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Originally from the DC Metropolitan area, Karla's favorite success is completing 7 months on the Broadway National Tour of WICKED. She started dancing at the age of 3, receiving training from Schumacher's Dance Studio, Fran's Studio of Dance, the Kirov Academy of Ballet, and the Washington School of Ballet. At 12, she had the honor of performing with Debbie Allen and James Ingram in "Brothers of the Knight" - a Kennedy Center production.

Later she received a scholarship to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where she attained a BFA in Dance and a minor in Journalism. At Tisch, she performed works by Dwight Rhoden, Desmond Richardson, Kyle Abraham, Tracy Lang, and Bridget Moore. Karla became dance chair and choreographer for IFA - the International Filipino Association Hip Hop dance team at NYU. During her senior year of college, she landed a spot in the Broadway show HOT FEET, a dance musical to the hits of Earth, Wind, and Fire, choreographed by Maurice Hines.

Other credits include Carnivale Choreographer's Ball NY and LA; a 2007 Rite Aid Industrial; the Radio City Christmas Spectacular; the 2009 set of Lucille Roberts Fitness commercials; and Fox's SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE Season 3 Las Vegas Semi-Finals. Karla is also a member of BOOGIE BOTS CREW (Randy Jackson's America's Best Dance Crew season 4 finalists) - a fresh and creative group hailing from the Washington DC area. She is represented by Clear Talent Agency and currently resides in New York, teaching and performing. Karla is blessed to have a loving, supportive family and thanks God for all the gifts He has given her.