My name is Latoya Nickee Walker. I am a dance educator, choreographer, and artistic director. I started my training at a local dance studio when I was just two years old. Thereafter I studied dance at the Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts. Throughout my unique high school experience I had the opportunity to work with numerous dance professionals including: Jennifer Weber of DecaDanceTheatre, Brian Brooks (Moving Company), Camille A. Brown, and Clyde Evans Jr. of Chosen Dance. After graduating, I moved to New York and attended LIU Brooklyn with intentions of attaining a Bachelors of Fine Art in Dance. Unfortunately, financial strain led to my withdrawal.

After discontinuing my studies at that university, I decided to leverage the intermediate teaching skills I obtained in my teens (through my childhood dance studio). For approximately four years I juggled teaching at multiple studios and within private schools. I simultaneously piloted my first program with each group of students I taught. In 2016 I moved back to Connecticut and established my business Footwork And Sole Dance Company (e.g. Footwork And Sole LLC).

After a few years of very little entrepreneurial success I shifted away from dance and joined the military. There were a series of unfortunate events that led me to believe it was a wise decision to do so. I have since been honorably discharged and have been slowly completing my Bachelors of Science in Dance Education at Central Connecticut State University. I've also transitioned back into my dance career full-time.