Karen Hebert is known in practically every dance studio in America, has taught and judged on a National and International Level for every major dance organization.

She toured the United States with the Stars of the American Ballet and was the principal ballerina of the New Orleans Ballet for many years. She was the Artistic Director of The Metropolitan Dance Theatre of New Orleans for over thirty years. She is also known for her enormous Musical Theater accomplishments having garnered one of the cities highest accolades, The Big Easy Award for her choreography in such shows as Sophisticated Ladies, 42nd Street, Kiss of The Spider Woman, Barnum, Anything Goes, and Chicago. Of her many roles, she is most proud of her portrayal of Roxie Hart in Chicago for which she won the Best Actress Award in 2003.

Karen s the current resident choreographer at Le Petit Theater in the French Quarter in New Orleans and has choreographed over thirty-five different Musical Productions. In addition to this she has choreographed at the New Orleans Super Dome, The University of New Orleans, Tulane University, Gallery Circle Theater, The Mahalia Jackson Auditorium, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts and numerous other theaters in the Crescent City.

Ballet and Musical Theater are very dear to her heart, however, Karen's first love is teaching and the creative process. In addition to touring for several national dance conventions, she was instrumental in developing the Musical Theater Department at NOCCA the high school for the performing arts in Louisiana, where she was hired as a full time lead teacher.

She was the innovators of Lyrical Ballet. Karen's daughter Pamela Bolling, along with her dance partner, Joey McKneeley, were the first to receive a high score award and scholarships with a lyrical routine, even before the category was named. It was her ballet and modern and jazz background along with her desire to create a new form of expression through movement that brought about this popular dance discipline.

She currently resides in Orlando, Florida where she is working with her daughter for Celebrity Cruise Lines, choreographing and directing. She scouts talent for Disney a position that took her to Russia and the Ukraine this year and is anticipating her next role as Mona Kent in Dames At Sea .

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