KYLA A. QUINTERO, a gifted choreographer, director and dancer whose work has been enjoyed by audiences around the world, includes among her many credits: "John Gabriel Magic Re-defined" at the Majestic Theater in Branson, "Steve Wyrick, Magician of the Year" at the Sahara, and Redken's International Hair Shows at the Mandalay Bay and the MGM Grand. She was also the Associate Choreographer for "Passion 2000" at Harvey's Resort & Casino in Lake Tahoe and "Las Vegas Magic Express" at the Sheraton Walker Hill in Seoul, Korea. In addition, Kyla was the Associate Choreographer for "Carnival of Wonders" at the Flamingo Hilton in Reno, "Nightbeat" at the Reno Hilton, "The Strip," a television pilot for Warner Brothers, "Glamour" for the maiden voyage of the world's largest cruise ship, The Grand Princess, the critically acclaimed show "Aireus" at the Reno Hilton, and "Country Fever" at the Golden Nugget--all directed by Emmy Award Winner, Michael Darrin. Kyla was the Founder and Artistic Director of Solstice Dance Theater, a modern jazz company based in Las Vegas. In addition to co-producing Dance in the Desert, Solstice Dance Theater performed at Dance Mosaic, a festival in Palo Alto, CA, and at the Gateway Arts and Music Festival in Las Vegas. In July of 1997 Kyla was commissioned to set a concert entitled "Snippets of Life" for Opus Dance Ensemble in Las Vegas. Kyla was the Producer/Director/Choreographer of the Voices of Hope 1996 World AIDS Day benefit at the MGM Grand Theater starring Susan Anton, with a cast of 40 dancers, singers and musicians. She directed and choreographed numbers for the "Golden Rainbow" show at the Tropicana in 1995 and 1996.

Kyla is a native of New York City. After graduating from New York University with a degree in Spanish Language and Translation, she performed in many shows around the world, including Japan, Aruba and the Philippines. She also appeared in shows in Atlantic City, Lake Tahoe and in Atlanta during the 1996 Olympics. After moving to Las Vegas in 1991, she danced in "EFX" starring Michael Crawford, "Legends in Concert," "Country Fever," and was the principal dancer in "Wild Things" at the Dunes. An accomplished teacher, Kyla was on the faculty of Backstage Dance Studio in Las Vegas, a guest teacher for Dance Olympus and Dance Masters of America, traveled nationwide to teach workshops and master classes, and taught creative movement for people living with AIDS and other chronic and terminal illnesses.

KELLY ROTH (CSN Dance Program Head; Artistic Director, Kelly Roth & Dancers:Concert Dance Company) was born in Carmel, California. As an adolescent, lessons in karate followed by ballet studies at the Arizona Academy of Dancing, under the direction of Mary Moe Adams, a Royal Academy of Dance examiner, led to a Ford Foundation Scholarship at the San Francisco Ballet where at eighteen he was asked to join the company. In 1976 Mr. Roth moved to New York City where at the Nikolais/Louis Dance Theatre lab he commenced an intensive artistic apprenticeship under modern dance legends Murray Louis, Alwin Nikolais, and Hanya Holm. Since then he has choreographed and performed globally in a variety of settings with dance companies including those of Murray Louis, Robert Small, and his own company, Kelly Roth & Dancers in New York City, as well as Danse Theatre Susan Buirge in Paris, City Contemporary Dance Company in Hong Kong, and Danse Partout in Quebec. Mr. Roth has also taught at Coker College, Texas Woman's University, Mesa Community College, The University of Wisconsin, and Arizona State University where he received his MFA in dance and was honored as the Outstanding Graduate of the Graduate College. In 1995, Mr. Roth was invited to relocate to Las Vegas in order to build a dance program for the College of Southern Nevada. In addition to his duties as Head of the CSN Dance Program, he continues to choreograph for such organizations as the Las Vegas Civic Ballet and Desert Dance Theatre, and appears as guest artist with various companies including Nevada Ballet Theatre, The Nannette Brodie Dance Theatre and A Ludwig Dance Theatre.

In his ongoing role as Artistic Director of Kelly Roth & Dancers:Concert Dance Company, he has of late taken his mixed choreographic bag of literal and abstract narratives to the Avignon Festival in France, to the International Choreographic Festival in Mexico City, Prague Festival 2000 in the Czech Republic and to frequent engagements in California, Arizona, and Utah. In June 2003 Kelly Roth and company received first prizes for Choreography and Best Contemporary Dance Presentation at the Dance Grand Prix Italia in Cesena, Italy. In Spain, the company gleaned the silver cup for dance theatre at the Barcelona Dance Awards, 2006. Described in Dance Spirit Magazine as "one of the most exciting modern dancers and choreographers on today's dance scene," Mr. Roth was also cited by the Nevada Arts Council for "high artistic achievement," and awarded a prestigious Nevada Artist's Fellowship for 2005. Evaluating Mr. Roth's impact on the cultural climate of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas dance critic, Hal de Becker, stated, "CCSN and the community at large are fortunate to possess a creative artist of his caliber."