Teacher Spotlight: Ms. Kayliani!

Kayliani Sood is a dance artist and educator from Saint Peters, Missouri. As a multidisciplinary artist, Sood’s work is characterized by the use of dance, songwriting, and visual arts to express rich, compassionate, and personal stories. As a teacher, their passion and experience in dance education spans early childhood through adult ages. They hold a BFA in Dance from the University of the Arts and are an active performing artist and choreographer in Philadelphia. In 2024, Sood premiered their solo, “Valerie” with singer-songwriter Franny Lane in the Cannonball Festival, duet “Jumper Cables” with collaborator Allison Smith in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival, and dance film “Sugar & Blue” with filmmaker Daniel Krantman in the 20/92 film festival. In recent years they have performed with Brian Sanders, “JUNK” Curt Haworth, and Vincent Johnson.