Jillian Kramschuster is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer from Kansas City, MO. She began her dance training at Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey and then pursued her BFA from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She then completed the Cultivate Trainee program at TU Dance under the direction of Toni Pierce-Sands and Laurel Keen, where she also had the opportunity to dance in TU Dance Company projects. She has performed works by Gary Abbott, Micheal Blake, Deanna Hiett, Gregory Dolbashian, Yusha Marie Sorzano, Chris Ralph, Nicole Clark-Springer, Ronald K. Brown, and Camille A. Brown. Her choreography has been commissioned through Corpus Danceworks Rejects showcase and by the Zenon Zone program; she is also a Bridge Fund for Dance Research and Residency Grant Recipient. She has been a teaching artist at TU Dance since September 2024.

Biography


EDUCATION

University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO                   2019 - 2023

B.F.A. Degree in Dance Performance and Choreography 



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Dancer/Teaching Artist,TU Dance                                                                         September 2023 - Current

  • Dance performance under the direction of Toni Pierce-Sands

  • Teaching all levels and ages/community outreach

  • Flexibility & adaptability 

  • fit the needs of each unique school, classroom dynamic, & instructional needs.

Restaging Yusha Maire Sorzano’s ALLHIMOD                                                                 September/October 2025

  • I restaged this work on The Carleton College Dance Department 

Dancer/Ailey Camp Group Leader Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey                             February 2023-July 2024

  • Dance performance, educational performances at schools

  • Classroom management, positive encouragement


PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE

TU Dance Company: 20th Anniversary                                                               St. Paul,MN/The O’Shaunessy

Camille A. Brown: New Second Line

Ronald K. Brown: Four Corners 

TU Dance, Cultivate: Winter Showcase                                                       Minneapolis,MN/The Southern Theatre 

Gregory Dolbashian: Quiet Home

Yusha Marie Sorzano: ALLHIMOD

The Dynamite Experience, Bridges, an Evening of Film and Dance                           Kansas City/MTH Theatre

Choreographed by Winston Dynamite Brown and Latra Wilson

Dianne McIntyre, In the Same Tongue, Guest Dancer                           Minneapolis, MN/The Walker Art Center

Local dancers were asked to perform in several sections of  this piece

CHOREOGRAPHIC EXPERIENCE

The Endless Pursuit: Research and Development Residency                         Minneapolis,MN/TEK BOX Theatre

The Endless Pursuit: Dancer and Choreographer of a quartet

  • Funded by the Bridge Fund for Dance for the Minneapolis Board of Arts & Cultural Affairs

Descent into Yourself: self-choreographed solo                                              Minneapolis, MN Mixed Blood Theatre

-solo as part of a curated evening by Corpus Danceworks


PROFESSIONAL SKILLS         DANCE STYLES (Perform/Teach)

Contemporary/Modern/Jazz/Floorwork Improvisation/Composition/Ballet/ Pointe

Restaging Work: communicating the choreographers piece clearly          

All Abilities Training: teaching dance to kids with special needs/different abilities 

Choreography: collaborating and creating work for the stage          

Grant Writing: applying for grants to fund dance projects

Website Creation: making websites for individuals and businesses

Front Desk/Admin organizational skills, event promotion, flyers, social media

Teaching: ages 2-18 and 18+, Beginner through Professional levels