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        <ExplanationTxt>2,603 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. CLASSES ARE OFFERED IN CREATIVE MOVEMENT, BALLET, POINTE, JASS, FLAMENCO, MODERN, AND MORE. STUDENTS IN THE PRE-PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO AUDITION FOR COMPANY PRODUCTIONS SUCH AS THE NUTCRACKER AND ALSO PARTICIPATE IN A SPRING SCHOOL PERFORMANCE. 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.</ExplanationTxt>
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        <ExplanationTxt>4,301 STUDENTS AND ADULTS IMPACTED THROUGH REACH OUT AND DANCE (R.O.A.D.) PROGRAMS; KC BALLETS R.O.A.D RESIDENCY PROGRAM IS A 12 TO 24 WEEK IN- SCHOOL DANCE RESIDENCY PROGRAM TAUGHT BY KANSAS CITY BALLET TEACHING ARTISTS, TO LIVE PIANO ACCOMPANIMENT. THE R.O.A.D. RESIDENCY PROGRAM SERVES 3RD AND 4TH GRADE STUDENTS IN 24 ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS THROUGHOUT MISSOURI AND KANSAS. IN FY18 THE NEW R.O.A.D. SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM WAS INITIATED, OFFERING UP TO 112 3RD GRADE STUDENTS IN 16 SCHOOLS THE OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY DANCE AT KANSAS CITY BALLETS FACILITY, FREE OF CHARGE. DURING FISCAL YEAR 2018 KCB SERVED A TOTAL OF 13,273 YOUTH AND ADULTS THROUGH OTHER COMMUNITY PROGRAMS, INCLUDING STUDENT MATINEES FOR SCHOOLS, LECTURE DEMONSTRATIONS, COMMUNITY PERFORMANCES AND WORKSHOPS, MASTER CLASSES, STUDIO TOURS, PRE-PERFORMANCE LECTURES, AND SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS.</ExplanationTxt>
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