Artistic Director, Kyla Piscopink began studying dance at the Collage Performing Arts Center, Fredonia, NY. She went on to study in college at SUNY Brockport, completing her B.A. at SUNY Fredonia. During college, Kyla briefly joined the Buffalo Jills NFL Cheerleaders Dance Line, as well as the university's resident modern dance ensemble, Orchesis. In NYC, she danced with Angela Harriell's 'The Love Show' and earned her pilates mat certification. Kyla has choreographed for several musical theatre productions, including the Red Barn Theatre's 'Five Course Love'. Past roles include: Columbia, 'Rocky Horror', Elaine, 'The Graduate', Reefer Zombie, 'Reefer Madness' and Gypsy Dancer, 'La Traviata'. Currently, Kyla teaches at the CoffeeMill Dance Studio and is the Artistic Director/Founder of Key West Contemporary Dance Company. In 2008/2009, Kyla danced (Spanish) with Paradise Ballet Theatre in 'Nutcracker Key West' and was commissioned to create and perform a piece for the Keys Chorale. She is also the recipient of The FKCA's Special Projects Grant and two ArtReach Grants, both for dance production in the Florida Keys. Kyla has been invited to audition for Cirque du Soleil and is looking forward to spending the month of May as Mavis!! in The Waterfront Playhouse's 'Stepping Out'. Currently, Kyla still dreams of The Great White Way while thanking her lucky stars daily for bringing Dennis into her life.

Mary Kay Lee began her professional career with the Long Beach Ballet, performing in the Rite of Spring, Song of Norway, and The Nutcracker. She then moved to Chicago to join the Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet as a soloist performing in Aida, La Sonnambula, and Faust. MK has also danced with the Pennsylvania-Milwaukee Ballet, Ballet West, Tau Dance Theatre, Ballet Hawaii, Corpus Christi Ballet and Ballet Florida. She has danced major roles including Sugar Plum Fairy, Snow Queen, Dew Drop, Autumn, Giselle, Bluebird, La Bayadere Pas de Deux, Les Sylphides, Romeo & Juliet, Paquita, and L'Histoire du Soldat. Upon returning from the Long Beach Ballet Ambassador Tour to China in 2009, she currently teaches and choreographs at the Coffeemill Dance Studio, dances with the Key West Contemporary Dance Company and you may even see her underwater working as a Divemaster.

Denis Hyland's favorite roles include Jack in Reefer Madness, Frankenfurter in Rocky Horror and Frank Sinatra in My Way. Mr. Hyland has danced with Ohio Ballet, Metropolitan Topeka Ballet, Boca Ballet, The Ballet for Young Audiences NYC. After finishing the European tour of Phantom, Denis spent his holiday season performing in the critically-acclaimed Nutcracker: Rated R in NYC.

Kimberly Schroeder, ARAD, received her training with June Taylor-Dixon at June Taylor's School of Dance in Portland, Oregon. During those 14 years in Oregon she completed all 15 levels of the Royal Academy of Dance, which earned her the title, Associate to the Royal Academy of Dance, (ARAD). From there she was accepted into the Milwaukee Ballet II program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While in Milwaukee she danced in many works by Michael Pink, including: Dracula, Don Quixote, Swan Lake and Scheherazade. After completing 2 years with Milwaukee Ballet II, Kim performed in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland with Burklyn Ballet as 'Alice' in Alice in Wonderland. The following winter she was invited down to Key West to be in the 2007 production of the Nutcracker Key West. She was asked back the following year where you might recognize her from the 'Spanish Spirits' dance and 'Jewels'. Kim is delighted to be back down in Key West and dancing with Key West Contemporary Dance Company.

Carolyn Cooper is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, where she began dancing and continued it at Penn State University, where she also earned a degree in Mechanical Engineering. She now teaches at the CoffeeMill. Her musical theatre performances include My Fair Lady (with the Key West Pops Orchestra), Reefer Madness, Wild Women of Planet Wongo, The Red Head Dilemma, Urinetown, Guys and Dolls (with the Pops), Rocky Horror Show and Follies (with the Pops). Her dance credits in Key West include Peter and the Wolf, Cracked! (with KWCDC), Danceworks, a Bernstein Bash! (with KWCDC) and various shows with the Brazen Hussies Dance Company. Choreography credits include assisting with My Fair Lady (with the Pops), Guys and Dolls (with Keys Kids), Pinocchio, A Christmas Carol, High School Musical, Willy Wonka Jr., Bat Boy, Annie, Follies, Danceworks, South Pacific and various other projects.

Past Artists Include:

Leigh Pujado

Joseph Goodman

Will Hoppe