Kaysha Smith

Kaysha Smith (Chicago, IL) (she/her/hers) began her training at Rockford Dance Company, where she performed as a student and company member. Kaysha received her Certificate in Dance at The Ailey School in 2020, and was a member of the Ailey Student Performance Group (ASPG). She 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 on scholarship, and also received the Nuestro Futuro Scholarship to attend Ballet Hispánico’s ChoreoLab in 2022 and 2023. Throughout her career she has had the opportunity to work with artists such as Norbert De La Cruz, Darrell Grand Moultrie, Dawn Marie Bazemore, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Eduardo Vilaro. Kaysha has danced for companies such as Alison Cook Beatty Dance, Neville Dance Theater, Project TAG, and Ballet Hispánico’s second company BH dos. This past season Kaysha performed with Nimbus2, and she is now in her first season with the main company as an apprentice.