I’m passionate about dance education and believe in going beyond the choreography. Each level of the KGDP program is designed to nurture the growth, confidence, and artistry of dancers of all ages and skill levels in the Tacoma and Seattle areas.
WEEK 1: Movement & Body Awareness
WEEK 2: Grooves, Music & Musicality
WEEK 3: Textures, Dynamics & Choices
WEEK 4: Artistry & Authenticity
WEEK 5: Pathways & Pictures
WEEK 6: Storytelling & Character
WEEK 7: Class - Smarter Students
WEEK 8: Rehearsal - Stronger Dancers
WEEK 9: Camera Work & Expressions
WEEK 10: Choreography 1
WEEK 11: Choreography 2
WEEK 12: Goal Setting, Planning & Review
— Anonymous Feedback for the Beginner Series
“I not only learned some fun choreography, but feel like I learned HOW to learn choreography more effectively in my own practice. It was very helpful to break things apart by layers. In other classes, it is not always clear what is foundational to the move (weight changes, grooves, timing) vs. what is stylized, and this workshop did a great job with that. I enjoyed the thorough yet, to-the-point, very clear explanations and thought the instructor did an excellent job observing the class to see where she needed to expand with more info/details. Drilling/repetition of the same small set of movements was suuuuper helpful to get some of the more complex timing/footwork into my own body. The warmup was also excellent, I loved the pep talks, and the discourse around Black folks and the framing around the moves we were learning. The piece about visualizing yourself as another character in another location is something I’ll always try to apply from now on.”
WEEK 1: Movement & Body Awareness
WEEK 2: Grooves, Music & Musicality
WEEK 3: Textures, Dynamics & Choices
WEEK 4: Artistry & Authenticity
WEEK 5: Pathways & Pictures
WEEK 6: Storytelling & Character
WEEK 7: Class - Smarter Students
WEEK 8: Rehearsal - Stronger Dancers
WEEK 9: Camera Work & Expressions
WEEK 10: Choreography 1
WEEK 11: Choreography 2
WEEK 12: Goal Setting, Planning & Review
— Anonymous Feedback for KGDP 2021
“Your attention to detail and the desire to invest in the growth of your students is unmatched. The process of filming a video towards the end was just a cherry on top. I learned sooo many new things in the last class, it’s unbelievable. Absolutely loved dancing as a group. You are a blessing to the Seattle dance community!”
— Anonymous Feedback for KGDP 2021
“The foundational tools to help develop freestyle were very useful. A different topic for every week that culminated in a final choreography where you could put it all together kept the program very cohesive. The most useful classes to me were the storytelling and the grooves classes. Having cyphers often was VERY useful in developing confidence and being more comfortable.”
WEEK 1: Self Assessment, Movement Exploration
WEEK 2: Strength, mobility vs flexibility - finding the flow
WEEK 3: Grooves, Freestyle, Choices and Character
WEEK 4: Class strategy, intentions and style
WEEK 5: Audition prep, self tapes, career prep
WEEK 6: Mock auditions and reflections
WEEK 7: Rehearsal etiquette and preparedness
WEEK 8: On site - working with props, elements, obstacles etc
WEEK 9: On the job expectations and performance
WEEK 10: Career planning, strategizing, goal setting
— Anonymous Feedback
“This was overall a super fun day & concept. I was so impressed with Kristen’s ability to act as a producer and put together this concept. I had such a fun time getting to try something new and it made me want to find opportunities like that in the future when I really never saw myself as wanting to be in a commercial!”
— Anonymous Feedback
“This was super fun to practice staging for the camera vs on stage. I also loved getting to work with formation changes and watching lines, it felt like being on a team again which I totally miss! I think dancing in class is so individual this was a great section to integrate into the course.”
— Anonymous Feedback
“This was super fun to practice staging for the camera vs on stage. I also loved getting to work with formation changes and watching lines, it felt like being on a team again which I totally miss! I think dancing in class is so individual this was a great section to integrate into the course.”
— Anonymous Feedback
“This was overall a super fun day & concept. I was so impressed with Kristen’s ability to act as a producer and put together this concept. I had such a fun time getting to try something new and it made me want to find opportunities like that in the future when I really never saw myself as wanting to be in a commercial!”