Originally from Rutland, VT, Kristina Desjardins (she/her) moved to New York City in young adulthood to study Musical Theater at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy (AMDA). After that, she joined New York City based companies such as ELSCO Dance, Metaphors&similiesDance, GIG(Get it Good), and VIVOBallet. She has worked with Dublin Worldwide Spirit Productions in numerous shows all over the nation. Kristina's been fortunate to work as a dancer/choreographer in music videos shot in L.A., New York, Reno, and London. She's choreographed musical theater shows at Merchants Hall, and in 2021, Kristina was commissioned to create a piece for Reno's Art Festival at Reno Little Theater. She's currently a Dance Artist in NYC's SANDSILK Company under AD Elisabetta Minutoli & ED Zoe Thomas. In addition to teaching, Kristina continues to choreograph and perform, and she recently launched ENTITY DANCE, a VT collaborative company.