Ashley Kroft
Ashley "Ashka" Kroft is an interdisciplinary choreographer, educator, and movement artist. Over her thirteen years as a performance artist, Ashley has transitioned from performer to choreographer and is now the Company Choreographer at Champions Dance Studio, creating works for competition students. She has recently won the Choreographic Excellence Award for her piece "Ashes", showcased in Santa Fe, NM. She has performed with Red Right Return Dance Company and DRIP as a Principal performer and co-director. Her works have been accepted to present at Orlando Fringe Festival and IMMERSE Festival. She received her MFA in Choreography from the University of Jacksonville, Florida, to continue her growth as an artist and educator and guide dancers in their transition from technique to movement exploration as evolving active artists in their dance community.