Aqura Lacey was raised in Louisville, KY and began her dance training at the Kentucky Centers ArtsReach program at Louisville Central Community Center under the direction of Geraldine Woods and mentor, Aundra Lafayette. She also trained at the Louisville Ballet School as a scholarship recipient. Ms. Lacey has attended summer intensives at The Ailey School, Craft of Choreography Conference, and Earl Mosley's Institute of the Arts. She received the Wittenberg Scholarship from the Fund for the Arts Foundation to help supplement her education in the Ailey/Fordham BFA program, where she is currently a junior. Ms. Lacey has performed works by Camille A. Brown, Ronald K. Brown, John Keen Miller, and Darrell Grand Moultrie. This is her first season with Ailey II.