Heidi Kulas is a third generation clogger who was a principal dancer with the internationally renowned touring company, Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble for many years. She has been a guest dancer with Nickel Creek, Uncle Earl, and Lunasa. She has performed at the Kennedy Center and the Smithsonian Institute. She graduated Summa cum Laude, with a Bachelor’s Degree in Theatre Arts from Mars Hill College, where she was team Captain for the 17-time National Champion Bailey Mountain Cloggers. Heidi is a member of the All American Clogging Team currently directs the percussive dance group Sole Impact. She is the Dance Program director for Joyful Noise Music and Arts Center, a clogging teacher for the Junior Appalachian Musicians program (JAM), and instructs various styles of dance for the Asheville Arts Center. Her choreography has been seen in several touring productions including Footworks’ Incredible Feets, The Crossing with Tim O’Brien, and Solemates with Step Afrika. She has been an actress and the choreographer for Southern Appalachian Repertory Theatre for three seasons.

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