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Melissa Morris is the Director of Blue Springs Ballet Inc. and has been teaching in the Blue Springs area since 1982.  She began ballet at the age of three with her mother Jeanette D. Pieknik.  She also received training at San Francisco Ballet, on full scholarship at San Diego Ballet and Joffrey Ballet as well as  a two year Ford foundation scholarship granted through New York City Ballet.  She has trained in France, England, Greece, New Zealand and Australia.  She danced professionally with San Diego Ballet Company, San Antonio Ballet Company, Dallas Ballet and Westport Ballet Theatre.  She has performed leading roles in ballets such as Swan Lake, Giselle, Les Sylphide, The Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet and Pas de Quatre.  She has also been a guest artist for several ballet companies. Melissa Morris has also taught for the  Metropolitan Community College -- Blue River for several years.  Her students have become professional ballet dancers and or teachers.  Many have received college scholarships .*See scholarship list below*  Professional companies our graduating students have danced with  are Kansas City Ballet, Dayton Ballet, Albany Berkshire Ballet, Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet San Antonio ,  Wylliams/Henry Danse Theatre , City in Motion Dance Theater,  Ballet Theater of Maryland, as well as the international ballet company  Ajkun Ballet Theatre  and on Broadway in New York City.
Melissa Morris is a member of the American Academy of Ballet in New York.  She has enhanced her training through teachers seminars such  as The Russian Ballet Seminar at Lake Michigan College, Ballet Intensive from Moscow, as well as the 2002 and 2006 International Ballet teachers seminars among others.  She is also certified in Pilates mat training.  In 2001 Melissa Morris was presented with the Teacher Appreciation Award from the Missouri Fine Arts Academy in recognition of excellence of teaching and in celebration of her contributions  to students’ lives by Sarah E. Milosevich,  Fine Arts Academy Artist. Melissa  and her husband Michael have made their home in this area for over 29 years. They have two grown children Kyle and Erica.


Instructor and Administrative Assistant for Blue Springs Ballet, Inc.
Erica Morris
has trained in ballet  under the direction of her mother Melissa Morris for 18 years.   She auditioned and was accepted to Joffrey Ballet,  American Ballet Theatre , North Carolina Dance Theatre, Southern Ballet Theatre, Ballet Chicago , Houston Ballet and Kansas City Ballet.  She also received scholarship offers from Ballet Met, Milwaukee Ballet and Ballet Intensive from Moscow.  Erica has performed as the Sugarplum Fairy and Clara in the Nutcracker, as the lead in Paquita, Cerrito in Pas de Quatre, as well as many other classical  roles.   Erica has attended seminars with Southern Ballet Theatre, Ballet Intensive from Moscow, North Carolina Dance Theatre, Kansas City Ballet’s summer workshop and the International Ballet Seminar in Jackson Mississippi as well as workshops with Luba Gulyaeva, Irena Lebedeva, Alla Osipenka and Dmitri Roudnev.  Erica has performed with Blue Springs Ballet Company for many years. She has performed leading roles in Paquita, Swan Lake, Peter Pan, The Nutcracker and numerous other ballets.  She instructs many different levels and is an administrative assistant to the  school.  She finds great joy in working with children. She teaches dance classes to students from age 2 - adults.


Instructor
Tiffani Key has trained with Melissa Morris for 13 years.  She has attended seminars with Kentucky Ballet Theatre, Dramatic Truth, and a Russian  Ballet Workshop with Dmitri Roudnev as well as advanced ballet at Penn Valley Community College.  She has been a member of Blue Springs Ballet Company for many years.  She has performed the Pas de Tois from Paquita , as a Swan Leader in Swan Lake and the Harlequin Doll in The Nutcracker among other roles.She has also performed the Snow Queen pas de deux. She has taught at Blue Springs Ballet , Inc. since 2003. She also directs Dancing Disciples a Christian Dance Company.  She is married to Adam Key.




 

*DANCING DISCIPLES --Tiffani Key is Director of "The Dancing Disciples" a Christian Dance Company which makes it’s home at Blue Springs Ballet.   Tiffani  choreographs many pieces for the Dancing Disciples as well as Blue Springs Ballet Company and School.  For more information contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 816-229-6425 .

PROGRAMS AND COLLEGES STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED TO--------------
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP OFFERS NOTED BY AN ASTERICK **

Jacobs Pillow *(Boston, MA)   , Springfield Ballet *, Milwaukee Ballet *, Ballet Met*, Joffrey Ballet *(scholarships and trainee positions) , Walnut Hill (Boston Ballet) *, Houston Ballet,  North Carolina School of the Arts *, North Carolina Dance Theatre ( The Dance Place),   American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet,
Ballet Intensive from Moscow *,  Southern Ballet Theatre ( Florida ) ,  Kansas City Ballet *,  Stephens College *, Friends University *, Oklahoma City University* , University of Oklahoma *,
University of Utah,  Pointe  Park College  * ( Scholarship and Company apprentice ) , UMKC * , Wichita State University  * , Kansas University * , Southwest Missouri State University *, Cottey College*.Texas Christian University



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