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Ms. Isha “Ice” Williams
Isha C. Williams better know as “Ice” is one of the most talented and
creative choreographer/dancer/instructor in Kansas City, MO. Her training
in performing arts began when she was only five years old in St. Louis,
MO at a small dance studio called “Wren Palegie Green School of Dance”.
She also attended Carr Lane Middle Visual Performing Arts Middle School
and Central Visual Performing Arts High School in St. Louis, MO. Even
though she began her career and experiences of dancing in St. Louis, it
continues today into streets of Kansas City, MO. Ms. Ice has over 14 years
of experience in dance. Currently she is attending classes at Allegria Soul
School of Dance in Shawnee Mission, KS, under the direction of Denise I.
Phillips.
Ice is good at many dance forms like lyrical, jazz, modern, step and ballet
but her 1st love is Hip Hop. Presently Ice is the Hip Hop instructor at City
in Motion School of Dance. She was also an Hip Hop instructor at Tajazz
School of Dance (2008 to 2012) and the Dance Coordinator for the
University of Missouri Jackson County 4-H afterschool program at the African Center Education Elementary School in
Kansas City, MO ( 2004- 2013).
One of her latest accomplishments is starting her own faith based dance school for students who live in the urban core area
of Kansas City, MO called “ICE STUDIOS SCHOOL OF DANCE”. Her love and passion for dance has really influenced
many lives and organizations. Ice has traveled to places like Chicago, Oklahoma, Las Vegas, Houston TX, St. Louis, MO,
and Kansas City, KS to perform with local groups and artist. Some of the other organizations that Ice has worked with are:
Chameleon Youth Arts Program, , PHIT KIDS program Children’s Mercy Hospital , Ivanhoe Neighborhood Association
,Theatre of Imagination, T-up Dance Team, Association of Black Collegians Dance Company, Warrensburg, MO, Shiloh
Missionary Baptist Church of Warrensburg, MO, “I. Am” singing group and Kacico Dance Company (Singer). Dancing
has really changed her life in a positive way. Her ability to dance over the years has made her the great instructor/dancer
that she is today. Dancing has always been a way of life for Ms. Ice because she loves using her gifts to help others.
Ms. Williams, just recently choreographed and performed along with Ms. Chaffawn Smith and Ms. Wendy Harris, the dance
routine that was filmed for Dreamin’ Out Loud Entertainment’s Katelyn McCarter for the music video “Rough Day”. The
video will be released by Dreamin’ Out Loud Entertainment towards the end of June, 2014.

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