We hope you all join us in wishing our company dancer, Hunter Finnegan, a very Happy Birthday! We are so happy you are a member of our company, and we hope you have a fabulous day, Hunter!

One week from today!

We're off to a busy 2018 at Ballet Des Moines with three big upcoming events. Mark your calendars and secure your tickets today! - Runway Ballet, in its second year, is our exquisite fundraiser incorporating both song and dance. See photos from last year and the link for buying tickets, here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1872287913082873/ - Did you miss A Triple Bill this fall? You can catch a one night performance at Stephens Auditorium in Ames this February: https://www.center.iastate.edu/events/desmoinesballet - Although tickets don't go on sale for another couple of weeks, make your Easter weekend plans to attend our spring production of Cinderella on Saturday, March 31 at the Des Moines Performing Arts Civic Center. Stay tuned for upcoming details!

One week from today, Ballet Des Moines will perform at the Des Moines Art Center under the Numen/For Use sculpture "Tape Des Moines" in the Art Center's I. M. Pei building. Please join us for this free and entirely unexpected event. https://www.desmoinesartcenter.org/calendar/eid/B87A6603CB02D1FC/special-events/ballet-des-moines-popup-118/

The slightly warmer weather has us thinking spring and with that comes our Spring Artist-in-Residence! Interested in being inspired by the dancers of Ballet Des Moines? The artist will receive $500 toward their project which will culminate with our production of Cinderella, March 31. Apply online today: http://www.balletdesmoines.org/airprogram/

It is the season for giving, but we wanted to extend a huge “THANK YOU” to Principal during this Holiday Season! We are so grateful for Principal’s continued support of Ballet Des Moines! Many thanks for their generous gift which allows us to continue to provide world-class ballet to this wonderful community of Des Moines that we all all home!

Did you see us in the The Des Moines Register this weekend? One of their artists came in and sketched several of our dancers. Check it out!

Well, our last performance of The Nutcracker is over! We want to thank everyone for coming and thank all our dancers and volunteers for the countless hours they all spent putting it together! We all had a wonderful time! Have a great Holiday Season, and we will see you all again next year!

Our very last performance of The Nutcracker is about to begin!

Today is our last day of performances for The Nutcracker! We have one today at 1:00 p.m. and one at 5:00 p.m., so there is still time for you to catch this wonderful family tradition!

Here is an up-close and personal look at the snow that falls during The Nutcracker’s Snow Scene! We spend most of intermission cleaning it all back up before the second act begins, but it is worth the magical transformation into a winter wonderland!

Our Artistic Director, Serkan Usta, is warming up alongside one of our students, Aiden Moss. Our third performance starts in just over an hour, but we have two more tomorrow you can still catch!