Jillian Kramschuster, I am creative, adaptable, inquisitive, a storyteller 

Jillian Kramschuster is a dancer and teaching artist from Kansas City, MO. She graduated May 2023 from the University of Missouri-Kansas City where she obtained her BFA in Dance Performance and Choreography. During school she performed in Parallel Lives by Gary Abbott and Madonna Anno Domini by Nicole Clark-Springer to name a few as well as pieces choreographed by Micheal Blake, Tobin James, Deanna Heitt, and Ronn Tice. Outside of school she was a part of Tristian Griffin Dance Company’s Mosaic as well as Comedy of Darkness with Alexis Borth performed at the Charlotte Street Foundation. She also danced with Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey in Setting the Stage with Tyrone Aiken and TheDynamitExperience with Latra Wilson and Winston Brown in their film/dance festival Bridges. In addition to dancing she has also taught dance classes in KC and at Ailey Camp the past two summers. Last year she was a part of Cultivate under the direction of Toni Pierce and Laurel Keen where she performed pieces such as Voyage in Four by Chris Ralph and Anthem for You and I by Anna Pinault. She also performed in THREAT by Yusha Marie Sorzano in April 2024. In addition to dancing, she assisted with the level 4 / 5 ballet. This year she is returning for a second year of Cultivate and will also be teaching Bridge Ballet.