Kiersten Willis

Kiersten ‘Kicks’ Willis began dancing in 8th grade and continued to dance through college. Wanting to pursue a professional career in dance, Kiersten auditioned for the WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury Hip Hop Squad and was a member of the squad for 4 seasons and also danced for the NBA Phoenix Suns’ Solar Squad for 3 seasons.

In addition to her experience on pro dance teams, Kiersten’s professional dance and choreography credits include the Just Dance 3 commercial, choreographing for Canadian pop artist Kreesha Turner, Epik Dance Company, several television promotions, local fashion show and concert performances. In addition to performing, Kiersten has a passion for teaching. She teaches at several dance studios, youth ministries and after school programs. She was also co-director for the Phoenix Suns SunDance Kids for 2 seasons.

Kiersten absolutely loves working with youth and aspires to one day found a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the arts programs. Kiersten graduated from Mesa Community College with an Associate Fine Arts in Dance and Psychology. She also graduated from ASU with a BA in Arts Administration.