Miss Karen

Miss Karen
AVV Calisthenics Club

Calisthenics has been a massive part of my life, being a competitor for 23 years and teaching for 18 years and a mum to two Calisthenics girls (15 years) whom are now both following their passion for dance and performance. I competed at State A-Grade and Championship level in my time and was a cheerleader for the Crows and 36ers. I have also taught dance throughout this time and have owned a dance school for 5 years and when AVVM was a combined Calisthenics Club/Dance School, owned it for 10 years.

I love teaching the young rising superstars in our sport, starting them from as young as 2 years of age and watching them achieve so much in their initial years of Calisthenics. I burst with pride watching them up on stage performing, especially being so young, some are getting use to not being attached to their Mums and Dads. Everything is new to them and can be scary, but with my experience, I nurture them through their anxieties and the improvement each performance throughout the year and then each year is astounding, they learn so much as a Tiny.

I am married to Rob and we have 3 children Tiana, Samara and Salvatore.

I am an Architectural Technician working for Bell Architecture and I also have a Diploma of Early Childhood Education and Care and was a Childcare Centre Owner for 5 years.