Seda Aybay

Teaches at Your Neighborhood Studio

Seda was born in Istanbul, Turkey and is the founder, artistic director and choreographer of Kybele Dance Theater. Her productions and original works have been performed in Los Angeles, Long Beach, San Diego, Concord, Fresno, Palm Desert, New York and Seattle. Ms. Aybay began her dance training in French, German and Russian ballet techniques in her native country. Subsequently, she trained, performed and choreographed internationally in modern, jazz and tap dance forms, becoming a three-time first place winner in modern form at the Turkish National Dance competition. After coming to the United States, Ms. Aybay graduated with honors from the UCLA Worlds Arts and Cultures department in choreography. After finishing the Alvin Ailey program, she returned to Los Angeles to focus on her company. Aybay has also choreographed for Santa Monica College, Praxis Project, Cerritos Collage, Spectrum, Marina Del Rey Middle School performance magnet, D.A.R.E programs, LACSA and the Why Dance Matters dance series. She has performed with the Synapse Dance Theatre, Folklorico de SMC, Ney Nava, Liliana de Leon Torsiello, Alex De Silva, Praxis Project, Lion’s Pounce Theater, Lula Washington Dance Theater, Brockus Project and Kin Dance. Aybay has also been featured by KTLA Channel 9, Univision Kmex34 and Fox11 as a performer.