Kira Bartoli-Lemon, 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 helped with various performances as the rehearsal assistant to choreographers such as Ido Tadmor, Noah Vinson, Erica Klein, and Ching Ching Wong. Kira served as the Dance Manager and a performer at Teatro Martini’s Dinner Cabaret Show and has performed in multiple Disneyland parades. In addition to dancing, Kira enjoys her roles as an event coordinator, Pilates instructor, and social media coordinator. Kira has performed works by choreographers Dwight Rhoden, FLOCK Works, Mauro Astolfi, Ido Tadmor, Peter Chu, Ching Ching Wong, Bret Easterling, and Tommie-Waheed Evans, among others. This is Kira’s eighth season with Backhausdance.