Ashley McKim is currently a junior at the University of Iowa where she is earning a BFA in Dance and a BA in History. At the university, she has performed in both Dance Gala 2021 and 2022, toured and performed with the University of Iowa Dance Company, and represented the university at the 2022 ACDA Midwestern conference with Armando Duarte's On the Verge. Outside of the University of Iowa, she received her training at Studio A Dance Company where she competed for 5 years in ballet, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, and hip hop.