professionally is within your dancer’s reach!

  

After just a few classes, you will discover Ballet Kalamazoo truly delivers on our commitment to help our students discover their individual talents, propelling them forward to reach their fullest potential.

Fall in love

with ballet

It is time to for your

DREAM TO BEGIN

Join us for our 2019/2020 season of dance!

Experience the beauty of ballet and the power of a great story. Through our art, Ballet Kalamazoo will lead your dancer on a journey through some of our most beloved stories. But not the tired old stories you’ve seen over and over! 

 

How do we do it?  Ballet Kalamazoo takes a classic tale and performs it with our own unique twist. It’s a wonderful collaboration as we listen to our dancers’ perspectives and truly see the story through their eyes. 

 

The result? Ballet Kalamazoo’s performances are a shared vision full of heart and connection.  Working as a team, we create performances that are modern and infinitely more magical. 

 

Don't walk, DANCE through this year!

The Sugar Plum Fairy

NOVEMBER 23rd & 24th | COMSTOCK AUDITORIUM

THE LITTLE MERMAID

FEBRUARY 29TH | CHENERY AUDITORIUM

Coppélia

MAY 30TH | WELLSPRING THEATRE

Ballet Kalamazoo

a studio to be yourself

a community of friends

a home to grow

a memory to make

a space to leap

a heart to shine

a place to 

dance

Introducing

THE BALLET KALAMAZOO
CONSERVATORY

The Ballet Kalamazoo Conservatory provides the opportunity for the more serious and committed dancer ages 8+ to study classical ballet.

 

The Ballet Conservatory is designed to guide the dedicated student in achieving their goals as a ballet dancer.

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With added class offerings and our new multi-class pricing joining the Ballet Kalamazoo Conservatory allows you to take studying ballet from a hobby to living your passion.

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Get to know us!

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PARENT TESTIMONIALS

"Our oldest daughter began dancing with Amy Russell four years ago. I was looking for a studio that would teach technique in an age appropriate way without filling most of the class with games that did not support the training. Now, all three of my daughters (ages 8, 6, and 4) learn from Amy and I could not be more pleased with the training they receive. Amy treats each dancer, three years old through her oldest students, as full-of-potential ballerinas. Her classes are fun, but each activity is chosen wisely and supports the student in learning proper technique.

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Above and beyond the excellent content and teaching, Amy sets a tone with her students to be encouragers of others, to support their fellow dancers, and to grow their hearts. I feel so grateful for my daughters to have her as a role model in their lives.

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Ballet Kalamazoo events and productions are flawlessly tasteful and creative.  The recital format of performing a ballet as a company allows each dancer to shine and learn to contribute to a greater goal.

My daughters are all so different, and Amy (and the teachers she hires), brings out the best in each of them. I love that she has grown the company so that there are options for dancers who wish to be more serious and engage in more training, but that each dancer is so valued for the individual goals he or she has.  Each year, Ballet Kalamazoo grows in such positive directions and I am always excited to see what’s next!"

— SAMANTHA ANDERSON