ABOUT KDS
With a heart dedicated to her students and her craft, Kerri Jo (Richardson) Watts opened the doors to her dance studio in the fall of 1992... and she's been inspiring and educating young dancers from all over western Iowa ever since. Kerri and her staff are dedicated to the dreams and aspirations of each student and are constantly learning alongside the students to improve the program. KDS believes in teaching younger dancers a strong base in terminology, technique and strength training, all while maintaining a fun, energetic learning environment. Older students are challenged by fresh, modern choreography, and are trained to develop their athleticism and expression in dance.
Kerri's Dance Studio houses two convenient studio locations, offers multiple classes six days of the week, and maintains a wide variety of classes available to dancers of any age, at any level.
Just a few things that make KDS special:
Free trial classes for first-time students.
Beautiful and affordable annual dance recitals.
Two convenient locations with multiple dance rooms.
Suitable for all ages, and levels of experience.
A supportive, family-based environment.
Quarter century director/owner experience.
A continuously trained and devoted staff.
A four time national champion competitive team.
A safe place to call home, where creativity and fun is always welcome.
It's never too late to try out Kerri's Dance Studio. Join us today!
With a heart dedicated to her students and her craft, Kerri Jo (Richardson) Watts opened the doors to her dance studio in the fall of 1992... and she's been inspiring and educating young dancers from all over western Iowa ever since. Kerri and her staff are dedicated to the dreams and aspirations of each student and are constantly learning alongside the students to improve the program. KDS believes in teaching younger dancers a strong base in terminology, technique and strength training, all while maintaining a fun, energetic learning environment. Older students are challenged by fresh, modern choreography, and are trained to develop their athleticism and expression in dance.
Kerri's Dance Studio houses two convenient studio locations, offers multiple classes six days of the week, and maintains a wide variety of classes available to dancers of any age, at any level.
Just a few things that make KDS special:
Free trial classes for first-time students.
Beautiful and affordable annual dance recitals.
Two convenient locations with multiple dance rooms.
Suitable for all ages, and levels of experience.
A supportive, family-based environment.
Quarter century director/owner experience.
A continuously trained and devoted staff.
A four time national champion competitive team.
A safe place to call home, where creativity and fun is always welcome.
It's never too late to try out Kerri's Dance Studio. Join us today!
The Staff
Kerri Jo Watts
Owner/Director
Mali ThramerMali is a KDS alumni who is thrilled to be back teaching. Mali studied tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, & poms for 16 years. Mali is a former member of the UNO dance team and hold National titles with both her competitive high school studio team and college dance team. Mali also participated in dance team at Lewis Central high school while attending and has several top 5 placements with that team as well.
Sabrina McKeeverSabrina is a KDS alumni and we are THRILLED to have her back. Sabrina was a long time member of the KDS Take Flight competition team and went on to be a 4 year member of the Iowa State Cyclones dance team. As a team member Sabrina has numerous regional, state, and National titles. Specializing in jazz and lyrical Sabrina is a creative and talented choreographer who LOVES kids!
Molly HanerMolly is one of our resident tumbling teacher. Molly grew up training at Dance Atlantic in Atlantic, Iowa studying tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, and tumbling. Molly went on to cheer at Iowa Western and teach in Atlantic before moving to Council Bluffs and joining the KDS staff.
Rachel NiellRachel has been with KDS for 6 years teaching tap, jazz, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, and creative movement. Rachel grew up in Council Bluffs dancing with Kay Nelson. In her teens Rachel often traveled to California to study at the Edge Dance Center and enjoyed attending Tremaine conventions studying with some top choreographers in the industry. Rachel has performed at half time of the Orange bowl and was an NDA All American dancer.
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Kailey FrickeKailey started dancing at KDS at just 3 years old, after 15 years of lessons she is now on staff and we could not be happier. Kailey is a member of the UNO Mavricks dance team. Kailey has performed in the shell on the beach at the NDA collegiate finals and holds 3 National titles in small group jazz.
Katie KilpatrickKatie grew up in Bellevue Nebraska and studied dance under the direction of Diane Turner. With a wide variety of styles in her background including tap, jazz, classical ballet, lyrical, modern, musical theater, and hip hop Katie is a great asset to KDS. She has a bachelors degree in dance with an emphasis on modern from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and is the dance director at Mercy high school.
Eastin Yates
Eastin has studied dance since age 3 with the Bellevue Dance Academy under the direction of Diane Turner. She was a member of the Bellevue East dance team and participated in musicals and competitive dance growing up. In addition to teaching our beginners through juniors at KDS she teaches ballroom basics in the Omaha public schools through the Arty program. |
