Ashlan Zay Ashlan Zay began her dance training at Springfield Ballet under Ashley Paige Romines. She furthered her training in the pre-professional division at Charlotte Ballet under Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and later Hope Muir. Ashlan was trained and mentored by New York City Ballet’s Patricia McBride as well as Mark Diamond (Hamburg Ballet) and several others. She has performed professionally in Charlotte Ballet’s Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty, The Little Mermaid, and her favorite Who Cares?. Ashlan continues to dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She trains under Deeanna Hiett, Gary Abbott, Karen Brown, Ronald Tice, and Tobin James. She has performed works by Kevin Iega Jeff, Kameron Saunders, Gary Abbott, Ray Mercer, Paula Webber, and David Justin. Ashlan previously joined Owen-Cox Dance Group for their performance of excerpts from Love Songs. She has also performed with Wylliams-Henry in their production of Southern Exposure and Christopher Huggin’s The List. Recently she performed with Wylliams-Henry during their fall concert in Mary Pat Henry’s Moore in Time, Roni Koresh’s Breathe, Deeanna Hiett’s Ensuing, and Kevin Iega Jeff’s Church of Nations.