Kiara Paige is a Professional Dancer, Dance Educator and Choreographer with over fifteen years of experience performing professionally. Although Kiara has heavily trained in Modern, Ballet, Jazz, Hip Hop and Tap dance, her passion lies in dances from the Caribbean and African diaspora. She is leader within the dance community that is responsible for sharing her knowledge of dance with others through her teachings and choreography.
Upon graduating with her B.A. in dance from Queens College, Kiara became the Founder of her dance company, CarNYval Dancers, her dance and fitness brand, The Kross Movement and her newest business, Kulture Kave LLC. Kiara’s work has been performed and viewed on various stages as such as International African Arts Festival, Lincoln Center, Times Square, Queensboro Dance Festival Tour, MODArts Collective Thread Festival, Radio City Music Hall, The Soca Monarch in Trinidad & Tobago and NYC’s Labor Day Parade in addition to many others.
As a Dance Artist, Kiara has performed at events and venues as such as Symphony Space, Wofabe, The Hunger Project, Syracuse State Fair, Dance Africa 2013 and Dance Africa 2014. Kiara has also performed with various Afrobeats, Soca and Reggae artists and was the choreographer for the World’s Largest Soca Flash Mob which took place in Brooklyn, New York. Her dancing and teachings have also taken her internationally to Japan and Canada. Kiara uses dance to advocate for the rights of others across the globe and was instrumental in raising funds for Project Protect NG to support the End SARS movement in Nigeria. She has received a citation from the Queens Borough President Donovan Richards for her work in her borough.
In addition to leading her dance company and business, Kiara is currently an Adjunct Professor for Queens College, Teaching Artist for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre: Arts In Education program and for Notes In Motion. She is also a Certified Fitness Instructor with YMCA of Greater NY. She is a passionate and powerful artist that uses her positive attitude and platform to encourage others to tap into their passion for dance. She is inspired daily by her husband, their daughter and son. Kiara anticipates obtaining more knowledge and credentials within her fields of dance and fitness. She continues her long-standing commitment to celebrating and uplifting Afro-Caribbean culture by creating spaces to educate, collaborate, and grow in community with others.