Kulture Instructors

a Michigan native, started her training in ballet, jazz, modern, and contemporary ballet at an early age.  Chandler was accepted into the Conservatory of Performance Arts (C.O.P.A.) – Dance Program at Point Park University.  Chandler graduated in 2019, obtaining her B.A. in Dance with a Minor History.  She has performed choreography by; Daniel Karasik, Kiki Lucas, David Norsworthy, Kaylin Horgan, and many others.  She has also performed in stage/film work with Rashaad Newsome and Allana Clark.  In addition to being a multidisciplinary performance artist, Chandler also enjoys teaching and choreographing.  Chandler was an apprentice with Staycee Pearl Dance Project 2018-2019 before joining the company in the Fall of 2019.

 is an artist originating from Baltimore, Maryland. 

Her early training in the Baltimore School for the Arts T.W.I.G.S. program focused on classical ballet. She later became a student at the Baltimore School for the Arts under the direction of Norma Perra. While a student, she enjoyed her roles in Serenade, Holiday Pops, presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Nutcracker, presented by the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and a series of works created by Christopher d'Amboise and resident artist Anton Wilson.

After graduating from BSA in 2015, she continued her studies at Orlando Ballet School and the University of the Arts before pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Point Park University. In her time at Point Park University, she performed in works by Christopher Huggins and Jay Kirk before graduating in 2020.

Since graduating, she has had the pleasure of performing with Firewall Dance Theater in multiple productions, as well as with Attack Theatre and performing in Curiosity: The Playbook and Art Moves. 

She has also worked with Attack Theatre as a teaching artist leading dance education in Propel Schools. 

She has shared her passion for dance education with organizations such as Kulture Dance Academy, HOPE Academy, Catalyst Academy, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre Education Department, and across the Pittsburgh region.

Her current interest is increasing the visibility of various cultures and identities on the concert stage by working to reclaim classical vocabulary and cement her own style. Her goal is to influence her community through education, choreography, and humanitarianism.

is the youngest co owner of Kulture Dance Academy, K'aijha hails from Miami, FL where she began dancing before she could walk. Her first performance was during the half time show of a Miami Heat basketball game at the age of 6. K'aijha has competed throughout the US via her participation in the Turkish Olympiads and Odyssey of the Mind competitions. She is a recent graduate of Pittsburgh's Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) where she was trained under the infamous Leslie Braswell, Greer Reed and more. Outside of school, she has worked under Kontara Morphis and competed with national champions, Damage Dance Crew. K'aijha started her own dance company, K'Bria's Dance a Ria, later K'aijha's Caribbean Kreations,  at the age of 9. She became a dance instructor for the Ryan Arts Center, Abiding Faith Ministry  and H.O.P.E. for Tomorrow beginning at 14 years old. She was awarded the Girls Expo 'Girl of Merit/ Youth Entrepreneur of the Year', 2018.

Ira Cambric, also known as Brother C, is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has had a successful career as a dancer. He participated in programs at CAPA High School, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, Virginia School of the Arts, and the Civic Light Opera, among others. His career started at Walt Disney World in Florida and Tokyo Disney in Japan before he toured Europe, visiting places like Turkey, Rome, and Greece. After his travels, he returned to Pittsburgh and focused on teaching the dance styles he had mastered to inner-city youth and students of the African diaspora. Ira is pleased to have achieved things on his bucket list: working with youth. Dancing for Bill T. Jones and learning to Samba in Brazil.