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TARA CARPENTER

Tara Carpenter grew up dancing at her mother's dance studio in Texas starting at the age of three. She has

trained in all styles of dance from some of the top teachers in the Nation at Houston Met Dance Center in

Houston, Broadway Dance Center in New York City, and Millennium Dance Complex in LA to name a few. She

attended the University of Houston studying dance and marketing. Tara was the Director of The Dance Factory

for 15 years where she led the competitive dance teams to success earning numerous high score, choreography,

and teacher awards. She was also the Director of the award-winning Duchesne Dance Team in Houston, TX. Her

choreography has been performed at Disney World and at the Tanzommer Dance Festival in Innsbruck, Austria.

Tara currently teaches ballet, contemporary, jazz, hip hop, and technique classes to all ages and levels. She also

choreographs for award winning dance teams across Texas. Tara has traveled as a dance competition judge for

the past 14 years. She is very excited to be a part of The Dance Effect family this season!

TARA CARPENTER
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