My Bio
Keisa Parrish began her training in dance in Los Angeles CA under the direction of 3 amazing teachers; Paul and Arlene Kennedy of the infamous tap studio Universal Dance Designs, Cyd Glover-Hill of Art in Motion and Karon Brown Lehman at LA County High School of the Arts (LACHSA) from the HBO documentary “Fame High.” Which lended her the opportunity to perform with Michael Jackson, win the title of Hal Jackson’s Talented Teens International California State and performed, with a leading role, in Debbie Allen's "Pepito Story."
While earning a BFA degree from Fordham University’s joint program with The Ailey® School, she became a Radio City Rockette, performing in the Christmas Spectacular, doing print ads for Bloomingdale's and making special appearances all over the Tri-State area. Keisa has been teaching and choreographing for the past 25 years and judging dance competitions for the last 17 years and helping to develop dance programs for over 15 years. Her various schools and organizations include Harlem School of the Arts, where she was also the Assistant Dance Director, Next Step Bradway where she was the Studio Manager and Assistant Artistic Director, Elite Dance Challenge Competition, Backstage Competition, Pathway to the Arts, (E)motion by Design, Hal Jackson's Talented Teens International Competition, Dancers Inc. Competition, The Rockette Experience as well as many other dance schools and competitions in the Tri-State area. Keisa is also the former New Jersey Director of the Distinguished Young Women, a unique program that combines the chance to win college scholarships with a program that offers Life Skills training to prepare young women for the world after high school.
As a certified Yoga/Pilates/TRX instructor, she’s been featured in Fitness Magazine, on Pix 11 Morning News, NBC New York and Buzzfeed. Keisa’s has been teaching fitness and wellness classes/workshops for over 13 years and has worked for great companies such as YogaWorks, Sports Club LA/NY and Clay Gym. Colgate Palmolive has hired her to teach their global leaders "How to use Mindfulness to Alleviate Stress,” while The Covenant House hired her to teach their employees “Exercising & Eating Your Stress Away.” And she has also taught Pilates as a Team Building program to the Nike Basketball Team New York.
Keisa is now the Founder and CEO of LueKale Inc, a Performing Arts and Wellness education and consulting company that inspires its’ clients to create their best possible life thru dance and wellness. College and Career Prep for teen dancers, curriculum develop, training and organization for dance studios and performing arts programs, and using fitness, meditation and mindfulness to alleviate stress for busy women.