Nikki Pinchott graduated Summa Cum Laude with a BFA in Dance and a BS in Biology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Upon graduation, she became a member of 100th Monkey Dance Company in Ann Arbor, MI. where she also presented choreography at the Performance Network and worked as a guest artist at Eastern Michigan University. When she moved to Chicago, Nikki continued her dance training as a community scholarship student at Columbia College. As a member of Zephyr Dance, she performed dance in Chicago's Next Dance Festival, Urban Gateways, & Dancing Across State Lines. Over the last four years, Nikki was a featured performer with Thodos Dance Chicago and is currently working with The Seldoms. When she is not dancing, Nikki enjoys working as a licensed clinical massage therapist.