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The Ballroom KC is a roving Kansas City dance-instructor collective — “a group of independent teachers” led by national competitors Carlye & Patrick Stone — that runs leveled West Coast / social swing classes and a weekly $15 lesson-plus-social-dancing night out of host venues rather than a studio of its own, with West Coast Swing and country/ballroom social dancing as its signature draw.

** map-pin:** roving — pin host venues (C.A.S.T. OP; historically Viva Shawnee) or list as community, not a single pin. No fixed street address exists for this entity; do not assert a single street pin on the Map.

Description

The Ballroom KC is a Kansas City-metro dance collective that describes itself plainly as “a group of independent teachers, here for your dancing needs” — covering wedding-dance preparation, social dancing, and date-night lessons across many styles.1 Rather than operating a studio of its own, it is a roving entity: its recurring classes and social nights run out of host venues, principally C.A.S.T. KC / Social Cabaret at 9050 Metcalf Ave in Overland Park.23 Its signature offerings are leveled West Coast / social swing and a weekly lesson-plus-social-dancing night where a single rotating style is taught (Waltz and Cha Cha through Country and West Coast Swing) before an open social floor.43

The collective’s two recurring programs are a Social Swing / West Coast Swing series — Level 1 and Level 2 classes 7–8 p.m. followed by social dancing 8–9:30 p.m. (Tuesday, and per the collective’s listings also Thursday) at C.A.S.T. — and a Friday social dance with a 7:30 p.m. group class and social dancing 8:30–10 p.m., also at C.A.S.T.23 Admission to either is $15 per person for the night.23 An introductory-lesson gift certificate is offered at $59.4

The Ballroom KC is cross-referenced throughout the local social-dance scene with its host venues: cast-kc-social-cabaret (its current primary home) and viva-social-dance-studio (a Shawnee studio listed as a host in earlier scene research).5 Because it owns no address and teaches inside other operators’ rooms, it is best treated on the Map as a community/host-venue entry rather than a pinned location — see the map-pin note above.

Ownership and history

The collective is led by Carlye Stone and Patrick Stone, a married couple who compete nationally together.6 Carlye trained in ballet, tap, and jazz before transitioning to ballroom dancing in 2013 alongside Patrick — her high-school sweetheart and competitive partner — and specializes in country dancing, West Coast Swing, ballroom, and wedding choreography.6 Patrick began ballroom dancing at age 10 in Omaha, Nebraska, later competing in Pro-Am Latin, Standard, Smooth, and Rhythm events across the United States; the pair have multiple national amateur placements (two-time Nine-Dance Vice-Champions; American Smooth and Rhythm finalists).6 The named instructor roster as of the research date also includes Liz Watkins, Mirabella Gibson, and Kris Haney.6

The collective’s founding year is not published on its site or in the press coverage located. Carlye’s stated dance start is 2013, but that is her ballroom-competition start, not the founding of The Ballroom KC.

Neither lead is documented as Kansas City born-and-raised: Patrick is explicitly from Omaha, NE, and Carlye’s hometown is not stated in any located source. This bears directly on the tier classification below.

Sources

Disputes

None at this time.

Footnotes

  1. https://theballroomkc.com/about — Official About page. Asserts: self-description “The Ballroom KC is a group of independent teachers, here for your dancing needs!”; serves weddings, healthier lifestyle, date nights; “many dance styles”; community framing. No fixed studio address stated. ↩

  2. https://theballroomkc.com/social-swing — Official Social Swing / West Coast Swing class page. Asserts: venue C.A.S.T. Studio, 9050 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park; Level 1 & Level 2 7:00–8:00 p.m., social dance 8:00–9:30 p.m.; “$15 for the evening”; contact (913) 303-8347. ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. https://theballroomkc.com/friday-social-dance — Official Friday Social Dance / Classes page. Asserts: Friday night group class 7:30 p.m., social dance 8:30–10:00 p.m.; venue C.A.S.T. Studio, 9050 Metcalf Ave, Overland Park, KS 66212; “$15 per person for the night”; rotating weekly style (“All types of dances will be danced from Waltz to Country to West Coast Swing”). ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

  4. https://theballroomkc.com — Official website (home). Asserts: business name; “(913) 303-8347”; theballroomkc@gmail.com; IG @theballroomkc; FB /theballroomkc; emphasis on “quality instruction for all levels”; $59 intro-lesson gift certificate; styles spanning Waltz to Country to West Coast Swing. ↩ ↩2

  5. https://www.kcur.org/arts-life/2024-02-18/swing-dance-kansas-city-dancing-classes — KCUR, “Want to learn to swing dance in Kansas City?” (Feb 18, 2024). Asserts: The Ballroom KC hosts social dance nights at C.A.S.T. KC on Fridays (group class + social dancing, multiple styles, $15 cover); fourth-Friday WCS/Balboa group classes, $15. (Does not name Carlye or Patrick Stone; does not establish founding year or owner hometowns.) ↩

  6. https://theballroomkc.com/our-instructors — Official Instructors page. Asserts: Carlye Stone (ballet/tap/jazz background; transitioned to ballroom 2013 with husband Patrick; specializes in country, WCS, ballroom, wedding choreography); Patrick Stone (began ballroom at age 10 in Omaha, NE; Pro-Am Latin/Standard/Smooth/Rhythm; national placements — 2× Nine-Dance Vice-Champion, Smooth/Rhythm finalists); additional instructors Liz Watkins, Mirabella Gibson, Kris Haney. No founding year; no KC hometown for either lead. ↩ ↩2 ↩3 ↩4

See also

On the record — ks.city/registry/the-ballroom-kc · record updated 2026-06-23