Ashley Gayle Movement 

About Me

A Dedicated Dancer

Ashley Gayle - Director - Choreographer, Teacher, Administrator, Performer

Ashley Gayle graduated from UC Irvine with a B.F.A in Dance Performance and a minor in Business Management. She’s performed with PUSH Dance Company, Mix'd Ingrdnts, and Urban Jazz Dance Company, among many other Bay- Area based companies. She is trained in ballet, modern (contemporary), jazz, hip-hop, salsa, and afro-cuban. She’s attended dance training intensives at DADA, Ailey, and SF Conservatory. Ashley Gayle has experience teaching youth and adults throughout the Bay Area; including Shawl-Anderson Dance Center, UC Berkeley/CalPerformances Ailey Camp, Cal State East Bay, K-12 schools throughout the Bay Area, to name a few. She was Co-Director of Visceral Roots Dance Company and presented choreography rooted in telling stories inspired by social justice for minorities. Ashley is the Associate Artistic Director of PUSH Dance Company, where she assists with company endeavors from administration to choreographic presentations. She has showcased her choreography throughout the Bay Area and Los Angeles for the past few years at many festivals and residences. Continuing to perform in PUSH performances, she has also co-curated Yerba Buena Gardens Choreofest for the past 4 years. Ashley Gayle has experience in Arts Administration for many art organizations and served on the Board for SADC and PUSH. She is passionate about creating spaces for people to connect with their bodies and find the dancer within while sharing her immense passion for dance.