ariana hirschfield

Ariana was born and raised in Sacramento, California and started dancing at a local studio at the age of  three. There, she trained in jazz, ballet, hip hop and tap until the age of 16. She was on her high school  dance team for two years, while also training in jazz, contemporary and tap at a new studio. After graduating high school, she danced for the Golden State Warriors from 2011-2012 while also teaching jazz and hip hop classes. In 2012, she made the Sacramento Kings Dancers, and danced on the team from 2012-2019, where she was captain of the team from 2016-2018. She began choreographing for the  team her second season, and continued to choreograph jazz, character, jazz funk and hip hop routines  all the way to the end of her last year. Ariana was chosen to represent the team at NBA All-Star week in  New Orleans in 2017 and had the chance to dance backup for DJ Khaled and Remy Ma. After she stopped dancing professionally in 2019, she began teaching weekly hip hop and jazz funk classes at a  local adult studio. She continues to choreograph for local studios, virtual pro dance prep companies and is a current member of Tone Society, a choreography mentorship program.