Since she was 14, Kyla has danced with older adults, people with Parkinson’s Disease (PPD), and other neurological disorders. Watch a video of Kyla’s dance class specifically for PPD from 2022.
Education
& Experience
AB in Psychological and Brain Sciences - Cognitive Neuroscience from Washington University in St. Louis (2023)
Double Minor in Spanish and Human-Computer Interaction
Graduate of the inaugural class of the Beyond Boundaries interdisciplinary academic program
Academic program in Chile (2022):
Engaged in reciprocal intercultural eduation and completed coursework on trauma and political violence and literary and cultural studies.
Learned to manage and mediate interpersonal dynamics in the context of intergenerational trauma
Live Más Scholar (2019-2023)
My Name is Service Award from the Campus Y (2020)
Justin Carr Wants World Peace Scholar (2019)
Currently, Kyla is a member of Kode Redd Dance Company in St. Louis, under the direction of Anthony Redd Williams.
She has danced with Consuming Kinetics Dance Company (2023) as well as Lineage Dance Company of Lineage Performing Arts Center in Pasadena, CA (2022).
Kyla has now taught at 5 studios in St. Louis, including Hip Hop, choreography, and Modern to youth and adults.