(choreographer)

Karli Scott hails from Ocean City, New Jersey where she immediately discovered her love of dance and movement through competition dance at a very young age. As she grew, she was given her first teaching/choreographing jobs in high school and realized her love for teaching and connecting with students. She was inspired to continue her studies throughout high school at Broadway Dance Center in New York City as a student in the Children and Teen Program where she thrived in Ballet, Contemporary, and Jazz. She strived to maintain her studies and teaching at her home studio in NJ all while traveling to New York on the weekends to train and perform. Through connections she made in New York, she had the ability to work with MSA Talent Agency which awarded her many performance opportunities via different platforms. With much help and support from family, friends, and teachers, she was inspired to apply to SUNY Purchase College and was ecstatic upon receiving a letter of acceptance. She then went on to pursue a BFA in Dance at SUNY Purchase College where she graduated Magna Cum Laude 2016. There, she had the wonderful opportunity to dance works by Bill T. Jones, Merce Cunningham, Rosalind Newman, and Kyle Abraham, as well as many student works. Karli is currently teaching and doing freelance dance work based in New York City and New Jersey. She is also currently pursuing her MA in Dance Education from Hunter College in NYC. She is so excited to be involved with Dance Key West and is constantly inspired by Kyla and her wonderful peers!