Karla Garcia is part of the top 7 female dancers in Season Five of Fox's So You Think You Can Dance. The 24-year-old was born in Oxon Hill, MD and is currently represented by Clear Talent Group.
From learning traditional Philippine folk dances, she went on to dance for the National Tour of Wicked, the Broadway run of Hot Feet, and is part of the ensemble for the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. She has a BFA in dance and a minor in Journalism from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She is former captain of International filipino Association at NYU's hip hop team. She is a member of the Boogie Bots crew (from MTV's America's Best Dance Crew show, Season 2).
Other credits include performing in Carnival NY, LA and a series of Lucille Roberts Fitness commercials, and the 2009 VH1 Divas. Now residing in Brooklyn, New York, she teaches and choreographs at select studios all over the east coast and continues to perform. Karla constantly strives for creative growth, as she aims to combine influences from her technical background with different textures of contemporary, jazz, and hip hop. She believes that dance is an evolving art, with room for new ideas, bold innovation and a myriad of cultural influences. She is very excited to continue teaching this year at Breaking Ground.
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