Katie, a Southern California native, grew up dancing in San Diego county before attending Chapman University where she received her BFA in Dance Performance. A dancer with Backhaus Dance Company, Katie has had the opportunity to perform with companies including DANCE AEGIS, Kairos Dance Company and Nickerson-Rossi Dance, as well as choreographers Dwight Rhoden, Walter Matteini, Ido Tadmor, Ching Ching Wong, Tommie-Waheed Evans, Mauro Astolfi, Amanda Kay White, Jennifer Backhaus, Robin Conrad, Sean Greene, Jess Harper, and Dale Merrill, among others. Katie has been dancing with Kairos since 2016.