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Kimberly’s diverse dance career has taken her all over the world. 2017 marks her 24th year in business in the Ahwatukee Foothills Community.  She has studied with top dance instructors and major dance companies throughout the world. In 1990, Kimberly formed and was the director for ten years of the Phoenix Suns Dance Team. 2010 marked a new era, new studio and new name - in August 2010 the Gorgeous Dance Studio 111 opened for business! Today, Kimberly Lewis and Dance Studio 111 have achieved tremendous success and acclaim.  Her studio, has voted the number one dance studio eleven times in the Ahwatukee Foothills Community (as currently as 2016).  November 2010, Kimberly Lewis was awarded Business Woman of The Year. In the fall of 2012 Kimberly founded a new nonprofit organization called The Next Generation of Fine Arts in which young dancers/choreographers have the opportunity to create and show their creative work. This charity is designed to give back young dancers as well as to the fine arts in our school systems.  In the Spring of 2015 Kimberly founded Studio 111 Theater Company and in the summer of 2015 the first production of the Wizard of Oz and 2016 Beauty & The Beast, and 2017 The Little Mermaid. Kimberly’s unique combination of experience, creativity and caring attitude has made her one of the most respected dance educators, performing arts and dance school owners in the country. Kimberly worked with her staff to bring the Nutcracker Ballet to the Ahwatukee Foothills Community. In December, 2000, the very first annual Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet was performed in our community! Today, we celebrate the 18th anniversary of the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet. AZ Central named the Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet the top ten bucket list of holiday events to attend in Arizona. Kimberly enjoys traveling to Baltimore to watch her son Alex Lewis start at Left Guard for the Baltimore Ravens, and spends time with her daughter Taylor who made the moved to Baltimore (from New York City) when her brother was drafted.  Her daughter Taylor is a fashion designer and owns her own active wear and swimsuit line called COVE. Her younger daughter Avery is a sophomore at Desert Vista High School and is on the Elite Dance Team at Dance Studio 111 and was cast as the Snow Queen in The Ahwatukee Foothills Nutcracker Ballet.  Kimberly enjoys traveling, snow skiing, cooking and entertaining and travel the world!

The 2017 Nutcracker Performances:

Saturday, December 16th, 2017 at 2 & 7 pm

Sunday, December 17th, 2017 at 2 pm

at Desert Vista Fine Arts Theater

Special appearance by Santa Claus following SATURDAY'S 2:00pm performance.

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