(dancer)

Kristen Huffman has been a performer and teaching artist with Dance Key West since 2017. Kristen is from Bowling Green, Kentucky where she began dancing at Dance Arts of Bowling Green. She trained with the Southern Kentucky Dance Ensemble, Atlanta Ballet, and Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in New York City. She has been fortunate to study with many renowned instructors and feels grateful to have the knowledge and understanding that has been taught to her at these schools during her most influential years. Her dance career continued at Western Kentucky University where she earned a BA in dance. There, Kristen was a member of the University Dance Company and the National Dance Educators Organization. She also had the opportunity to take her dance studies overseas to Civitavecchia, Italy and rehearsed and performed with the Balletto di Civitavecchia. Kristen has traveled with Dance Key West to NYC to dance in Dixon Place’s production of “Fast Forward”, as well as performed in many projects around Key West including film pieces, collaboration with painter Gary Welton at the Key West Gallery, and many performances and pop ups at The Studios of Key West.

Currently, Kristen lives in Key West, Florida. She loves to be on the water and works as a captain and mate here in the Keys in the winter and in Southeast Alaska as an eco-friendly fishing and hiking guide during the summer.

Kristen appreciates the discipline and work ethic that studying, performing, and teaching dance has instilled in her throughout the years. She admires her teachers and peers for their dedication to the art and hopes to inspire young dancers to reach for their dreams!