Karen has been dancing since 1976 and has been choreographing and teaching for the past 18 years. Karen’s dance training includes Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Broadway and Hip Hop along with some wonderful opportunities to learn from top choreographers: Mia Michaels, Wade Robson, Shane Sparks, Laurieann Gibson, Dave Scott and Chris Judd. She opened Dancin’ Dreams to offer a place where everyone can have fun and just enjoy the art of dance. Karen is very proud to share her love of dance with kids with special needs and is also proud to embrace other dance styles such as Bollywood, Belly Dance and Latin dance at Dancin' Dreams.

Karen’s life-long dance training and love of teaching children has led her to teach in local preschools incorporating many early childhood education principles into her fun movement/dance and music classes. Karen also works with teachers helping them to incorporate creative movement into their daily learning schedules. As a parent, she sees dance as a way to build self-esteem and self-confidence and also a very important outlet for children to learn to express themselves through movement.

"Life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain!" - Anonymous

Sarah has been dancing since she was six years old. Her dance training started with ballet and tap. As Sarah progressed, she began to venture into jazz, hip-hop, lyrical, modern and pointe. To Sarah, the art of dance encompasses strength, self-expression, fun and enjoyment!

Martha feels extremely blessed to share her passion for dance with others. Having studied jazz, tap, ballet, and hip-hop, Martha is eager to show her students how dance can transform, re-shape, and empower.

Certified Zumba Instructor (certified in Zumba Fitness, Zumba Toning and ZumbAtomic for kids)

“My teaching philosophy is to show my students the proper technique, however, they will be the ones to create their own style. My job is to encourage each student to envision their abilities and to flourish with each class. I do not strive for perfection but I do believe that each child desires to do their best. I believe there is a dancer in every single one of us and it gives me great satisfaction to see my students spread their wings and learn to believe in themselves. They learn more than the love of dance, they gain memorization skills, obtain new friendships and grow as people. If they walk away from class with a smile on their face and more self-confidence, then I know I have done my job.”

"Dance is the hidden language of the soul." ~Martha Graham

Charles White started dancing at the age of 14 with a community street dance team called Street Smart, based in Five Points just east of Downtown Denver. Street Smart was developed as an alternative to the overwhelmingly negative impact gangs were having in the neighborhood. During his time with Street Smart, Charles also taught dance class as a student at Manuel High School. After finishing high school, Charles auditioned for Eulipions, a local black theater company also located in the Historic Five Points area.

In 1996 Charles relocated to Los Angeles, California to choreograph and lead the CMC Dance Team under the Pastor Andre Crouch, a very successful gospel singer and song writer. In 2000, Charles was booked as an atmospheric actor on UPN's, The Parker's, and remained in that position for 3 seasons. While working on the Parker's, Charles worked under Regina Williams, a dancer/choreographer/actor at the Millinium Dance complex in North Hollywood as well as several other artists in the process of establishing themselves in the performing arts business.

Charles returned to Denver in 2003 and currently teaches at Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, Community College of Aurora, Denver School of Science and Technology, as well as teaching a few other dance programs in the Denver Metro area. He is also a certified Zumba instructor.

Charles began teaching Hip-Hop with Dancin' Dreams in September, 2011 and is excited to be a part of a great organization that owner, Karen Harris, has established.