Ashley Davis
Professional Contemporary-Ballet Artist
ASHLEY DAVIS
CONTEMPORARY DANCE ARTIST
"This dancer is an artist that interprets and nuances music
and movement in a very individualized way. Their movement quality takes you on a journey."
— YAGP Judge 2024
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born and raised in Chicago USA, Ashley is a third year dance student at the world-renowned Codarts in Rotterdam, Netherlands, under the direction of Caroline Harder. Ashley was honored to have received advance placement into the second year of the program.
Ashley is a graduate of the Chicago Academy for the Arts in Chicago USA, where she trained with Randy Duncan, Patrick Simoniello, and Graca Sales. During her time at the Academy, she also trained for five years with Visceral Studio Company, the pre-professional program of Visceral Dance Chicago, under the direction of Nick Pupillo and Laura Wade.
Ashley was a member of YAGP International Contemporary Ensemble for the 2023-2024 season and performed the works of Ohad Naharin and Shahar Binyamini at the Lincoln Center in New York City.
Ashley has trained in intensive programs at Nederlands Dans Theater, Ballet BC, Arts Umbrella (two summers), Orsolina28 Summer Intensive, Orsolina28 Medhi Walerski Creation Program, Orsolina28 Nunes/Flock Creation Program, Kaatsbaan Ballet, NYCDA Winter Contemporary Intensive at The Juilliard School, Alonzo King Lines Ballet, Boston Ballet (two summers), Ballet West, ABT, Complexions, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet (CPYB).
Ashley was honored to perform her self-choreographed solo on the open-air stage at Orsolina28 in Moncalvo, Italy as part of the Medhi Walerski Creation Program.
Ashley was recently selected for the inaugural National Theatre Mannheim (NTM) summer intensive.
Ashley has performed works of Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Marco Goecke, Medhi Walerski, Sharon Eyal, Shahar Binyamini, Juliano Nunes, Akram Khan, Ethan Colangelo, Jian Hui Wang, Alexandra Damiani, Rafi Sady, Jorge Soler, Marc Boivin, Kevin Cregan, Madi Hicks, Alice Klock, Florian Lochner, Andrew Mikhaiel, Carmen Rozestraten, Lukas Timulak, Robyn Williams, and Ching Ching Wong.
Ashley has performed works of Crystal Pite, Ohad Naharin, Marco Goecke, Medhi Walerski, Sharon Eyal, Shahar Binyamini, Juliano Nunes, Akram Khan, Ethan Colangelo, Jian Hui Wang, Alexandra Damiani, Rafi Sady, Jorge Soler, Marc Boivin, Kevin Cregan, Madi Hicks, Alice Klock, Florian Lochner, Andrew Mikhaiel, Carmen Rozestraten, Lukas Timulak, Robyn Williams, and Ching Ching Wong.
Ashley's accolades span both performance and creation.
As a creator, Ashley was selected for Stuttgart Ballet's Noverre: Young Choreographers 2025. She created "Ad Vitam Aeternam" on the Stuttgart Ballet, which premiered in Stuttgart, Germany in January 2025 before 3 sold out shows.
Ashley won first prize in the YAGP's inaugural Marcella Hymowitz Creative Followship Award for 2025. Her works will be featured at future YAGP galas.
Ashley was a semi-finalist in the 2026 International Solo Dance Theatre Festival in Stuttgart.
As a performer, Ashley received over 30 first place overall awards for her solo and duet works at various regional competitions with Visceral Studio Company.
Ashley is a 3-time top 3 finalist at YAGP semi-finals and a 4-time top 12 finalist.
Ashley has trained in nearly every dance genre and has been training en pointe since age 12. Her early and diverse exposure to varied styles of dance from renowned choreographers, has allowed her to experiment in her own brand of movement founded upon the art of storytelling.
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
2025
Repertoire of Thomas van der Linden
2024
Orsolina28 - Self-Choreographed Solo
2025
Improvisation
2025
Improvisation
2025
CODARTS
IN-STUDIO SOLO
2024
RETURN HOPE
SOLO
2024
LET BLOOM
SOLO
2023
FLEETING MEMORY
SOLO
2023
WHAT IS LOST
SOLO IMPROV
2023
INTRINSIC HEART
SOLO IMPROV
CHOREOGRAPHY
