Kiri Chapman started ballet at an early age, leaving home at the age of thirteen to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington DC. She received full scholarships for her studies at the Kirov Academy and for summer programs at the School of American Ballet and American Ballet Theater. Upon graduating from the Kirov Academy in 2005 and immediately joined the corps of Tulsa Ballet Theater in Tulsa, Oklahoma. In her three seasons with the company, from 2005-2008, she performed nationally and internationally in choreography from Twyla Tharp, George Balanchine, Nacho Duato, Ma Cong, Marius Petipa and many others. She has been recognized in several internationally acclaimed ballet competitions: Youth America Grand Prix New York Finals (top twelve), Jackson USA IBC (competitor), and New York IBC (semi-finalist) and has been featured in Pointe Magazine. 

           Several years ago, Chapman found ballroom and latin dance and since then has been training, teaching and competing in festivals around the world.  Last year she placed 2nd in the Michigan Dance Challenge cabaret division and was a finalist in the Millennium Dancesport Championship 2014.  This year, kizomba and bachata performances and workshops have taken her on tours to Mexico, Paris, Toronto, Washington D.C. and Montreal among others.  She loves to fuse her classical background and aesthetics with the energy and flair of latin dance and strives to create work that connects dancers from all backgrounds.