Our Movement. Our Community. Our Method.
Our Movement. Our Community. Our Method.
Kyra Burns
Founder &
Director
Kyra Burns grew up in Carmel, California and began her dance training at the age of 9 at Carmel Academy of Performing Arts (CAPA) where she would train in all styles from ballet, pointe, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, hip hop, jazz funk, improvisation, and modern, until she graduated from high school. Through CAPA’s assistant teacher mentorship program she became an assistant dance teacher at the age of 10 and began teaching her own classes at the age of 15. Kyra performed annually in Dance Kids of Monterey’s Nutcracker in a variety of roles. She was on CAPA’s competitive dance team receiving several high placing awards and national titles for group pieces and solos at competitions and also received several scholarships at many different dance conventions. Kyra regularly performed at community events/performances, on local television stations, and appeared on local radio shows to discuss her role as a dancer.
Kyra went on to receive her B.A. in Dance with a focus in choreography and a minor in film/television/digital media from UCLA. Kyra has taught at several studios in Northern California and Southern California teaching numerous dance styles to all ages and levels, and directed award-winning competition teams, soloists, and duos. She has been on faculty as the contemporary/lyrical dance instructor, counselor, and production assistant/manager for UCLA’s Summer Dance Intensive for 6 years. At the Flourish Foundation Kyra was an arts/dance college preparation counselor and she has continued that work with many of her own students, helping them apply as dance and art majors, guiding them through the entire application process—from their essays to audition videos to preparation for in-person auditions.
She has choreographed for Warner Brother’s, DC Comics, iHeart Radio, and choreographed a new original musical at The Odyssey Theatre in LA. Her latest film credit is on David Talbert’s Jingle Jangle on Netflix. In other endeavors as an artist, Kyra sang at the 2012 London Olympics and wrote her first children’s book, Who do you want to be when you grow up? Kyra Burns has over 17 years of teaching experience and is passionate about her love for dance, the arts, mentorship, arts education, and passing on her love for dance and performing arts to the next generation.