Faculty

Kristianne began her dance career training in classical ballet with Tanju Tuzer in Richardson, Texas. She then received a scholarship to the Houston Ballet Academy and began her professional career at the age of 15.

Next she worked with Moonslice Dance Theater and the Dance Consortium. In 1994, Kristianne move to Arizona and was a principal performer with Center Dance Ensemble for 7 years, also functioning as an original member and rehearsal director for Scorpius Dance Theatre and Tribe Light Bizzare.

She was the ballet instructor at Metropolitan Arts Institute for 4 years. She served as the Dance Department Chair from 2002-2004 as well as ballet and modern instructor at New School for the Arts & Academics.

Kristianne became the first Ballet Mistress for Dupree Dance Expo conducting master classes throughout the country in ballet, lyrical and modern in 2002. She was on the faculty at Scottsdale Community College, Destiny Dance International in Phoenix and Classic Image Dance in Mesa, Arizona.

Choreography residencies include Desert Vista, Dobson, Highland, McClintock, Red Mountain, Ironwood, Centennial, Central and Mesa High Schools in Arizona. She also conducted master classes in Kansas, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Canada. Kristianne moved back to East Texas in June 2005 and had her daughter Akiva in September.

Since relocating to Plano, Kristianne is proud to have have been a part of the KJ Dance Family for the past 3 years. She also teaches at Academy of Dance Arts in Allen, Lifesong Studios in Grapevine and Tuzer Dancenter in Richardson.

Kristianne danced in two feature films; Tank Girl and Anastasia, and also appears in nationwide commercials, infomercials, and print ads for Pure Fitness, Michelob Ultra, Swab+, John Beck "Free and Clear" and many others.