Ashley began her deeper study of dance in college at Indiana University – Bloomington. There she started Bellydance over under the instruction of Katya Faris. Since that time, she has had the opportunity to perform throughout the Midwest as well as abroad. In addition to Bellydance, Ashley danced for three years with the African American Dance Company at IU Bloomington under Professor Iris Rosa where she was exposed to Modern, Afro-Cuban and West African dances.
Ashley started her Latin dance journey with the exposure to the rhythms and cultures while in the African American Dance Company. After college, she moved home to Indianapolis where she began dancing salsa in earnest. Starting with Nadia Alvarado and Yang Xiao at Into Salsa, she later joined Latin Expressions.
Since that time, Ashley has started her own dance studio – Allure Dance & Fitness which opened in late 2018. Her studio specializes in salsa, bachata, and bellydance along with performance teams.
Ashley loves performing and sharing the stage, and is eager to not only continue choreographing and performing, but also to teach the next generation of dancers in Indianapolis.
Ashley does original ladies styling choreographies in Mambo and Bachata, as well as original Bellydance choreographies. She also directs the Allure Ladies Pro and Semi Pro teams, and Fire Obsidian.
