A New Jersey native, she began her dance training at New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble. Kara went on to further her dance studies at Marymount Manhattan College, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance, with a Ballet Concentration and a Business Minor. Kara has performed works by Emery Lecrone, Paul Taylor, Darrell Moultrie, Norbet De La Cruz, Adam Barruch, Breton Tyner-Bryan and Larry Keigwin. She has also had the opportunity to train at the Vancouver Arts Umbrella, San Francisco Conservatory, Ballet Hispanico, Northwest Dance Project, Movement Invention Project, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and Parsons Dance. Kara is a Springboard Danse Montreal alumni, where she had the honor of performing work by Peter Chu.

Kara made her broadway debut in MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical. More recently she was honored to be part of the Original Broadway Cast for The Heart of Rock and Roll. In addition to Broadway, Kara’s professional credits also include singing and acting in Off- Broadway shows at Royal Family Productions, Virginia Repertory Theatre, and Axelrod Performing Arts Center. Internationally, she has performed in Tokyo Broadcasting Service’s production of West Side Story at IHI Stage Around; a 360 degree theatre in Tokyo, Japan. Kara has also been featured in a music video for the pop-rock band KITTEN. She had the honor of performing on the 74th annual Tony Awards for the presentation of Broadway’s Back! with the cast of MOULIN ROUGE! The Musical.

Kara is a proud recipient of the New Jersey Governor’s Award for Artistic Leadership and Excellence in Dance. She is a member of the Actors’ Equity Association and is represented by Clear Talent Group.

Kara believes in giving back to the community as she shares her passion and craft with many young dancers. She has had the honor of teaching at the Joffrey School in New York City for the Musical Theater Summer Intensive. Kara has served as the Assistant Rehearsal Director for New Jersey Dance Theatre Ensemble. She continuously returns back to Red Bank Catholic High School as a choreographer, and Kara is also a dance competition adjudicator for Starbound National Talent Competition.