In addition to performing, Ashton began teaching in 2016. While studying at Chapman, Ashton has taught at The Music Room in Orange, CA and The Wooden Floor, a creative youth development program in Santa Ana, CA. Since graduating, she continues to teach at these studios and recently joined Backhausdance's education team as a Teaching Artist.
Ashton Titus was born and raised in Folsom, CA. From age three until graduation in 2020, she studied dance at Hawkins School of Performing Arts where she trained in ballet, jazz, contemporary, modern, and was a part of the Hawkins Contemporary Jazz Company under the artistic direction of Jacob Gutierrez-Montoya. Ashton was also an apprentice with Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre since its creation in 2015 until 2020. She performed as a principal dancer in SCDT's "OUT" (2019). She has since performed as a guest artist with SCDT on various projects including performing at the Edinburgh Fringe Fest in 2022. Ashton recently graduated summa cum laude with her BFA in Dance Performance from Chapman University in the spring of 2024.
Her love for choreography also started young when Ashton entered in the Choreographer's Initiative (a regional youth choreography festival) at 14 years old. Since placing top three in this competition thrice, earning the grand prize in both 2018 and 2019 for her pieces "Makeba" and "Time's Up" respectively, Ashton has returned to CI to adjudicate and mentor the next generation of student choreographers.
At Chapman, Ashton created six original, live works staged throughout her time. She has also developed her eye for dance film, creating multiple dance films through her creative partnership with Ash Cohan, Ash & Ash Productions.