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Up Next: THE NUTCRACKER
VISUAL SPLENDOR, A CHARMING STORY, AND BRILLIANT CLASSICAL DANCING

It’s no wonder our version of the world’s favorite holiday ballet is a family tradition! Fresh, lively, and thoroughly entertaining, The Nutcracker highlights the versatility of AMB’s cast of professional artists, backed by a polished ensemble of student dancers. Due to popular demand, we’ve added extra performances this season!

November 23* • Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center
December 13 – 15 • Orpheum Theater

*Ticket supplies are very limited and subject to availability.

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AMB School
The Metro’s only dance school affiliated with a professional ballet company

As the official school of American Midwest Ballet, the AMB School offers a comprehensive program for everyone who loves dance. Aspiring professionals, just-for-fun young dancers, and passion-driven adult dancers will find a welcoming home with us!

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Nutcracker Gala
November 22, 2024 at the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center

Join us for this elegant event to support the fabulous work American Midwest Ballet is doing in our community. Our goal is to raise significant funds to help the company thrive in our mission to inspire people through dance programs of the highest quality: breathtaking performances, enriching education, and uplifting community engagement.

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SUPPORT
You Make Amazing Things Possible!

Ballet is so much more than a series of steps put to music. It is the dedication to creating something beyond ourselves, the joy of inspiring and training the next generation of dancers, and the warmth of connection with our audiences.

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Recent News

This One’s for the Boys!

Discover Dance, AMB’s program of free classes introducing grade-schoolers to ballet, is launching a new program just for boys, offered in partnership with the NorthStar Foundation. Read more…

What’s Making Everyone Feel So Good?

Erika Overturff remembers exactly where she got the inspiration for Feeling Good.

“I first heard the song ‘Feeling Good’ in a TV commercial,” she said. “I instantly loved it”. Read more…

Anything Can Happen on a Park Bench!

Choreographer Ray Mercer has introduced us to a restless spectre in Ghost Light and high-velocity romance in Speed Date. Time to slow things down a bit…? Not a chance! Mercer’s signature blend of human insight, athletic artistry, and split-second timing is on display in Significant Encounters. Read more…

“Black Swan” lets Katerina and Wyatt Indulge in their Dark Side

The Black Swan pas de deux is a dramatic plunge into the seductive power of temptation and darkness. Katerina Schweitzer and Wyatt Weeces are determined to make the most of the experience  Read more…

“Whipped Cream” is All About Family

AMB dancer and ballet master Erin Alarcón – creator of works including The Wizard of Oz and last season’s standout Fragile Creatures – has described her new ballet as “a joyous, nostalgic tribute to summer in the 1960s.” Read more…

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