KLJ Movement, Performance and Dance Company Members

Kyra Johnson started dancing at the age of 10, however, her mother would say moving started in the womb. She began her training locally from studios and dance teams. Ms. Johnson continued her advancement in dance and earned a BA in Dance and a BS in Psychology from University of Wisconsin Stevens Point (UWSP). She has a foundation in styles of modern, jazz, and ballet. Following her Dance degree, Ms. Johnson has been a member and choreographed twice for Madison Contemporary Dance. She continues to develop her dance skills by training at Barrio Dance Studio in Madison, WI, where she performed in a music video for D Major Music. Outside of dance, Ms. Johnson is a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater in counseling education and works as a community restorative justice practitioner. 

Originally from Minnesota, I, Madalin (she/her) earned my bachelor of arts degree in Dance from UW-Stevens Point. After receiving a scholarship to study Early Childhood Dance Education in New York at the 92nd Street Y, I found my calling as an educator. I am now co-teaching at Preschool of the Arts in Madison, Wi. Over the past two years I have been a guest choreographer and teacher at Summit Dance Studio located in Detroit Lakes, MN. Eager to continue my professional performance career, I am currently training in the Madison area and performing with KLJ Movement. My main areas of study include modern, ballet, jazz, choreography, and improvisation.