Karen Puddy

Karen comes from a family of dancers, amongst whom was her grandmother who used to teach all the latest dances and a cousin who was a world famous choreographer.  With family roots that are so firmly based in dancing it is no wonder that she started Ballet aged just 3 years.  Throughout her teens Karen learnt Latin American and Ballroom and by her early 20's she was partnering a professional and helping to teach these styles.

In 2003, Karen discovered salsa and jumped at the opportunity to learn a new Latin style and it was not long before she started to help out in the classes with Burning salsa.  This spurred Karen to resume her Ballroom dancing and she again now dances this at competition level.

In November 2006, Karen decided to take her professional teaching qualifications with the UKA which she passed with ease and is now qualified to teach; Salsa, Cha-cha, Bachata, Merengue and La Rueda.  Presently, Karen is working towards a qualification to teach Ballroom.

Karen gets enormous satisfaction from seeing her studebts develop and enjoying themselves on the dance floor.