Alicen Diaz, born in Glendale, Arizona, began ballet at age three and continued her training at Master Ballet Academy under Slawomir and Irena Wozniak. As a member of Phoenix Ballet, she performed internationally at the Łódź Ballet Festival in Poland, dancing works by Slawomir Wozniak, Ricky Palomino, and Albert Blaise Cattafi. A Youth America Grand Prix Finalist in 2016, Alicen went on to dance with Ballet West as a Trainee under Adam Sklute, performing in works by George Balanchine, Gerald Arpino, August Bournonville, and Bruce Marks, as well as Ballet West productions of The Nutcracker, Swan Lake, and Cinderella. She later joined Oregon Ballet Theatre 2, performing in Christopher Stowell’s The Sleeping Beauty and Bournonville’s Napoli. Alicen has been subbing at Kat’s for 6 years and has been dance teacher at Kat’s for 2 years. She is also a certified NASM-CES, has her Associate in Exercise Science, and is going to school to become a doctor of physical therapy. She is grateful to share her love of ballet and is blessed to be a part of Kat’s Artist Tree.