Kendra Ross

About Kendra

Kendra Ross is a Pilates instructor, dancer, choreographer, teaching artist, and community organizer from Detroit, MI. A graduate of the BFA program from Ailey/Fordham University in Dance, Kendra has worked with Urban Bush Women, Andrea E. Woods/ Souloworks, Ase Dance Theater Collective, Ronald K. Brown/Evidence, Monstah Black, MBDance and Movement of the People Dance Company. Kendra is a certified instructor in the Silvestre Technique created by Roseangela Silvestre. She is also a Power Pilates Certified Mat instructor who has taught at Pilates, fitness, and dance fitness classes at Power Pilates, Crunch, And Yoga Studios, and various NYC public schools . An avid student of many different movement modalities, Kendra’s classes focus on understanding the history, cultural contexts, and idiosyncrasies of the various styles she employs while recognizing the connections and applications in each body, mind, and spirit. Kendra specializes in teaching Pilates, Hip Hop, Afro-Cuban, and Contemporary dance. She challenges students to train their minds and bodies to understand the focus and initiation points of the various forms of dance and how to seamlessly move between each modality.