DANCE INSTRUCTOR

Karin began dancing at the age of 6 at MBS Studio in Oak Park, MI. She later went on to earn her BA in Dance and Psychology from Oakland University. She was a member of Oakland Dance Theater, and worked with many choreographers; including Greg Patterson, Laurie Eisenhower, Ali Woerner and Thayer Jonutz (Take Root Company founders), Meg Paul (setting a work from Twyla Tharp’s Torelli), Jill Cassidy and many more. She received the MaTilDa Award for Outstanding Performance in 2015. In 2012 she became a company member of the Luna Dancers Company in Royal Oak, MI. Wherein, she became a GoGo dancer and choreographed and performed in themed shows once a month. She is technically trained in ballet, hip-hop, jazz, modern, African, house and contemporary. Karin is also certified in Basic Giordano Jazz technique by the Giordano Dance Chicago Company. Soon after graduating college, she visited Berlin, Germany to study abroad at the Tanzfabrik through the Free University of Berlin and was featured on TV Berlin. In 2016 she moved to Los Angeles, CA where she pursued dance and modeling professionally. She has had the pleasure of performing at Electric Daisy Carnival (EDC), Posers Productions, Choreographer’s Carnival, Club Jete, BuildaBeast Convention as well as dance in a movie trailer for the dance flick, "Shadow Dancing". She also worked with the brands Fab Fit Fun, Karmagraphy, AirLango, Red Releve, Burlington Coat Factory and even appeared on the Steve Harvey TV Show. She’s also been in music videos for Kenneth Paige, Kilo Angelino, and few other African artists. In 2019, Karin had the pleasure to tour with Jump Dance Convention for the 2019-2020 season! She has recently relocated to her hometown in Michigan and shows no signs of slowing down and hungry to take on more. Karin values hard work and correct technique at the core of her teaching. She is excited to share her knowledge and experience with all.