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Included in the mixed repertoire program was 'Sandpaper' (choreography by Mark Morris, music by Leory Anderson), 'Petite Mort' (choreography by Jiri Kylian, music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart) and 'Cacti', (choreography by Alexander Ekman, music by Franz Joseph Haydn, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Franz Schubert). KANSAS CITY BALLET SCHOOL 1,773 PEOPLE SERVED. PROVIDING EXCELLENCE IN DANCE TRAINING SINCE 1981, KANSAS CITY BALLET SCHOOL HAS TWO CAMPUSES, DOWNTOWN AND IN JOHNSON COUNTY, SERVING THE NEEDS OF PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND RECREATIONAL DANCE STUDENTS, BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS. THE ACADEMY OFFERS CLASSES FOR CHILDREN AGES 2-19 VARYING FROM CREATIVE MOVEMENT, BALLET, POINTE, MODERN, JAZZ, CONTEMPORARY, VARIATIONS, CONDITIONING, FLAMENCO &amp; MORE. WE OFFER AN ADAPTIVE DANCE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH MIXED COGNITIVE ABIITIES AS WELL AS A DAYTIME PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE LOOKING TO FURTHER THEIR DANCE EDUCATION EVEN MORE. STUDENTS IN THE ACADEMY PROGRAM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION FOR COMPANY PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE NUTCRACKER, AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A SPRING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. OUR PRE-PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS ALSO ARE ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN KANSAS CITY YOUTH BALLET (THE PERFORMING ENSEMBLE OF THE SCHOOL) AND IN COMPETITIONS SUCH AS YOUTH AMERICA GRAND PRIX AND UNIVERSAL BALLET COMPETITION. EACH YEAR KCBS OFFERS A FIVE-WEEK SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM, WHICH ATTRACTS STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. KANSAS CITY BALLET'S SECOND COMPANY SERVES AS AN EMERGING PROFESSIONALS PROGRAM FOR EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED YOUNG DANCERS. OUR STUDIO PROGRAM OFFERS DROP-IN CLASSES FOR TEENS AND ADULTS OF ANY LEVEL IN VARIOUS STYLES OF DANCE AND FITNESS. THERE ARE CLASSES SPECIFICALLY FOR OUR SILVER COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THOSE RECOVERING FROM A BRAIN INJURY. 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