KELLY ANN VITACCA, ARTISTIC COORDINATOR 

Ms. Vitacca is a Chicago native and former Founder/Artistic Director of Inaside Chicago Dance.  She was recently honored with the Choreography Fellowship Grant from the Illinois Arts Council and received her Bachelor of Performing Arts from Oklahoma City University. As a guest choreographer, master teacher and artistic consultant, Ms. Vitacca has had the honor working with numerous companies including, Cedar Lake Ballet Ensemble, Forum Jazz Dance Theater, Evanston Dance Ensemble and Dance Houston. Ms. Vitacca's works have been performed in: Dance Chicago, Actors Equity Fights Aids Benefit, the American Cancer Society Benefit and an array of competitive events. Ms. Vitacca was a medalist for the International Choreography Competition at the Jazz Dance World Congress and most recently was honored with the Dance Chicago Outstanding Choreography Award. She has shared her energy producing collaborative and thematic concerts as well as master teaching in various academies throughout the United States and most recently Tampico, Mexico.  Ms. Vitacca launched For The Cause, an annual benefit series supporting Gilda's Club, a free cancer support community.  She has had the privilege of dancing with several companies throughout the Midwest and South as well as performing within the National Broadway Tour of 42nd Street, the musical.  Ms. Vitacca continues to direct Houston's very own Sole Discretion Dance Co.