Judges

Abby has spent 15+ years as a choreographer, artistic director and dance educator. For
over a decade she has been working professionally in the entertainment industry while
simultaneously managing the esteemed dance studio in Los Angeles, Movement
Lifestyle. Abby has spent a large portion of her career touring the world educating
artists, and her greatest joy has been her work in building sustainable programs that
promote arts education for youth throughout the country. In 2020 she co-founded a
company called Æ Creative to continue cultivating experiences to inspire artists. These
days, Abby spends a majority of her time traveling to studios, schools and universities
sharing her love of dance.
Credits include: Nike, Mini Cooper, Herbalife, Walk The Moon, Aerial Experience, Aerial
Conexions, Believe Performing Arts, Æ Creative Arts, The Young Americans

Brialle Menefee has been in the dance world for 24 years starting as a young competitive dancer at the age of 12 to being a dance teacher in the Dance Competition Industry for over 12 years. Born and raised in Columbus Ohio, Brialle studied Dance Education and Business Administration at Kent State University. During her dance career with the University, Brialle worked with groundbreaking choreographer of Broadway’s The Lion King, Mr. Garth Fagan. She also choreographed pieces and performed over ten pieces in four years as a dancer and was a member of the Kent Dance Ensemble Preprofessional Dance Company. As a college dancer, Brialle has been invited to perform at multiple dance festivals and intensives located in Chicago, Ohio University and Cleveland Ohio. After graduating from Kent State, Brialle has choreographed for local studios within Columbus Ohio and is now a teacher and choreographer for the competition team for the award-winning Studio C School of Dance located in Canal Winchester Ohio. Brialle keeps her dance skills current with the latest techniques by attending dance conventions and workshops through various dance companies. As Brialle continues to give back her dance experience and knowledge in the studio, she finds it is very important to nurture and mentor the talents of her colleagues and students.

Kiana is a Dance educator, adjudicator and coach Kiana Renae is from a small town in Southern New Hampshire, where she began dancing and making music young. At 18, Kiana joined Saving Grace Dance Ensemble, training in Ballet and Modern, then later joined Boston Community Dance Project for commercial dance. She performed in NYC Carnival: Choreographers Ball, Brickhouse, Times Square, Alvin Ailey Studios and Boston Ballet Studios, NYC Dance Parade, and RAW Artists. After touring and teaching at dance studios and workshops all across the Northeast, Kiana managed events for Step Up 2 Dance competitions also teaching at their conventions as well as teaching at Sheer Elite conventions and currently adjudicates for KAR, Nexstar, and Sheer Elite. She relocated to Nashville in 2022 and joined Fresh Talent Group. She is currently Artistic Director of Elite Dance Nolensville. Kiana is also a certified ICF life coach/youth mentor, performing musician/singer songwriter and board member of non-profit music school, Satellite School of The Arts. Her utmost passion is to educate and inspire through music, dance and storytelling.