Windship  Boyd was born in France and raised in the US. Trained at UNCSA as a ballet dancer, she danced professionally then moved to London and France where she lived for 25 years.  She created a company, choreographed for Lyon’s bi-annual dance parade 7 times. She  has taught, trained and choreographed in West Africa since 2004 when she received a scholarship from UNESCO to create a work in Senegal.  Enamored by West African dance, she has returned to Senegal, Guinea Conakry or Burkina Faso every year. 

In 2016 she moved back to Nashville. Between teaching, inviting artists from abroad and accompanying students to West Africa, her objectives are to promote African and multicultural art and help foster cultural exchanges and the creation of artistic works. She enjoys mixing professional and community work, particularly involving highly qualified artists working in a community setting, both in the studio and on stage.

This year she enjoyed creating and dancing in Paul Vasterling's work 'Anthology' and being the manager of the Yeli Ensemble where she also gets to get up and dance freely as they play!