Miss Lexi Kutz
Lexus Kutz is a second-year assistant tumbling teacher. Her passion for tumbling was honed during her eight year tenure cheering for the World Cup All Stars, where she learned the value of dedication and teamwork. This year, she was excited to have the chance to branch out and choreograph her first acro lyrical dance for the winter recital. Now, Miss Lexi is eager to impart her knowledge and enthusiasm to the next generation of tumblers. 

 

Miss Mallory Kutz


This is Miss Mallory's eleventh year teaching tumbling at Miss Karen's Dance Studio. She had the pleasure of starting the first year the studio opened. Miss Mallory started taking dance classes at two years old. She became a student helper in high school, for tumbling, and never looked back. Miss Mallory also spent six years coaching local youth cheerleading. Along with teaching, she also is entering her seventh season racing, debuting a brand new street stock she has been building for the past four years. In 2025, she competed and won a motorsports pageant called Ms Motorama. Along with winning the overall pageant, she also won Best Interview and the 

Philanthropy award. Right after winning her title, she wanted to start her reign by giving back to her community. She partnered with MKDS to do a Women's Day Hygiene Drive for the 3rd Street Alliance in Easton and together she donated over 1000 items. She will now get to travel to local racetracks representing the Ms Motorama organization. Miss Mallory also just got married on April 26, 2025 to her partner of six years, Michael. She thanks him for always making sure dinner is taken care of the nights she is teaching. Miss Mallory's passion for teaching, and being around children, is what drives her to continue year after year. 

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Miss Courtney Outeiral
Miss Courtney has been dancing since she was 3 years old. She trained in Nazareth, at Expression of Dance. While there she studied all styles of dance, was a student teacher, and did competition. Then in college, she was president of Acta Non Verba, which is a dance ensemble at Northampton Area Community College. She also took classes and studied under Tabatha Robinson. Miss Courtney took a few master classes while attending NCC. She was also on the Kutztown dance team. Miss Courtney would like to thank her family for always supporting her. Dance has always been her passion, and she is happy to share it with all of her students. This is Miss Courtney's 12th year with MKDS. Miss Courtney is loving mom life with her twin boys, Grayson and Bentley, and her baby girl, Kinsley.

 

Miss Britney Keim
Miss Britney started dancing at the age of 6, and has never stopped! She began her training at Nardi’s Dance Studios with instructors who included Miss Karen Riehl & Miss Melissa Rowbottom. During summers in high school, Britney volunteered her time at the Hilton Head Boys & Girls Club in Hilton Head, SC as Director of Dance Program developing/organizing dance performances. Britney attended University of Delaware with B.S. in Leadership & Minors in Business and Advertising. During college, she competed in UDA Nationals, and she was heavily involved in sorority dance competitions. She resides in Nazareth with her husband Sean, son Brooks (4) and daughter Ellie (2). Miss Britney is blessed to be a part of Miss Karen’s Dance Studio family who continue to educate and inspire her.

 

Miss Jessalynn GaNun

Miss Jess began her dance training at 6 years old, and dance was an instant love for her and she has been dancing ever since. She began her training, in Massachusetts, at Boucher School of Dance. She left Boucher's at age 11 and followed her ballet teacher, Lisa Trottier, to her own studio LMT Dance Academy. At LMT Miss Jess studied ballet, pointe, lyrical, modern, tap, jazz and was also a competitive dancer. She was student teacher for ages 3-12 in ballet, tap, jazz and lyrical. Miss Jess graduated from LMT in 1999, and continued to study ballet and modern dance at Franklin Pierce University. This is Miss Jess's 8th year teaching at MKDS and 9th year overall. She is excited to once again be able to share her love of dance with students new and old through hard work and laughter. There is no better feeling for her than when she has pushed her students in class, and they leave, still smiling. Miss Jess would like to thank her incredible husband Jason for his un-ending love and support as she chases her dream and helps other kids fall in love with dance like she did! Miss Jess would like all her students to remember that if they dance with their heart, their feet will ALWAYS follow!

 

Miss Amanda Koehler
Amanda Koehler ia a 2023 alumni for Miss Karen's Dance Studio and now teaches Saturday mornings at the studio. She began dancing at the age of three, growing up under many different studios including jeannie Cardinal's School of Dance, Dance Design, Stage Door Studio, The Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley, and finally ending her last five years at Miss Karen's Dance Studio. Through these years, she danced a variety of styles such as ballet pointe, modern, lyrical, contemporary, tap, jazz and hip-hop. Miss Amanda also has the privilege to attend the Dance Teachers' Club of Boston Dance Education Training Course in the summer of 2024, and will go back this summer, earning a full scholarship from E. Laura Hausman, to Receive her teacher certification in dance. She currently is a rising junior at Moravian University, double majoring in Psychology and Music, along with a dance minor. Miss Amanda is a member of the Moravian University Dance Company under Lisa Busfield and Karen Riehl, which focuses on modern and ballet technique. She also still takes tap classes with Nicole Hockenberry. Miss Amanda hopes to continue dancing throughout college and would like to continue teaching dance as she gets older.

 

Miss Christiana Anselmo

Christiana Anselmo (Miss Chrissy) grew up in Stewartsville, New Jersey, and graduated Summa Cum Laude from Moravian University in 2021 with a BA in English and a minor in Dance. Her dance

training began in Easton at Twin Rivers Ballet Academy and Nardi Dance Studios,

where she first met Miss Karen. Miss Chrissy has been fortunate to have had multiple opportunities to

learn from Miss Karen, starting at age 12 and continuing through college. 

During the day, Miss Chrissy teaches 11th and 12th grade English and Theatre at Phillipsburg High

School, where she also serves as the director and advisor for the PHS Theatre Company.

While Miss Chrissy used to direct and choreograph the spring musical, this past year, she focused

exclusively on directing. Teaching has always been a true passion of hers, and being

able to combine her love for literature, dance, and theatre has been an incredible

blessing.

As a new addition to our staff, Miss Chrissy is looking forward to meeting all of her students and their families. Dance has always been her first love, and she is so impressed by the sense of community at Miss Karen’s. The family-like atmosphere is truly special, and she feels honored to be part

of this wonderful team. If you see her around the studio, please don’t hesitate to say

hello—She'd love to meet you!

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