Live Arts Institute Artistic Director, Avree Walker is a graduate of the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts, and attended the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a dance scholar, representing the department in South Korea, Canada, Europe and throughout the U.S. Mr. Walker became an artist with the Contemporary West Dance Theatre (CWDT), touring and performing works by Alvin Ailey, Ulysses Dove, Elisa Monte, Rennie Harris, Milton Myers, Zane Booker, Hope Boykin and many others. Regional: DreamGirls, Once on This Island, The Color Purple, Black Nativity (Las Vegas & Atlanta),Music Man,  Spamalot, The Wiz, Cinderella, Matilda the Musical (Regional Premiere) & The Prince of Egypt the Musical (Dreamworks). Avree joined the cast of Donn Arden’s Jubilee! At Bally’s Las Vegas from 2015-2016. Avree is currently a cast member at Vegas! The Show, Planet Hollywood on the Las Vegas Strip. Most recently, Mr. Walker joined the faculty at Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as a full time dance instructor and choreographer.