Kiana Ducusin (she/her) began her dance training at Accent School of Dance in Allentown, PA where she trained in various dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, commercial styles, contemporary, hip-hop, and tap. She also participated in numerous regional and national dance competitions and conventions such as Artists Simply Human, True Dance Challenge, and 24/7 where she was awarded scholarships and choreography awards for her performances. She attended the DeSales University Summer Dance Intensive in Center Valley, PA (2018) on scholarship for two weeks and experienced collegiate-level training, and most recently, she completed Ballet Hispánico’s two-week ChoreoLab in New York, NY (2022) where she delved into the company’s repertory. In addition to performance intensives, Kiana has also had the opportunity to guest teach ballet, contemporary, and jazz technique classes at her childhood studio. She is an upcoming senior at Shenandoah Conservatory in Winchester, VA pursuing a B.F.A degree in dance, where she has studied under Shylo Martinez, Lindsey Browning, Charles Maybee, Mary Robare, and Ting-Yu Chen and performed in pieces choreographed by Tiffanie Carson, Maurice Fraga, Daniel Padierna, and Erica Helm. While at Shenandoah Conservatory, she has participated in student composition dances, as well as guest works choreographed by Earl Moseley, Natasha Davis, Roderick George, and Danielle Sten-Guillermo, as well as in Ballet Hispánico's restaged Batucada Fantástica. She was selected to perform her self-choreographed solo, I am Within and Without, at the Dance Louder Than Words: Mental Health Prevention, Recovery, and Healing through Dance event in Waynesboro, VA (2022). She recently performed Tiffanie Carson’s Lustrous Collapse at the American College Dance Association Mid-Atlantic South Conference. Kiana wants to continue expanding her artistic knowledge and performance ability to pursue an everlasting career as a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer.