Each class is different, challenging students to pull from within and trust their bodies. Kiira makes sure to use her platform for good, inspiring the women and men that she comes in contact with, to fight for change, acceptance, and to never give up on their dreams.
Tell
us about your background and journey so far?
Kiira Harper, from Long Island, NY;
started her dance journey at the age of 7. Training in various styles, (tap,
jazz, ballet, hip hop, modern, contemporary, and African) Kiira learned from an
early age how important it was to be a well-rounded individual.
After
graduating high school, she attended Hampton University with a minor in Public
relations and participating in the Terpsichorean Dance Company for all four
years. Her professional career began in 2011 and has since then taken
off. Her career has been blessed by Beyonce, Trey Songs, Alicia Keys,
Jidenna, Tank, Camilla Cabello, and many more.
Kiira has continued to expand her professional career as a
choreographer, working on choreography teams for artists such as Victoria
Monet, Janelle Monae, and Lizzo. Television credits include UK X-Factor, BET
Awards, MTV Movie Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, and the Grammy’s. She also
teaches Commercial Heels class choreography to students across the globe under
her brand SIMPLY STILETTO KIIRA HARPER. Her heels style is a mix of Heel's
Foundation, hip-hop, feminine movement, and jazz technique.
Each class is different, challenging students to pull from within and trust their bodies.
Kiira makes sure to use her platform for good, inspiring the women and men that
she comes in contact with, to fight for change, acceptance, and to never give
up on their dreams.
You danced along with
Beyonce as a part of the Super Bowl 50 halftime show, can you recall the
experience?
That was the biggest life-changing experience
of my life. It felt like I grew so much in that moment of my life. One day I was Kiira with a dream and the next I was
living that dream. That job requires you to work harder than you ever
have to exude a level of excellence that is expected from Beyonce. You learn
how much you have inside of you.
How has your journey been
from a choreographer to an Entrepreneur at Simply Stiletto?
Honestly
the journey hasn’t been tough. I look at it as another extension of who I am. Each extension does something different. I've always wanted to help people, and as a teacher/choreographer I always saw a window where dancers needed proper heels to dance in. Finally, I wasn’t able to help and I'm so happy that it's happening. I don't feel like I stopped one thing to the next, BUT just expanded into new territory.
Where did you start
training as a choreographer?
I don't believe I ever
“trained” to be a choreographer. I always loved dance. I remember being a
young girl, MAKING UP DANCES outside of my house with my friends, and my purple boombox. Creating and moving to music has always been inside of
me.
Which celebrity would you
like to work with soon, someone you have not worked with yet?
Drake, and Rihana!
Which is your favorite
book and why?
My favorite book is most definitely “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. This book changed my life! It taught me a lot about how to have successful thought processes, and how to train myself to be my best self every day!
Interview by - Mukund M
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