Our Staff

Nikkia Robinson-Wahl is a native of Phoenix and has danced and choreographed Hip Hop since the age of 11.She enjoys all that Hip Hop has to offer–style, rhythm and culture–and she is known for high energy, unique and creative choreography .She has danced alongside David Moore, Misha Gabriel and Chris J and has had several kid, teen and adult dance teams open at live concerts for Emenim, Snoop Dogg, 50 Cent, Destiny's Child, Usher, E40, Lil Kim , Keisha Cole, and Chris Brown to name of few.Her crown jewel was performing at the Billboard Awards in 2007 . Nikkia's ultimate goal is to share her love of dance with the world and to set a spark in every dancer she works with!

Stacy Shane earned her bachelor's degree in English and Sociology with a minor in Dance from Franklin and Marshall College and her master's degree in Dance Education from SUNY Brockport College of New York. She has had the privlege of studying at the Laban Center for Dance in London, Eastwest Somatic in San Francisco, and American Dance Festival in North Carolina. Stacy teaches dance at Boulder Creek High School where she implemented the dance program seven years ago. She also performs with Movement Source Dance Company and performs and choreographs for AZDance Group.

Killian has an extensive training background as well as performance repertoire under her belt. She has trained with Ballet West Academy, Ballet British Columbia, Julliard, Harrid Conservatory and American Ballet Theater, just to name a few. From 2007, until this current season, she was a member of Ballet Arizona. A finalist in the 2005 Youth America Grand Prix, she was also awared the first Young Arts Silver level award by the National Foundation of Advancement of the Arts. Her performance quality and command for the audience’s attention is unrivaled.

Killan joined Arizona Dance Artistry last season as a guest artist adjudicating our Nutcracker auditions as well as performing lead Arabian our production of " The Nutcracker Suite". Killan has joined AZDA for the Summer Ballet Intensive and Fall season on our teaching roster, she will also be assisting with Nutcracker rehearsals this year.

Jessica Moro was born in Long Island, New York. She fell in love with dance when she took h er first class at age four. At 10, Jessica was in "Company" and "Ensemble" at her studio and by age 13 she was dancing competitively. She attended Cactus Shadows High School in Cave Creek and was on company dance at the school as well.

Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Jazz, Modern and Musical Theatre are Jessica's specialties. She loves working with children of all ages, levels and skills. She is excited to share her love and passion for dance with all of her students.

Bio coming soon!

Michelle Darias
Tap and Jazz

Michelle trained for fourteen years at Center Stage Performing Arts Studio in Orem, Utah in the genres of ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, hip-hop and contemporary. She was also president of Timpview High School dance team and received a full ride scholarship to Utah Valley University for dance. Michelle has participated in two field studies in New York where she took classes at Alvin Ailey, Steps on Broadway, and Broadway Dance Center. Michelle has competed in many national competitions including New York City Dance Alliance, Urban Jamm, and LA Dance Magic. Michelle was also featured as a back up dancer in the MTV movie American Mall where she worked with choreographer Bonnie Story. Michelle truly loves teaching dance and looks forward to working with her students each day.

Hailey was born and raised in Allen, Texas. She began dancing at age three and soon was studying at the internationally acclaimed Academy of Dance Arts- Home of the Dallas Repertoire Ballet. In her early teens, Hailey advanced to company member of the Dallas Repertoire Ballet and soon was performing several featured roles including “Snow Queen” and “Clara” in The Nutcracker.  Hailey was one of few dancers selected from the country to assist master teachers and dance alongside world-renowned performers in the Tremaine Performance Company. She also toured on West Coast Dance Explosion as an assistant to master teacher/choreographer Liz Imperio (Madonna choreographer, artistic director of Instincts Live Media Dance Co). She has won titles at a variety of dance competitions, received representation from Clear Group Talent Agency in LA, and has been hired by production companies such as Larwell Productions and Stiletto Entertainment. Hailey also was chosen to represent the United States as one of the “Stars of Tomorrow” in the Tanszommer Jazz Tour in Europe. Hailey went on to continue her studies on scholarship at the University of Arizona School of Dance (ranked as one of the top three dance programs in the nation, alongside Julliard). After receiving her BFA in dance, she was hired as a company member of Center Dance Ensemble. In addition to performing, Hailey has a true passion for teaching and choreographing. She enjoys all areas of dance but primarily focuses on jazz and contemporary.

Jack McNeill
Jack has been dancing for 10 years, six of which have been spent teaching. As a young dancer, he trained intensely in all styles including tap, jazz, ballet, musical theater, hip hop, and breakdancing. Jack was one of the founding members of the hip hop group Reborn Dance Crew- an all male hip hop crew that travelled around the southwest performing at a plethora of venues, as well as going to various places around the nation teaching master classes. Reborn had also been hired by select up-and-coming recording artists as back up dancers for various performances locally and on the east coast.

As a tapper, Jack had the distinct pleasure to be a student to a protegè of the one and only Gregory Hines. This training combined with his upbringing in music has resulted in a unique style of tap he teaches to all who want to learn, while striving to impart his love for the art into all students who cross his path.