In September 2000, Ballet Arizona narrowly escaped shutting down due to severe debts, and was resurrected at the last moment by a wild funding campaign.
Andersen reshaped the company and greatly expanded their repertory, adding a number of works by George Balanchine as well as pieces of his own choreography.
In 2004, Kevin Myers was appointed Management Consultant to head the administrative division, and one year later the company eliminated its debt.
Ballet Arizona has a wide repertory of works by well-known choreographers such as Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, and Twyla Tharp.
Artistic Director Andersen also choreographs his own works for the company, and has reinterpreted many classical ballets including Coppélia, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake, and The Nutcracker.