Keilani Barcarse

Keilani Barcarse (San Diego, CA) began her dance training at City Ballet School of San Diego. She continued studying at Golden State Ballet Academy and at The San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts. Barcarse also competed in the Young American Grand Prix and the Universal Ballet Competition, and trained as a scholarship student at The Ailey School. She has performed works by choreographers Ronald K. Brown, Paul Taylor, and Norbert De La Cruz III, and danced in Alvin Ailey’s Memoria during Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 2024 and 2025 New York City Center season. This is Barcarse’s first season as an apprentice with Ailey II.