Kym  began her training with Donna Pope, former Principal Dancer with New Orleans Ballet. While attending the University of Southern Mississippi she continued her dance training while pursuing a major in Exercise Physiology with a minor in Business. She danced professionally with Dance Entourage for two years under the direction of Donna Pope. With Dance Entourage she performed on stage and television as a featured dancer in both classical and contemporary works.  She was the Artistic Director of Studio One Academy of Performing Arts in Jackson, Mississippi, as well as for that school's performing company for 10 years following her professional career. She then moved to Tyler, Texas where she was the Artistic Director of Ballet Tyler for eight years and Director of the School of Ballet Tyler for five years. Ms Lanier has choreographed as well as staged  several full length classical ballets such as The Nutcracker, Coppelia, Cinderella and excerpts from the beloved classics Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, and Don Quioxte.  Her students have received scholarships to many prestigious programs such as School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theater, Alvin Ailey, Burklyn Ballet,  Boston Ballet, Orlando Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, North Carolina School of the Arts, and Southern Methodist University. Her students work and Kym's contemporary choreography have won numerous awards at the regional and national levels. Ms Lanier continues to teach and choreograph for regional companies throughout the Southeast and she is excited to be with the Ballet Conservatory of South Texas.

The Ballet Conservatory of South Texas is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit 2-tiered dance academy and pre-professional performance company. 

BCSTX was founded in 2005 to meet the needs of students desiring preparation for the professional ballet world.  To accomplish this, company students are given various performance opportunities and counseling.  In addition to offering the highest instruction in ballet, BCSTX also provides outreach in the community through free student performances as well as performance in museums, community centers, and other venues.  As a service to our community, BCSTX offers our facilities, when available, to other non-profit groups.