Heart Of America Youth Ballet

Est. 1989

The History of HAYB . . . HAYB has maintained its goal of receiving a 501(c) (3) non-profit status through years of community service characterized by dance education, free seminars, and charitable donations to other organizations such as The Christy Henrich Foundation and Joint Adventures, a local organization supporting children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. The Company has made a commitment to provide affordable, quality, local ballet to the community. Additionally, the youth ballet has become a regular attraction at the historic Folly Theater in downtown Kansas City. They have produced traditional ballets such as, The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, along with their original ballets, Alice In Wonderland, Little Mermaid, The Wizard of Oz, and “Snow Queen” a reimagined Frozen Ballet.

Annually, the HADC studio is magically transformed into a Dinner Theatre Playhouse. The community is invited to a Mother/Daughter Tea Party where the performers can be seen up-close-and-personal as they perform excerpts from the ballet. The performers are in full costume (indicative of the upcoming performance . . . Wizard of Oz, Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, Little Mermaid, etc.). Following the tea party where attendees are served tea, finger foods, and sweets, performers are available for autographs and photographs. The tea party is the one HAYB fundraiser held on a yearly basis.

HADC offers classes from pre-ballet through pre-professional.

Nutcracker 2025 Cast information.

Please click the link below with your password found via email to stay updated with information about rehearsals, fees, tea party and more.
Join us for the full performance of our ballet The Nutcracker on December 5-7 at Raytown High School. Tickets on sale to the public beginning October 13th.

NUTCRACKER INFORMATION 2025

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~HAYB PATRON~

What is a Patron? Becoming a Patron of HAYB allows you the opportunity of pre-sale complimentary performance and tea party tickets depending on the club level of your donation. HAYB is a Non-profit 501c3, so all donations are tax deductible. Patron contributions open each fall. Priority ticket sales begin on Wednesday, October 1st at 4:30pm at HADC only. Patrons will need to deliver their form with payment to receive a code to purchase tickets from the Folly online. There will be a manifest on the website to select your reserved seat(s). Patrons can also make reservations for the Tea Party at that time. Please see the form below for the breakdown in club levels of contributions.

Who can become a Patron? Anyone can become a Patron of HAYB: individuals, families, LLC’s, etc. A reminder that all donations are tax deductible. Along with the complementary tickets all Patrons will be listed in our performance Program.

HAYB PATRON FORM

“SNOW QUEEN” 2024

All photography courtesy of Kyle Twogood.

HAYB Tea Parties

Every season we transform our studio space for our annual fundraiser for an HAYB Tea Party. An wonderful event for all ages. Enjoy delectable treats and a small excerpt of the upcoming ballet for the season. Tickets go on sale each season in the fall. Fall 2025 will bring back our always favorite “The Nutcracker”

Photos below from our “Snow Queen Frozen” Tea Parties from 2024. Photography courtesy of Kyle Twogood.

*“I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself.”*

~ Mikhail Baryshnikov

HAYB “The Nutcracker” 2023

All HAYB Photography courtesy of Kyle Twogood.

HAYB “The Nutcracker” 2021

UPCOMING HEART OF AMERICA YOUTH BALLET EVENTS:

November 15-16: NUTCRAKER TEA PARTIES- TIMES TBA.

December 5-7: 2025 HAYB production of “The Nutcracker”

Casting is now closed for our 2025 ballet. Casting for our fall 2026 production will be in late spring 2026. Enrollment in HADC ballet in the spring of 2026 is required for casting.

Heart of America Youth Ballet