Ashley Taylor is a performer, award-winning choreographer, dance teacher, and writer based in New York City. Ashley danced with Ballet Theatre of Maryland from 2014-2018 and has since performed freelance soloist roles with several contemporary ballet companies, including a featured role in a collaborative performance at Carnegie Hall. Ashley’s choreography has been presented by Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Dumbo Dance Festival, River Dance Festival, Ballet Hartford’s Awakening Festival, VidaDance Company, University of Alabama Department of Theatre and Dance, and in independently produced concerts. Her works include “Into the Light”, “A Way in the Wilderness”, “Magic”, “Won’t Let Go”, and “This Moment, All We Have”. She is on faculty at Cobble Hill Ballet and is the founder of Ara Dance Project. She holds a B.A. in Dance and a B.S. in Human Environmental Sciences from The University of Alabama.