Kristen Barnes started dancing at the age of 2 and at 9 years old was accepted into the prestigious North Carolina School of the Arts Pre-professional program for ballet.  In addition, she continued to train in jazz, tap, lyrical and Musical Theatre at various dance studios.  
Directly after graduation, Kristen was hired by Celebrity Cruises for the inaugural run if the MV Mercy. After her contract was up, she was hired by Jean Ann Ryan Productions and began another tour on the Japan Cruise Line.  Her dreams came true when she became a Radio City Rockette.  From there her career took off, performing on several episodes of SNL, MTV music awards (which also featured Kristen's choreography) and on A Night of Too Many Stars with John Stewart.  From there she booked national & international commercials for Coca Cola, TV Land, Papa Johns Pizza, Bloomingdale's and many more!
Kristen has hung up her professional dance & performing shoes and excitedly shares her knowledge with future aspiring entertainers!