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A girl. A tower. A world she painted into being.
Ballet Kalamazoo®’s original production of Rapunzel ~ A Fairytale Ballet follows a young dreamer whose imagination, her paintings, her stars, and her secret garden are the only world she has ever known. Until now.
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Performed by the dancers of Ballet Kalamazoo with Special Guest Artist and Choreographer, Seyong Kim, this whimsical and deeply original ballet brings to life the full landscape of Rapunzel’s inner world from Sunbeams and Tower Shadows to Forest Sprites, floating lights, and paintings that magically come to life on stage.
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A breathtaking season finale. A child’s first love of the stage. A production we are deeply proud of.
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Tickets go on sale April 14th at 12:00pm
​CELEBRATING BALLET KALAMAZOO® Est. 2016 · DOWNTOWN KALAMAZOO · WHERE DANCERS ARE GROWN
Exceptional training. Genuine kindness. Every dancer who walks through our door is extraordinary to us, from their very first plié to the professional stage.
Ballet Kalamazoo® is Kalamazoo's pre-professional classical ballet training company, welcoming dancers from age three through high school.
Our faculty hold teaching certifications from American Ballet Theatre® and Progressing Ballet Technique, and have trained directly with the
professional staff of Pacific Northwest Ballet and Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet, bringing that level of expertise into every class we teach.
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Whether your dancer begins with us at three or joins us further along their journey,
they are met with the same commitment, the same standards, and the same belief in what they are capable of.
ABT® NATIONAL TRAINING CURRICULUM · CPYB PROVEN TEACHING SYLLABUS© · NATIONAL BALLET COMPETITIONS
Every dancer has a path. Ours is clear.
From a child’s first plié to the professional stage, our programs form a complete, structured training ladder. Families don’t have to guess where their dancer is headed. We show them.
01 — First Steps
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Joyful, structured introduction to classical ballet. Built on the ABT® NTC, the gold standard in youth ballet training.
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Ages 3–6 · All welcome
02 — Children's Ballet
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Technique deepens. Confidence builds. Young dancers begin to discover what they are truly capable of.
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Ages 6–9 · Open enrollment
03 — Conservatory Ballet
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Pre-professional training for dedicated dancers. Serious training, genuine support, and deeply personal. We commit to them. They commit to this.​
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Ages 10–17 · By audition only
04- Kalamazoo Youth Ballet
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Our performing company. Full productions. Guest artists. YAGP. Ballet Championships of America. These dancers didn’t arrive here. They grew here.
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Ages 10–17 · By audition only
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This is what a path looks like
Male dancers are central to ballet. And to this studio
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From their very first class to leading roles on stage, boys train here with the same seriousness, the same curriculum, and the same belief in what they are capable of. We are proud of the young men who call Ballet Kalamazoo® home.
First-year male students train complementary. Text us to get started.
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Come see what we’ve been building
Rapunzel ~ A Fairytale Ballet
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May 16 & 17, 2026 · 2:00 pm both days
Comstock Community Auditorium · Kalamazoo, Michigan
A whimsical, magical season finale performed by the dancers of Kalamazoo Youth Ballet — closing out our 10th Anniversary Season. Every face on that stage is a dancer we grew. Come see what a decade of believing looks like in motion.
​“Ballet Kalamazoo provides incredible opportunities for children to work in a professional environment — while keeping it fun, and learning the art of ballet along the way. Through Ballet Kalamazoo, dreams take hold and are given wings to fly.”
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- Embarina & Chris Betzle, Ballet Kalamazoo® Family
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Is this your dancer’s place?
You’ll know when you walk in. Text us to schedule a free trial class — ages three and up.
269-399-5342
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