New York City-based dancer and choreographer, Chloe Mae Kastner grew up in Westchester county and studied dance from 3-18 at Academy of Dance Arts where she also competed on the ADA dance company team. Chloe has been teaching and choreographing since 14 across Westchester county working with aspiring dancers. She taught Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, and Theatre Dance at Academy of Dance Arts for 4 years where Chloe was also the head director of Junior Competition Team where she trained 6-11-year-olds at a professional level.

Upon graduating high school, Chloe has worked with the musical theatre group, Theatre MAMA, where she performed daily in Times Square working as a brand ambassador for the Radio City Rockettes as well as the broadway shows: “Finding Neverland” “Paramore” and “Chicago”. You can also see Chloe in Caitlin Dwyers music video “Games” as well as “Neck Tattoos” by Live Well. Chloe has modeled for Paramour on Broadway, Stand Steady Desks, and She+Sky. 

This May Kastner graduated with a BA in Dance at Manhattanville College where she performed for Marta Renzi, Andrei Kisselev and Takehiro Ueyama. Since graduation, Chloe founded her own dance company in November 2018. She has toured her work locally and globally. The summer, CKDC had its global debut at the 2019 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh Scotland where she was recognized by BBC and dance critic David Meade. Chloe was a selected company at 7 Midnight Performance Series in the October and December showcases. In December 2019 she was also an artist at the first annual “Breaking Boundaries Dance Festival” in White Plains NY. This Fall Kastner will be debuting the concert-length piece “Joy is Sick” as a featured Emerging Artist in the New Works Festival in Manhattan. Chloe is truly a storyteller and wants the world to see how dance can speak the words, that we cannot find.

Emma Iredale originates from Castro Valley, California where she first began her dance training. She started at The Conservatory of Classical Ballet and trained there from age 3 to age 14. She worked with Carlos Carvajal, Ann Fisher, and Michael Lowe in choreography and performed many balletic and contemporary shows. She then went on to study jazz, modern, and contemporary with summer intensives at The Ailey School in New York City and Alonzo Lines Ballet in San Francisco. 

During her senior year of high school, Emma joined a competition team with a small, local studio called Michelle’s Dance Explosion. She had the pleasure to work with Michelle Barrios, Antoine Olds, and Erin Babbs in choreography. She represented her high school in the California Thespian Festival in Los Angeles and received first place for her original choreography of her adaptation of “I Hope I Get It” from the Broadway Musical “A Chorus Line” . She also appeared in various pre-professional musicals such as “The Little Mermaid”, “A Chorus Line”, and “The Music Man” as a part of Firehouse Arts Center in California. As well as becoming dance captain and assistant choreographer for “Footloose”, “Annie”, and “The Boyfriend” as part of Castro Valley High School drama productions. 

Emma recently graduated from Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY with a BA in Dance Therapy. During her sophomore year, she had the opportunity to perform in New York City thanks to Shawn Bible and his dance company, shawnbibledanceco. She participated in every dance concert as well as senior thesis performances since her freshman year. She had the honor to work with wonderful choreographers such as Julia Ehrstrand, Max Stone, Take Ueyama, Mike Esperanza, Leah Ives, Brad Beakes, Michaela McGowan, Ashley Menestrina, and Andrei Kisselev. Her junior year, she debuted her first choreographed piece that was showcased in the Fall Dance Concert at Manhattanville College in which she is extremely proud of. She served as dance captain and President of the contemporary and jazz dance team, “Manhattanville Dance Troupe”, and choreographed and performed at many athletic and social events school-wide. Her senior year, she choreographed, cast, and produced a 20-minute modern piece for her final project, but unfortunately could not debut due to COVID-19. 

Emma recently performed at the 2019 Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland with Chloe Kastner Dance Company, as well as two performances with 7 Midnight's Physical Research Program at Arts on Site in the East Village, NYC. She has taught and subbed at East Pointe Dance, Artistry Dance Project, and Poundridge Dance Center. Emma is currently a Dance Instructor at Expressions Studio for the Arts in Briarcliff Manor, NY, and the YMCA of Greenwich, CT. Emma is extremely excited to begin her journey as the Assistant Director and is thrilled to be a part of the community.