Kira Bartoli, a Southern California native, began her dance training at the age of four. She furthered her studies at Chapman University where she received a BFA in Dance Performance and a minor in Business Administration. She returned to Chapman as faculty in 2020 and has been teaching Conditioning for Dancers, Modern Dance, and assisting rehearsals for Ido Tadmor. Kira served as the Dance Manager and a performer at Teatro Martini Dinner Cabaret Show and has performed in multiple Disneyland parades. In addition to dancing, Kira enjoys her role as event coordinator for fundraisers and assistant coordinator for weddings. Kira has performed works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Ido Tadmor, FLOCK, Ching Ching Wong, Mauro Astolfi, Peter Chu, and Tommie-Waheed Evans, among others. This is Kira’s seventh season with Backhausdance.