Oh haaaaay! I'm so excited you're here. 

I’m Katrena, the CEO of Different Drummer Dance. I have lots of awesome credentials and years of experience as a professional dancer, and as a movement educator (more on those in a min), but here’s what I really want you to know about me, and my business: I’ve never felt like a typical ballerina. I love ballet, but ballet hasn’t always loved me back. Staring at myself in the ballet classroom mirror often left me wondering if I was too much, or not enough. After 20+ years of dancing, and 15+ years of teaching, I'm creating the products, classes, and communities I wish I had as a young dancer.

Count on a body positive, growth mindset, affirmation based, holistic, big-hearted approach from me. I focus on ballet AND body positivity. Jazz hands AND growth mindset. Technique AND giggles. Affirmations AND arabesques. I’ve always been a personal development junkie and am all about that holistic (mind, body, spirit) approach. I believe any body who has a body is a dancer.  You can read more about my musings on this topic on my blog. I’m also a contributor for Apolla Performance Wear.

I promise to build you (and your dancer) up. We live in a time when women’s voices and bodies are striving to be heard. Disordered eating, skewed body image and sexualization are common in dance and in our society. What better gift can we give students, and ourselves, than tools to develop a holistic dialogue and approach to dance that will empower them inside and outside of the dance studio? And have a great time doing it. One of my super powers is my sense of humor. To learn anything we need a good giggle every now and again. If you appreciate community oriented, positive, big-hearted work, we’re a great fit to work together! Joining a class, booking a workshop, or taking an online course are just a few of the ways to work with me.