Kathy King is a Metro Detroit-based dance educator, mentor, and certified entrepreneurship coach. Locally, she teaches regularly at Michelle's Academy of Dance & Performing Arts Center in Brighton, MI, and is a frequent guest teacher at studios nationwide. You can also find her touring as the executive director of the Los Angeles-based Artists in Training In-Studio Dance Conventions.
Kathy founded and directed the Michigan Dance Project, a nonprofit professional/pre-professional touring company, and the Brighton Dance Festival, an international summer dance event. In 2013, Kathy was named as a Crain's Detroit Business "20 in their 20s" for her work as a dance educator and director in Metro Detroit. In 2019, she was presented with a "Special Tribute" honor from the State of Michigan for her contributions as the director of Brighton Dance Festival.
Recent teaching credits include NewDANCEFest (Eisenhower Dance Detroit), Eastern Michigan University, FLIGHT Acro Dance Convention, Cecchetti Council of America, American College Dance Association, and Michigan State University. She earned the title of NAIA WHAC Conference Coach of Character in the 2019-20 season as head coach of the Cleary University Dance Team. She has also served on several nonprofit boards including the Brighton Center for the Performing Arts, Jodie Randolph Dance Company, and the Arthur Secunda Museum, and has been a featured speaker at the DanceLife Teacher Conference and the International Dance Entrepreneurs Association.
Most recently, Kathy launched her company Kathy King Strategies, LLC in 2020, providing mentorship and business coaching to creative entrepreneurs across all industries worldwide.
