The Ballet Conservatory of Independence was established in Independence Missouri in the fall of 1985. Hundreds of children & youth have received training using the (RAD) Royal Academy of Dance Syllabus which was founded in 1920, by a small group of celebrated European dancers.

Since then, 1920, the Royal Academy of Dance has grown to become a global organization that exists to develop and promote the knowledge, understanding and practice of dance internationally. Every year over 250,000 students around the world are taught the Academy’s classical ballet syllabi by Academy trained teachers.

The Academy provides three syllabi in Classical Ballet: Graded, Vocational exams & Presentation classes. Teachers adhere to a carefully structured syllabus which is both fun & safe.


Using the RAD syllabi the Ballet conservatory has produced several Ballets over the years which include: Peter & the Wolf, The prologue of the Sleeping Beauty, The Red Shoes and of course The Nutcracker. This year in December will mark the 20th consecutive year of our production of The Nutcracker!