kiki lucas
Resident Choreographer
KIKI LUCAS, RESIDENT CHOROGRPAHER, is currently the Resident Choreographer and senior dancer of the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company in Houston, TX. She is also the director of the Met Too Youth Company and teacher to many students in the Houston area. She gained her BA in Dance from Point Park University in 1999 and started her career in Los Angeles, CA before settling in Texas. Since then, her teaching and performance career have expanded across the United States and more. With a strong background in all areas of dance, she continues to gain strength and recognition along the way. Training and performing everything from musical theater to classical jazz, ballet and modern techniques have kept her options open and full of life. She has just returned from Argentina for the second year this May of 2011 where she was once again guest faculty/teacher for Congreso Internacional de musicales y operas in Buenos Aires. She will also be teaching intensives in Orlando, Miami and Hawaii Pacific University in August. Some other teaching credits include: Broadway Dance Center, NY; Point Park University, Pittsburgh PA; Point Park International Summer Dance Program in her 11th season; University of Houston; Ad Deum Dance Company, Houston, TX; Michigan University; Debbie Reynolds Studios in Los Angeles, CA; Dance Precisions; Focal Point, Miami, FL; Dance Masters Chapters #10 and #44; TDEAConvention; Alabama School of Fine Arts; Millennium Studios in North Hollywood, CA; Collin County Community College; Loudoun Ballet; Crowd Pleasers; American Cancer Society; Florida Dance Masters Spring Convention; Texas A&M International University; Sam Houston University of TX, The Gear Up Program in Lafayette, LA and the Geir School in PA. Kik's choreography credits include: now her 7th piece for the Houston Metropolitan Dance Company; Met Too Youth Company; The Kennedy Center(ACDF Nationals)Point Park University (Pittsburgh Dance Connections Concert); Towson University in MD; University of Hartford, CT; Carnival "Choreogrpher's Ball in Los Angeles, CA; Steven Boyd Dance Ensemble; Dallas Morning News Festival; Midwestern Arts Conference; Fort Worth Dance Festival; Spotlight Awards ESPN; Acadiana Center of Fine Arts, LA; Dance Precisions CA; San Diego State University.