Ashley McDonald is a truly talented teacher here at Karen’s School of Dance. She puts her knowledge of advanced technical training and fantastic style to great use in all the classes she assists. Ashley is known for inspiring students to always reach higher! Ashley trained at Karen’s School of Dance for over 15 years. During her years on the Dance’Sations team, Ashley was consistently recognized and honored for her talents including the coveted title of Miss Dance America in 2007, Dance Spirit Magazine’s “Future Star of the Year” and she was one of only 12 dancers from across the nation to be selected by LA Dance Force (LADF) to perform with “Dance with the Force.” Ashley’s accomplishments also include making it to the top 100 dancers during season 5 of “So You Think You Can Dance.” In 2008, Ashley joined Stiletto Entertainment – an international entertainment production, management and marketing company – and spent 9 months dancing around the world aboard Holland Cruise Line’s, Eurodam. More recently, Ashley was a member of the Detroit Pistons Dance Team for multiple seasons. Ashley looks forward to putting her talents to good use as a teacher at KSD! She will be full-time at the studio and looks forward to seeing everyone this year.