Kaysha Smith-Davis

Kaysha Smith-Davis (Chicago, IL) (she/her/hers) began her training at Rockford Dance Company, where she performed various roles. Kaysha received her Certificate of Dance at The Ailey School in 2020, and was a member of the Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG). She then joined the inaugural cohort of Ballet Hispánico’s Pa’lante Scholars program, under the direction of Rodney Hamilton, from 2021-2023. She has attended summer intensives at The Ailey School, Ballet Chicago and Milwaukee Ballet, and also received the Nuestro Futuro Scholarship to attend Ballet Hispánico’s ChoreoLab in 2022/2023. Throughout her career she has been featured in works by Samuel Pott, Pedro Ruiz, Norbert De La Cruz, Darrell Moultrie, Dawn Marie Bazemore, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Michelle Manzanales, Gustavo Ramírez Sansano and Eduardo Vilaro. Kaysha has danced for companies such as Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Neville Dance Theater, Project TAG, Ballet Hispánico’s second company BH dos, and Nimbus2. This is Kaysha’s 3rd season dancing at Nimbus.