Karen Murray
May 10, 2010
Karen Murray
Karen began her training at Gotta Dance in Toronto and danced competitively for 10 years, winning numerous overall awards in jazz, lyrical, ballet and tap. Attending Etobicoke School of the Arts for dance, Karen had the opportunity to perform works by Gabby Kamino, Colleen Friedman, Milton Myers, Danny Grossman and Benjamin Kamino. Karen is currently completing her BFA in performance dance at Ryerson University under the direction of Nadia Potts and studying ballet, jazz and modern from such respected artists as Vicki St Denis, Karen Duplisea, Kenny Pearl and Derek Sangster. During her time at Ryerson Karen has had the opportunity to dance in a new piece by Valerie Calam, as well as explore her own choreography. Karen has performed in many exciting venues doing a variety of styles including jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, disco, and tap. Working with The Dance Company, Karen has performed at such events as the Toronto Zoo’s 30th anniversary celebration, Ontario Place’s featured Summer Splash show and the Children’s Aid Foundation’s Teddy Bear Affair. In 2008, Karen performed Niki Wozniak’s choreography with Desiraeda Dance Theatre at Toronto’s Fringe Festival, to positive reviews. Recently, Karen was in Japan for 2 months dancing in a traditional can can show at the Huis Ten Bosch luxury resort outside of Nagasaki. Karen is always looking to expand her dance vocabulary and training and can’t wait to see what exciting projects will come up next!
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