USPDF Judges

Kira Morris

Kira is a Movement & Bodywork Specialist with 16year career as a professional dancer and aerial artist. She has toured with artists such as P. Diddy, Missy Elliot, Lil Kim, Gloria Estefan and Spice Girls, and was in the cast of the Off-Broadway aerial hit, “De La Guarda: Villa-Villa” and is currently performing in “Fuerza Bruta: Look Up”. Kira is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer and Group Fitness instructor, holds 2 comprehensive certifications from Power Pilates and the Physical Mind Institute, received an A.O.S from the Swedish Institute College of Massage Therapy, and has continued her education in neuromuscular therapy and Active Isolated Stretching. Kira owns her own practice, Soulful Kneads, and is the co-creator of the USPDF endorsed certification: Climb and Spin.

Kira was also a judge at the USPDF Champtionships ’09.

www.climbandspin.com 
www.indiegirlloveadventures.com 

Brook Notary

Brook Notary, native of San Francisco, has been choreographing in New York for the past ten years. She is the artistic director and choreographer of the modern dance troupe, Notario Dance Company which has performed at Jacob’s Pillow, the Duke on 42nd, The Kitchen, Joyce SoHo, Symphony Space, the Cowell Theater-SF, and has also aired on PBS. This year she had the honor of choreographing an aerial show for pop artist, Usher. Brook received her BFA at the Univ. Of Calif. Irvine and received her MFA from the Tisch School of the Arts, ‘05, where she was honored with the Deans Scholarship. As well as she touring the US as a rhythmic gymnast /dance captain with Cirque Ingenieux, Brook has danced and choreographed for Emittime Productions and has had the privilege of performing, with the off-Broadway hit show De La Guarda in NY. This is Brook’s second appearance as a USPDF judge.

Dameka Hayes

Dameka has performed everywhere from Broadway to the Silver Screen! Some of her best loved credits include dancing for P. Diddy, The Los Angeles Laker Girls,in Disney's The Lion King she was a dancer as well as a featured aerial artist,she was recently on the road with Oprah Winfrey's The Color Purple First National Tour where she was a dancer and understudied the role of "Squeak"! She was a featured dancer in the television show Scrubs,The Suite Life of Zack and Cody, and Boston Public. She has done commercials for Budwieser's Whassup campaign, Pepsi featuring Nelly, and NyQuil.