Originally from Sidney, Ohio, Kimberly began her dance training at Sharon’s School of Dance under the direction of Sharon Eikenberry. She graduated with honors from Indiana University in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology with a concentration in Contemporary Dance and a minor in Exercise Science. She has attended summer intensives at the former Jordan Academy of Dance through Butler University, Cincinnati Ballet, American Dance Festival, and the Trinity Laban Conservatory of Music and Dance in London, England, on a summer study scholarship from the IU Hutton Honors College.

Kimberly has been dancing and choreographing professionally for twelve years in Chicago and Indianapolis as a company artist (Project606 Dance, Trifecta Dance Collective, Simantikos Dance Chicago, Ballet INitiative) and a freelance dancer. Her choreography was selected to be performed at Inaside Dance Chicago’s Choreographic Sponsorship event in 2019 and at Trifecta Dance Collective’s “A New Light” emerging choreographers showcase in 2023. Her student choreography has been selected to perform at the 2021 Metamorphosis: Fearless Evolution convention in Chicago, and has received several Judges’ Choice awards.

In addition to performing, Kimberly enjoys sharing her love of movement by training and educating dancers of all ages and experience levels in a variety of styles, contemporary and ballet being her favorites.  She has been teaching dance around the Midwest for 19 years, five of those years as the Owner and Artistic Director of Principle Dance in Forest Park, IL, alongside her husband, Ryan. She has directed and produced numerous full-length Nutcracker ballets and storyline recitals, and directed Principle’s pre-professional performance company, Momentum. In addition to teaching, she was the Varsity Assistant Coach and the JV & Varsity Technique Coach for the Oak Park River Forest High School Drill Dance Team for three years. With her Kinesiology and Exercise Science background, she is particularly passionate about training dancers to move safely through anatomical alignment while building strength to support technique.