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Biography

Kai Davis trained at The Ruth Page School of Dance under  Larry Long in her hometown of Chicago, IL. She also studied at The Lou Conte School of Dance along with full summer scholarships to The Rock School of Pennsylvania Ballet and The Joffrey Ballet. 

Professionally, Kai’s career began after graduating highschool where she was offered a contract with The Boston Ballet. There she performed corps and soloist roles in many of the Vaganova classics including Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Giselle, and La Bayadere. She was also graced with the opportunity to perform in some of the great Balanchine pieces, The Four Temperments, Symphony in C & Theme And Variations. 

Ms Davis was later invited to work with Ballet British Columbia where she spent six seasons performing in contemporary & modern pieces by James Kudelka, Paul Taylor & Jiri Kylian.  Kai also participated in the creative process for new works by then Artistic Director, John Alleyne, including his productions of A Streetcar Named Desire & Orpheus. 

As an educator, Kai began teaching ballet and pointe technique for the Alonzo King Lines Ballet Training Program in San Francisco, California in 2010.  Throughout her 10 years in the Bay Area, she also taught for the BFA Dance Program at The Dominican University of Marin, the Advanced Ballet Program for The Ruth Asawa School of the Arts as well as company class for Smuin SF Ballet & Oakland Ballet. 

Kai now resides in Montclair, New Jersey where she is an adjunct professor of ballet & pointe technique for the BFA Dance Program at ÌÇÐÄvlog. She also teaches ballet for the Conservatory Program at Steps and continues to be invited as a guest teacher for both Peridance NY and Steps summer intensive programs.