Domanisha “Dom” Marie Hicks is a dedicated dance and movement educator with over two decades of experience in performance training. Her hip-hop style reflects a unique fusion of her Afro-Caribbean roots, street dance,  social media trends and classical influence. She brings a depth of experience into every class, making movement safe and empowering for dancers of all ages. A graduate of Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, Dom majored in Dance and served as the Student Council D.AV.I.I.D. Committee Dance Representative. While at LVA, she trained in classical ballet, Broadway and commercial jazz, musical theatre, and advanced modern techniques including Graham, Horton, Ailey, and Limón.

Her love of community service through performance began at age 8 with Simba Dance Studios’ West African touring ensemble and expanded into hip-hop through Future Shock and Culture Shock Las Vegas. She grew up training with now-renowned artists like Hollywood’s leading Live Production duo NappyTabs, Jennifer Lopez dance captain, Tera Perez, and Cirque du Soliel’s, Jawkeen Howard, choreographing and performing in Los Angeles and the Greater Las Vegas area.

Dom studied tap and rhythm under the legendary Gregory Hines and received private musical theatre instruction from Broadway icon Nell Carter—later starring in one of Carter’s original productions. She choreographed televised dance performances for Potential Church, where she served as a worship leader and vocalist. She has worked with PBS, Disney, WB, and Telemundo on various corporate and charity events including the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the American Red Cross.

Dom received top dance scholarships to Alvin Ailey, Cal Arts, Texas University, and Jacob’s Pillow programs. She enlisted  in the U.S. Army after 9/11 —an experience that transformed her understanding of movement and injury recovery. She founded New Body Architects Personal Training—a South Florida 1-on-1 training boutique for dancers and athletes. She earned her Corrective Exercise Specialist (CES) and Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES) certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and  Exercise Recovery Specialist from the International Sports Sciences Association. Her recovery programs were used by former pro dancers and athletes from the Miami Dolphins, Miami Heat, and Florida Panthers.

She proud that she has gotten every single client she’s ever trained to dance with her, even just briefly. She is a certified Zumba™ instructor and will most likely join you on the dance floor if you ask her twice—because for her, dance and music are at the heart of everything.