Kayla Lyall began dancing as a child with Eva Encinias in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She became infatuated with the artform, studying in Sevilla in 2008, and winning the Concurso Nacional del Flamenco in 2005 and 2011. As a board certified educator, she worked at Tierra Adentro of New Mexico from 2011-2022, where she established a flamenco focus program, choreographing and training high-school students in flamenco dance.

She began teaching at the National Institute of Flamenco in 2005, and continues to teach all levels and ages, co-directing and choreographing for the institute’s pre-professional training company. Kayla has worked throughout the United States as a solo performer, and with the groups, “La Juerga Flamenco Ensemble” and “Yjastros: The American Flamenco Repertory Company.” Currently, Kayla is a principal dancer and assistant artistic director of “Yjastros” in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kayla performs regularly at Tablao Flamenco Albuquerque, sharing the stage with such artists as Manuel Tañe, Victór “El Tomate”, Adrian Santana, Águeda Saavedra, Pedro Cordoba, Eva “La Lebri”, and more.

In addition to her work as a tablao dancer, she has worked intimately with world renowned choreographers including Rafael Estevez, Valeriano Paños, Daniel Doña, Jesús Carmona, Concha Jareño, Marco Flores, and Antonio Canales. Lyall is currently pursuing her Masters in Fine Arts in Flamenco at the University of New Mexico, teaching at the University and at the National Institute of Flamenco, performing weekly in the tablao, and as principal dancer in Yjastros.