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Ashley Kroft is an interdisciplinary choreographer, educator, and movement artist. Over her thirteen years as a performance artist, Ashley has transitioned from performer to choreographer and is now one of the Company Choreographers at Imagine Dance Academy, creating works for competition students. She has won the Choreographic Excellence Award for her piece "Ashes", showcased in Santa Fe, NM and the Iconic Award for her piece "A Million Dreams", showcased in Santa Fe, NM. She has performed and collaborated with Orlando, Fl dance company's such as, Red Right Return Dance Company and DRIP as a Principal performer and co-director. Her works have been accepted to present at IMMERSE Festival and Orlando Fringe Festival at which the show she collaborated with "Does That Make Sense" won Best Dance Show Award at the 2019 Orlando Fringe Festival. Ashley received her MFA in Choreography from the University of Jacksonville, Florida, where she now instructs at The University of Texas at El Paso as dance faculty. Ashley strives to continue her growth as an artist and educator and guide dancers in their transition from technique to movement exploration as evolving active artists in their dance community.