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Kira Roberts

Kira Roberts, a Florida native, trained at Florida School for Dance Education in Palm Beach, FL until 2017 under the direction of Michele Zehner. After high school, she was awarded a scholarship to Colorado Ballet’s Pre-Professional Division. During her time in Denver, she performed in Colorado Ballet’s The Nutcracker and Septime Webre’s The Wizard of Oz. Kira was also invited to perform for Robert Sher-Mecherndl with Lemon Sponge Cake Contemporary Ballet, based in Boulder, CO. In 2020-2021 she danced with Columbia City Ballet in Columbia, SC, directed by William Starrett. Kira joined Ballet Quad Cities in 2021 and has performed in original works choreographed by Courtney Lyon, Emily Kate Long, Lynn Bowman, Domingo Rubio, and Deepali Phanse Bhagwat. Since joining BQC, Kira has had the opportunity to perform the roles Clara, Ballerina Doll, and the Spanish divertissement in Courtney Lyon’s The Nutcracker. Other memorable performances include Lyon’s Romeo + Juliet (2022), Alice in Wonderland (2022), Le Boeuf sur le Toit (2022), Carmen (2023), Rite of Spring (2023), and classical works set by Emily Kate Long including Petipa’s Pas de Trois from Swan Lake (2022) and sections of Bournonville’s Napoli (2023). Kira values the amount of community engagement Ballet Quad Cities provides through outreach programs led by Emily Kate Long. Kira is excited to return to BQC for a third year!


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