For His Glory Ballet Conference 2026
Christian dance schools (as well as independent dance students) from all over the region are invited to attend this Christian ballet conference on April 25, 2026, in Southwest Missouri, where we will all honor Jesus, King of kings, in the dance. Dance students can build their skills and network with others who seek to grow in their craft. All students will participate in morning master classes taught by professional dancers of Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre in Kansas City. High intermediate/advanced dancers are invited to compete with prepared solos, duets, and group pieces. In the evening, Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre will perform for the participants and their friends and family before the student award ceremony.
Christian dance schools (as well as independent dance students) from all over the region are invited to attend this Christian ballet conference on April 25, 2026, in Southwest Missouri, where we will all honor Jesus, King of kings, in the dance. Dance students can build their skills and network with others who seek to grow in their craft. All students will participate in morning master classes taught by professional dancers of Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre in Kansas City. High intermediate/advanced dancers are invited to compete with prepared solos, duets, and group pieces. In the evening, Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre will perform for the participants and their friends and family before the student award ceremony.
Our Judges for the Competition
Kathleen Schuler
Kathleen has a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Dance from Belhaven University. She directed Storling's Artistic Development Program (ADP) for eight years prior to founding and directing Storling Conservatory of Dance in 2020. She has taught master classes in Rome, Italy; Champagne-Ardonne, France; and Jerusalem, Israel. She choreographed and performed for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in Paris, France for six summers, later assisting and producing the first Project Dance, Paris in 2016. She was a company member with Storling Dance Theater for two seasons and later became the director for Storling
Moves Dance Collaboration, a sister company of Storling Dance Theater, which had a focus on community performances and touring internationally from 2017-2019. She is married and the mother of three children.
Kathleen has a Bachelor's of Fine Arts in Dance from Belhaven University. She directed Storling's Artistic Development Program (ADP) for eight years prior to founding and directing Storling Conservatory of Dance in 2020. She has taught master classes in Rome, Italy; Champagne-Ardonne, France; and Jerusalem, Israel. She choreographed and performed for Youth with a Mission (YWAM) in Paris, France for six summers, later assisting and producing the first Project Dance, Paris in 2016. She was a company member with Storling Dance Theater for two seasons and later became the director for Storling
Moves Dance Collaboration, a sister company of Storling Dance Theater, which had a focus on community performances and touring internationally from 2017-2019. She is married and the mother of three children.
Liz Dimmel
Liz began her ballet education under Tatiana Dokodovska at UMKC, and completed her studies with Jean and Ekhardt Heidrick, principal dancers with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She began her professional career performing two years with the Kansas City Ballet, and later became a principal dancer with the Center City Ballet. Liz was the principal dancer and choreographer of David for Bethlehem 2000 and Jerusalem 3000 in Israel, and danced with the 1994 and 1995 “Young Messiah Tour.” She is the founder of Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre and School of the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. She has created a number of original Christian ballets: The Mystery of Christmas, The Book of Ruth, Dethroning the Prince, and The Chichester Psalms. Known for her passionate pointe work and encouraging teaching style, Liz has toured extensively as a dancer, choreographer and teacher throughout the United States, Japan, England, Hungary, and Israel as a soloist, as well as with Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre.
Liz began her ballet education under Tatiana Dokodovska at UMKC, and completed her studies with Jean and Ekhardt Heidrick, principal dancers with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet. She began her professional career performing two years with the Kansas City Ballet, and later became a principal dancer with the Center City Ballet. Liz was the principal dancer and choreographer of David for Bethlehem 2000 and Jerusalem 3000 in Israel, and danced with the 1994 and 1995 “Young Messiah Tour.” She is the founder of Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre and School of the Arts in Kansas City, Missouri. She has created a number of original Christian ballets: The Mystery of Christmas, The Book of Ruth, Dethroning the Prince, and The Chichester Psalms. Known for her passionate pointe work and encouraging teaching style, Liz has toured extensively as a dancer, choreographer and teacher throughout the United States, Japan, England, Hungary, and Israel as a soloist, as well as with Dramatic Truth Ballet Theatre.
Registration Requirements
All dancers must be pre-approved by the For His Glory Ballet Conference faculty. Accepted dancers are expected to be at a high-intermediate level or higher. Dancers ages 12 and up will dance in the upper competitions. (Younger dancers may be accepted into the upper competition on a case by case basis). All dancers are required to compete in one to two pieces, as outlined in the registration and entry forms.
A $90 deposit is due from all pre-approved guest participants by December 13, 2025, with the remaining, final payment of $85 due by January 30, 2026.
All dancers must be pre-approved by the For His Glory Ballet Conference faculty. Accepted dancers are expected to be at a high-intermediate level or higher. Dancers ages 12 and up will dance in the upper competitions. (Younger dancers may be accepted into the upper competition on a case by case basis). All dancers are required to compete in one to two pieces, as outlined in the registration and entry forms.
A $90 deposit is due from all pre-approved guest participants by December 13, 2025, with the remaining, final payment of $85 due by January 30, 2026.
Please write/text/call Director, Kim Seim for more details and registration/entry forms: [email protected] 479-866-1980
