Ballet Kalamazoo

Ballet Kalamazoo Ballet Kalamazoo®️now enrolling for our 2026/2027 10th Anniversary Season of Dance! Together, we create a positive, fun, and healthy atmosphere to learn dance.

The Nutcracker Kalamazoo: 12/5 & 12/6, 2026
KAL|Dance ~ Constellations: 2/7, 2027
Beauty and the Beast: 5/22 & 5/23, 2027

https://www.balletkalamazoo.com/ At Ballet Kalamazoo, you will find a dance studio filled with kind, friendly and welcoming dancers and families. 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.

First Monday back to ballet for our Sunshine class! 💛They are just the cutest crew!
09/15/2026

First Monday back to ballet for our Sunshine class! 💛

They are just the cutest crew!

The Nutcracker Kalamazoo 2026! Tickets go on sale September 21st at 1:00 PMEvent details:Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 PM...
09/14/2026

The Nutcracker Kalamazoo 2026!

Tickets go on sale September 21st at 1:00 PM

Event details:

Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 PM
Sunday, December 6th at 2:00 pm

Comstock Community Auditorium
2107 N 26th St, Kalamazoo, MI 49048

Event description:

One enchanted night in the Kalamazoo House.

This December, join young Hattie as her family celebrates their first holiday party at the historic Kalamazoo House in the heart of downtown, with twinkling lights in Bronson Park, carolers on the snow-dusted Kalamazoo Mall, and the particular magic only a Michigan winter brings.

Then a mysterious guest arrives with an enchanted gift, and Hattie’s night becomes a dream. Her Nutcracker comes to life to battle an army of life-sized mice led by a fierce Mouse Queen. Her bravery breaks the spell, and the Prince carries her through the Magnificent Pines, where whitetail deer roam under the moonlight, and the icy breeze off Lake Michigan lifts them into the clouds.

They soar with Michigan Snowflakes into the Land of the Sweets, welcomed by the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Dew Drop Fairy, gentle doves, and fluttering monarch butterflies, where Michigan’s own treats dance in her honor: donuts, Blue Moon ice cream, gingerbread, and a brand-new Peppermint Princess, in tribute to the years when Kalamazoo was the peppermint capital of the world.

This season, we welcome two guest artists from Grand Rapids Ballet: Nigel Tau as Drosselmeyer and Will Wisneskey as the Nutcracker Prince, dancing alongside more than 90 Kalamazoo dancers, with full theatrical lighting, sound, and a professional technical crew.

Saturday, December 5 at 6:00 pm · Sunday, December 6 at 2:00 pm Comstock Community Auditorium.

Ticket prices (plus a $3.35 per-ticket processing fee)

Standard Seating: Adults $30 · Students & Seniors $20 · Children 2–5 $15

Supporter Seats: Adults $35 · Students & Seniors $25 · Children 2–5 $20

Lap Child: Babies under 2 are free on a lap.

Learn more here: https://www.balletkalamazoo.com/nutcrackerkalamazoo

Photo by Maria Newhouse Photography

Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale BalletPart 1: In color photos by Maria Newhouse Photography
09/02/2026

Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale Ballet

Part 1: In color photos by Maria Newhouse Photography

Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale Ballet Part 2: Black and White Photos by Maria Newhouse Photography
09/01/2026

Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale Ballet

Part 2: Black and White Photos by Maria Newhouse Photography

Before we start our 10th Anniversary Season we need to close out our 9th Season by sharing photos from Rapunzel ~ A Fair...
09/01/2026

Before we start our 10th Anniversary Season we need to close out our 9th Season by sharing photos from Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale Ballet!

Part 1: Black and White Photo Series

Photos by Maria Newhouse Photography

Wishing these two the most amazing start to their next chapters! Catalina is starting her first year at WMU Department o...
09/01/2026

Wishing these two the most amazing start to their next chapters!

Catalina is starting her first year at WMU Department of Dance and Charlotte Anderson will be joining Ballet Rhode Island as a Trainee this season!

We are all thinking of you this week and know you will do great! 🎀🩰

Photos from last May’s Rapunzel ~ A Fairy Tale Ballet by Maria Newhouse Photography

Our 10th Anniversary Season begins Tuesday, September 8th! Whether it’s your very first plié or your thousandth, we’ll b...
08/28/2026

Our 10th Anniversary Season begins Tuesday, September 8th!

Whether it’s your very first plié or your thousandth, we’ll be by your side at the barre all year long.

Enrollment is open for ages 3–17.

Text 269-399-5342 for a free trial class! 🩰

Photos by Maria Newhouse Photography

Meet our Boys Program!Strength. Coordination. Agility. Jumps. Turns. Ballet.Our Saturday boys’ class brings them togethe...
08/24/2026

Meet our Boys Program!

Strength. Coordination. Agility. Jumps. Turns. Ballet.

Our Saturday boys’ class brings them together in a cross-training class designed specifically for young male dancers building strength, agility, confidence, and the foundations of classical ballet.

And for boys who want to take their ballet training further, the path is here. They join an age-appropriate technique class, train through the same curriculum, and have the same opportunities to grow and perform as every dancer in our school.

Because male dancers aren’t an extra in classical ballet.

They’re essential to it. And they’re essential here, too!

Saturday mornings · Boys’ first year tuition-free · Text 269-399-5342 to get started

Photos by Maria Newhouse Photography

Meet Noire!Our most dedicated artists train the full Conservatory schedule, ten-plus hours each week of ballet technique...
08/23/2026

Meet Noire!

Our most dedicated artists train the full Conservatory schedule, ten-plus hours each week of ballet technique, pointe, contemporary, Pilates, and conditioning. They take on greater challenges, greater responsibility, and lead our school on every stage, from The Nutcracker Kalamazoo, KAL|Dance and our spring fairy tale ballet each year.

These are the dancers our youngest students watch from the wings. The ones who show them what years of training, perseverance, and love for this art can become.

And every Noire dancer was once a Sunshine. That’s the whole point of the ladder.

Fall enrollment is open · Placement by assessment · Text 269-399-5342

Photo by Maria Newhouse Photography

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Kalamazoo, MI
49007

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