Nia Byrd is a Georgia
native who began her dance training at Showbiz Kids and Dance Company. She competed
for many years with the Showbiz Dance Company competition team. Upon graduating
high school, she attended Brenau University where she obtained a Bachelor of
Arts degree in Dance. She trained in Modern, Ballet, and Jazz under the
tutelage of Vincas Greene, Cassandra Alvarado, Jolie Carlton, John Streit, Madia
Cooper-Ashirifi, and many others. During her tenure at Brenau, she choreographed
several works with one that was, Ennui,
which was selected for adjudication at the American College Dance Association.
Nia also has extensive training in Tap and trained with Lisa Rohlfing, Heather
Knight, and the late Shirley Smith. Nia has taught at many dance studios in the
Atlanta area such as N-Step Dance Academy, On Stage School of Dance, The Spirit
of Dance, and Metayer Conservatory for the Arts. Nia has also been invited by
Brenau University Dance Faculty to set work on the Brenau Summer Dance
Intensive students for two consecutive summers! As a dance educator, she hopes
to inspire her students to strive for excellence not only in dance, but in all
aspects of life!
