Mikaila Ware (BFA Florida State University) grew up in Atlanta, GA, where she trained at Price Performing Arts Center and Dekalb School of the Arts. Now a NY-based movement artist, teacher, and facilitator, Mikaila has worked with choreographers such as Kayla Farrish, André Zachery, and Johnnie Cruise Mercer. She was a guest teacher at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance Program (Fall '20). Featured performances of Mikaila’s appear in articles such as the New York Times, Dance Magazine, Dance Enthusiast, and Danspace Project. Additionally, Mikaila completed the Accessibility Partnerships and Programs Fellowship at Lincoln Center and is an alumna of the Diversity in Arts Leadership program with the Arts and Business Council of New York. She is currently a company member with Urban Bush Women.