Denise Urban is from Alexandria, Virginia and began her dance training at Chris Collins Dance Studio, studying all dance styles and completing Cecchetti Grades 1 through 6. She attended Radford University where she studied under danah bella, Ji-Eun Lee, Deborah McLaughlin, Inessa Plekhanova, Aleksey Plekhanov, and Amy VanKirk. She has represented Radford at American College Dance Association conferences, performed at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., the Moss Arts Center in Blacksburg, VA, and in the NASA Langley Centennial Celebration at the Ferguson Center for the Arts. She has worked with guest artists such as Jenai Cutcher-West, Stuart Pimsler, and MacArthur Fellow, Kyle Abraham. Her performances include Radford University's Nutcracker productions (Clara’s Friend, Soldier, Snowflake, Marzipan) as well as Roanoke Ballet Theater's Nutcracker (Nun, Flower). She has performed in musicals at Radford such as Anything Goes (Angel Purity) and Oklahoma! (Dream Laurey, Ensemble). Denise received her B.A. in Dance and B.B.A. in Economics in 2018. Since graduating, she has performed around D.C., Northern Virginia, and in New York with Next Reflex Dance Collective while teaching at her childhood studio. After moving to Williamsburg in 2022, Denise began teaching at Quarterpath Recreation Center while working for the WJCC School Board and Central Office. She is excited to join SI Dance and teach some wonderful students!