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| Tatiana began dancing at the age of five. She began competing at the age of 11 at Prima Dance in Corona. Tatiana was on the Varsity Dance Team for 4 years at Temescal Canyon High School and she is on the Cal State San Marcos dance team and is studying to be a teacher. Tatiana teaches combination classes for ages 3-4, beginning technique and works at the front desk. |
| Carlee began dancing at the age of seven in Riverside at Deborah Kaye’s Dance Studio and at the age of 10 she moved to Inspirations Performing Arts Center in Moreno Valley . She began competing at the age of eight and continued to the age of 19. Carlee has taught and choreographed here in California for Conlin Dance Academy and Corona Dance Academy . While living in Washington she was the competition team coordinator and office manager for High Step Dance Academy where she also won numerous choreography, high point and most entertaining awards for her efforts. She also taught for KFD during its opening year and is so happy to be back! Carlee is currently a mother of two, a three year old little girl named Baylee and a nine month old little boy named Jackson and wife to Adrian who is in the US Navy. She holds a bachelors degree in Liberal Studies from California Baptist University and works for UCR Extension Center, International Education Programs department. |
| Kayla began dancing at the age of three. She went to Freddie Finn Dance Studio until the age of 10 when she began taking class at K.F.D. In the last four years Kayla has placed in the Top Ten at competitions with her solos, duets, trios and groups and she recently received 1st Overall at Rainbow Connection for her lyrical solo. This year Kayla faced over 300 soloists at Showstoppers National Talent Competition and received 9th overall. Kayla will be a junior at Martin Luther King High School in September of 2008 where she has been a member of their dance team for two years and will be again in 2008. Kayla currently teaches beginning lyrical, jazz and jumps and turns for KFD. |
| MS. LLORENA Ballet |
| MISS COURTNEY Tap, Hip Hop |
| MISS ERIKA Jazz, lyrical, jumps/turns |
| Llorena Talley began dancing at the age of 4 and has been teaching for almost 15 years. She has lifelong training in multiple techniques. She not only has been trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Modern/Contemporary, Lyrical, Musical Theater, and Hip-Hop, she also teaches Stretch, Tone/Conditioning and Jumps and Turns. One of Llorena's specialties is teaching the Ballet and Tap combo class for the younger dancers under age 7. Llorena uses all techniques when teaching ballet including The Russian and French school and Cecchetti Method as well as the Imperial Society; Teachers of Dancing teaching guide and standards. She received her B.A. Degree in Dance from California State University Fullerton and completed a double A.A. from Chaffey College in Alta Loma, CA for Theater Arts: Dance and General Education. She was also a member of The CSUF Theater Dance Company and Dance Association Outreach Program Dance Company . Llorena has taught at many dance studios and High Schools. She has also choreographed and presented Master classes for those High Schools. In addition, Llorena has choreographed award winning numbers for her dancers/team whose participated in local Dance Competitions. She had a brief career in the entertainment industry and has been featured in music videos and various projects. Currently, Llorena is the Director/Teacher of the Mt. San Antonio College Community Dance Program and has held this position for almost 6 years. Her classes are fun yet challenging for ages 2 to adult. She has the utmost passion for the art of dance. |
| MS. CARLEE Tap, jazz, ballet Combo. classes |
| MISS TATIANA Beginning tap, jazz, ballet and lyrical |
| MISS KAYLA Jazz, lyrical, jumps/turn |
| Erika Goe is a native of Riverside, California, and has been dancing since the age of four. Her 22 years of dance experience began at Just Plain Dancin’ of Riverside, where she trained for 12 years and then onto Riverside Ballet Arts, West Coast School of the Arts Irvine, EDGE Performing Arts Center of Hollywood, and Riverside Community College. Erika's dance training includes ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, and some modern. Teaching dance is Erika’s true passion, and she has been teaching and choreographing for over ten years in and around the Inland Empire. Her work has been seen at California Dancer, Riverside Ballet Arts, University Dance Company of CSUSB, A.B. Miller High School, John W. North High School, Martin Luther King High School, Cope Middle School, Cal State Fullerton, Dance Horizons, Arlington High School, and is very much excited to be back teaching and choreographing at Kristi’s Forever Dancin’. Erika Goe graduated with her Bachelors of Arts in Psychology May 2005 and is currently pursuing her PPS credential in counseling as well as her Masters in Education. |
| O U R S T A F F |
| Dance has been a part of Courtney’s life for 20+ years. Although given many opportunities to pursue other sports and activities, she chose to stick with dance and is very happy with her choice. Courtney grew up dancing at Kane Dance Academy where she won numerous top awards and convention scholarships. She attended Arlington High School where she was on the Dance Team for four years and was a Captain for three years. Courtney was fortunate to be the team’s representative at the Miss Dance Team California competition in 1999 and 2000 and was named to the California Court. This honor allowed her to compete in the Miss Dance Team USA pageant to represent dance teams from across California and she was honored to be a pageant finalist in 1999 and 2000. After high school, Courtney began teaching dance at various local studios as well as being a member of the United Spirit Association’s Jazz Dance staff for three years where she traveled and taught summer camps to dance team’s across the United States. Courtney attended the University of California, Riverside where she majored in Political Science and interned in Washington D.C. at the Brookings Institution in 2002. Courtney then went on to pursue her teaching credential and Master’s in Education at California Baptist University and is now in her fifth year of teaching at Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, CA. When not in the classroom teaching Government, Economics and AP Microeconomics, Courtney can be found in the gym advising and coaching the King High School dance team. Courtney is also the Senior class advisor and is involved in the Link Crew Freshmen mentoring program. As if this is not enough, Courtney has spent the last 7 years for the Dupree Dance Expo where she travels across the United States as a master teacher for the dance convention; and plans on teaching dance for as long as her body will allow her. |