KAYLA

Kayla’s Professional Experience Includes; Artistic Director at TRENTON EDUCATION DANCE INSTITUTE - (2018-Present). Kayla provides dance instruction with live music to over 500 students in the Trenton Public School District. At the end of each year, students are given the opportunity to participate in a professional performance to expose the community to the arts.

Adjudicator; PAC Collective - (2022-Present) Kayla’s Career Highlights Includes; 2x Citation of Excellence Recipient from NJ State Council of the Arts for implementation of dance and music for students in Trenton Public Schools, National Endowment of the Arts Award Recipient for Dance Education, Choreographer, USA JO Gymnastics State, Regional, and National Champions, International Choreographer Region 7 All Star Gymnasts (Budapest, Hungary.

Kayla’s Teaching Background; Teaching proper dance technique for students in beginner to advanced levels. She is skilled in numerous genres, yet specializes in jazz, tap, contemporary, ballroom 
with detailed, and balanced feedback on technique, alignment & execution. Guest Summer Intensive Faculty 
Prestige Dance Center - Cincinnati, Ohio (August 2024) Team Technique Instructor/Summer Intensive Faculty 
Dance Exposure II - Hopewell, New Jersey (2022-Present) 
Guest Instructor/Consultant 
The College of New Jersey Dance Team - Ewing, New Jersey (2022-2023) 
Choreographer 
Flair Dance Festival - Voorhees, NJ (2022) 
Dance Instructor/Company Choreographer 
CaRu Entertainment - Pennington, New Jersey (2021-Present) 
Guest Faculty/Dance Instructor 
Core Dance Company Formerly Infinity Danceworks - Jackson, NJ (2018 - 2021) Summer Intensive Guest Instructor 
Dance Theatre Wellington - Wellington, Florida (2021) 
Floor Exercise Choreographer 
Arena Gymnastics - Hamilton, New Jersey (2016-Present) 
EDUCATION: 
BS: Business Administration and Sports Management at Rider University ‘16 Certifications: Alixa Flexibility, Progressing Ballet Technique (anticipated fall ‘24).