{"id":1814,"date":"2023-04-11T16:53:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T16:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sdawestford.com\/?page_id=1814"},"modified":"2023-04-11T17:02:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T17:02:07","slug":"kate-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sdawestford.com\/index.php\/kate-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-ast-global-color-5-background-color has-background wp-block-heading\"><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-pale-pink-color has-text-color has-x-large-font-size wp-block-heading\"><strong>Miss Kate<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Kate is excited to get back into teaching dance at Spotlight Dance Academy!\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">She began dancing at Elaine Quinn Dance Studio in Laconia, NH, and continued with Broadway North School of Performing Arts when Elaine retired and sold her studio.\u00a0 She studied tap, jazz, lyrical, modern, and ballet,\u00a0and eventually added ballroom to her roster &#8211; even taking ballroom lessons in Greece.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Overall, Kate has been dancing and performing for over 35 years, and ultimately taught all styles of dance for 10 years prior to moving out of NH.\u00a0 She has studied many styles of dance, including tap, jazz, ballet, modern, and ballroom.\u00a0 She is a seasoned performer in musical theater, and has held the roles as Dorothy in\u00a0<i>The Wiz<\/i>, Velma in\u00a0<i>Chicago<\/i>, Eva Peron in\u00a0<i>Evita<\/i>, and Eliza Doolittle in\u00a0<i>My Fair Lady<\/i>.\u00a0 Her most recent production was\u00a0<i>Funny Girl<\/i>\u00a0with the Concord Players in 2019.\u00a0 As a competitive dancer, she had the opportunity to dance in the Macy&#8217;s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City when she was 16.\u00a0 Most recently, she served as the choreographer of the\u00a0<i>Footloose, Jr\u00a0<\/i>production for the Carlisle\u00a0Middle School 7th Grade Play.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Kate has also been involved with the Miss New Hampshire Program, part of the Miss America Program, as a three time titleholder, and as a judge for 20 years.\u00a0 She is an interview coach to current titleholders and still volunteers her time to help prepare candidates for their interviews and talent competitions.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">Lastly, she is an avid fitness enthusiast and certified NASM Nutrition Coach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"gmail_default\">During the day, Kate is an insurance agent, and she holds a BA in Public Communications from Northeastern University.\u00a0 She is a Carlisle resident, where she lives with her husband, Eric, and two boys, Liam and 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