Columbia Ballet

Columbia Ballet Columbia Ballet was founded in July of 2025 to support the art of dance in the Mid-Missouri area.

We strive to bring affordable dance education and performances to the community.

✨ Columbia Ballet is now accepting audition applications for our 2026/2027 Season! ✨Join a new and growing non-profit ba...
05/18/2026

✨ Columbia Ballet is now accepting audition applications for our 2026/2027 Season! ✨

Join a new and growing non-profit ballet company and dance school dedicated to community engagement, artistic growth, and creating meaningful performance opportunities in a thriving community.

We are currently accepting applications for:
🩰 Company Dancers
🌟 Guest Artists

Contract & Benefits:
• 20–25 week contract
• Pay per performance
• Pointe shoes provided
• Physical Therapy & Chiropractor support

We are seeking classically trained dancers with strong contemporary technique.

To apply, please send the following materials to [email protected]:
• Updated Resume or CV
• Headshot, first arabesque photo, and dance photo
• Audition video with recent performance and/or class footage
• Pointe work footage (if applicable)
• Partnering footage (if applicable)

We look forward to hearing from you and receiving your application! 💫

Photo credit: Sofia Aristizabal

04/29/2026

Happy International Dance Day! Throwing it back to our March First Friday performance—we’re still feeling the excitement!

Thank you to all of our incredible dancers for sharing your passion and artistry—your hard work made the evening truly special.

A heartfelt thank you to MOSY for their collaboration and support, and to our choreographer, Kristopher Estes-Brown , for bringing such vision and creativity to the performance. We are also deeply grateful to Janna and David Lancaster for their generous support and sponsorship of the musicians who helped make the performance possible. It was a meaningful and inspiring first partnership, and we’re so grateful to everyone who helped make it an unforgettable night filled with energy and community.

✨ Dancers: Elise Heitkamp Anna Nitardy Kendall Lademann Kelly Dornan Gabbie Mengden Michael Mengden

✨ Meet the Choreographer ✨We’re excited to feature Eva Berry in our upcoming Choreography Showcase as part of First Frid...
04/02/2026

✨ Meet the Choreographer ✨

We’re excited to feature Eva Berry in our upcoming Choreography Showcase as part of First Friday!

Eva’s dance journey began at just 3 years old in a creative movement class, and since then she’s brought her artistry and passion to every stage she’s stepped on. From performing in Peter and the Wolf, The Nutcracker, and Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, to competing at Youth America Grand Prix and even co-choreographing the mice scene in The Nutcracker, Eva’s love for dance shines through her creativity and dedication.

She has trained with Mareck Center for Dance, City Ballet Theater, and The Dance Academy—performing in favorites like Carmina Burana and Cinderella. With four years of assistant teaching experience, plus her work with DanceAbility and DanceReach at the Boys & Girls Club, Eva is just as passionate about inspiring others as she is about performing.

Eva is a member of Columbia Ballet Academy’s Youth Ensemble and is currently training and performing with the academy, while also stepping into her role as a creative movement teacher.
Step into the studio and enjoy Eva’s work in a unique, up-close performance experience.

📅 Friday, April 3
🕡 6:30 PM & 7:15 PM
📍 110 Orr Street, Columbia, MO
🎟 Free & open to the community

Join us for a special First Friday Choreography Showcase at Columbia Ballet!Enjoy an evening of artistry and inspiration...
04/01/2026

Join us for a special First Friday Choreography Showcase at Columbia Ballet!

Enjoy an evening of artistry and inspiration in an intimate studio setting, featuring original works by local choreographers Jeanne Snodgrass, Gabrielle Johnson, and Eva Berry. This event is free and open to the community, and we would love to share live dance with you.

📅 Friday, April 3
🕡 Showtimes: 6:30 PM & 7:15 PM
📍 110 Orr Street, Columbia, MO
🎟 FREE & open to the community

Bring a friend, stop by before or after dinner downtown, and experience dance up close in our studios. We look forward to welcoming you!

✨ Meet the Choreographer ✨We’re excited to feature Gabrielle Johnson in our upcoming Choreography Showcase as part of Fi...
04/01/2026

✨ Meet the Choreographer ✨

We’re excited to feature Gabrielle Johnson in our upcoming Choreography Showcase as part of First Friday!

Gabrielle Johnson grew up in Omaha, Neb., where she trained and performed with the Omaha Theater Ballet. She has performed works by Trisha Brown, Sidra Bell, and Harrison McEldowney. She holds a BFA from the Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet program with Dominican University, and received her Master’s in dance from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her choreographic work has been presented at APAP NYC, JCC Manhattan, Gibney Dance, Triskellion Arts, Peridance Capezio Center, and SMUSH Gallery. As an experienced yoga and meditation teacher, and as someone in eating disorder recovery, Gabrielle is interested in creating mental health support structures for professional dancers and students.

Don’t miss the chance to see Gabrielle’s choreography brought to life in an intimate studio setting.

📅 Friday, April 3
🕡 6:30 PM & 7:15 PM
📍 110 Orr Street, Columbia, MO
🎟 Free & open to the community

We are so excited to introduce one of our Company Dancers for our upcoming performance! ✨Join us on March 6th at 6:30 PM...
03/03/2026

We are so excited to introduce one of our Company Dancers for our upcoming performance! ✨

Join us on March 6th at 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM for an incredible evening of dance featuring one of our talented company artists. We are so proud to showcase the dedication, artistry, and passion they bring to the stage!

Anna Parks began dancing on Martha’s Vineyard in Massachusetts at Rise Vineyard Performing Arts. Anna trained in many styles of dance and competed nationally, and was awarded Dancer of the Year by American Dance Awards. She also studied at Walnut Hill School of the Arts, American Dance Festival, Boston Conservatory, and Complexions Contemporary Ballet. She then attended Purchase College Conservatory of Dance and received her BFA in Dance Performance with a concentration in Classical Ballet, under the instruction of Rosanna Seravalli, and Bettijane Sills. Anna has performed professionally with New England Ballet Theatre, Mareck Dance, City in Motion and with Boston Dance Theater and has performed new works by Noelle Kaiser, Christopher Estes Brown, Ja’Malik, Eve Chan, and Jenelle Figgins. Anna is also a certified Pilates instructor, personal trainer and dance teacher.

We are so excited to introduce one of our Company Dancers for our upcoming performance! ✨Join us on March 6th at 6:30 PM...
03/02/2026

We are so excited to introduce one of our Company Dancers for our upcoming performance! ✨

Join us on March 6th at 6:30 PM and 7:30 PM for an incredible evening of dance featuring one of our talented company artists. We are so proud to showcase the dedication, artistry, and passion they bring to the stage!

Elise danced with Mareck Center for Dance (Formerly known as Missouri Contemporary Ballet) for 15 seasons. While dancing with Mareck Center for Dance she worked with many well-known choreographers from all over the nation including Kristopher Estes-Brown, Joshua Blake Carter, Autumn Eckman, Kameron Saunders, Penny Saunders, Bryn Cohn, John Mark Owen, Christian Denice, Tiger Martina, Lindsey Matheis, Helen Hatch, Colby Damon, and Thang Dao.

She has performed many lead roles in new works as well as featured roles in Mareck Center for Dance repertoire including her re-occurring role as Queen of Hearts in Alice in Wonderland and Wicked Stepmother in Cinderella. She toured nationally and internationally with the company to New York City, Newport RI, Oklahoma, Kentucky, and South Korea while participating and performing in many national dance festivals including Spring to Dance, Dance St. Louis, and Island Moving Company’s Summer Dance Festival. Elise has performed as a guest artist with Dance Grosse Ile, Springfield Ballet, and The Schaumburg Ballet in Chicago. Elise is excited to continue her professional career with Columbia Ballet under the direction of Alec Roth and Sophia Myers. Elise is also a certified Pilates instructor and teaches various classes in mat and reformer Pilates around the central Missouri area.

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