Cira was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA where she began dancing at the age of 8. After graduating from the School for Creative and Performing Arts in 2004, she moved to NYC as an apprentice with the Dance Theatre of Harlem’s Dancing Through Barriers Ensemble. After a few months, she became a full member and danced many works from the DTH repertoire under the guidance of Arthur Mitchell.
In 2008, she joined BalletBlack in London, UK, where she has created many roles with numerous choreographers from around the world, including Liam Scarlett, Richard Alston, Antonia Franceschi, Christopher Hampton, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Christopher Marney, and Gregory Maqoma, to name a few throughout her 15 year career with the company. In 2013, was nominated for Outstanding Classical Female at the Critics Circle National Dance Awards, as well as Best Female Dancer nominee in 2021.
In 2017, Cira worked with Freed of London and Balletblack to create the first Brown and Bronze pointe shoe for the well known shoemakers. 2019 danced at the Glastonbury Pyramid stage with artist Stormzy as well as guestes with Scottish Ballet on The Crucible of EIF. Cira also teaches for the Balletblack Junior Ballet School as well as Yorkshire Ballet Summer Seminars and open classes throughout the U.K.
In 2020, she joined as a guest artist with Fabula Collective in their production of Human dancing the lead role in Lady Macbeth, choreographed by Christopher Marney at the New National Theatre in Tokyo and also premiered in Eve at Sadlers Wells in September, 2022. In the same year, she was the award for Best Soloist in a Dance Production at the Black British Theatre Awards.
Since retiring from BalletBlack in December 2022, Cira has become the new director of the charitable organisation, Yorkshire Ballet Seminars and is excited to get back onstage with London City Ballet in 2024.