Linden Ainsley is a New York City and Los Angeles based choreographer and performer. She is a co-founder and resident choreographer for Lucid and is entering her second season as a judge for KAR Dance Competition. Linden graduated from the Steps on Broadway Conservatory where she studied ballet, contemporary, modern and multiple styles of jazz as well as singing and acting. Her choreography has been featured at many Steps showcases, Lucid Art Collective's Debut Show, Spark Theatre Festival and Expansion with Fluid Creature Collective. Linden has trained and performed with Ballet West, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet Academy Conservatory and has done workshops with BodyTraffic and Alonzo King Lines Ballet. 

 

Growing up in Los Angeles, she studied the Stanislavski method at The Young Actors Studio for many years. She has been a part of several regional and community theater productions across the country. Linden loves to combine her knowledge of acting with her passion of choreographing to create authentic story-telling pieces. She is currently producing Lucid's fall show, Echoes in the Mirror,  in NYC.