Kathi has owned and operated her own dance and gymnastics program for the past 57 years. She teaches all major disciplines of dance and is a certified Women’s Cecchetti Level VII ballet instructor. Her studio also offers a full acro/gym program with competitive teams through AAU and USAG including levels Xcel Bronze through Xcel Platinum. Kathi is also a certified Stott Pilates instructor for mat work and reformer.

She was Administrator of Dance Masters of America’s Teachers Training School at Kent State University and the University at Buffalo for 15 years and the ballet instructor for Dance Masters of America’s Teachers Training School West and East. Over the past 27 years Kathi has served on Dance Masters of America’s Executive Board and National Board of Directors serving in many different capacities. She is currently National Scholarship Chairman and National Examining Chairman of DMA. As a National Certified DMA examiner, she is instrumental in creating syllabus and testing materials to promote the education of the dance teacher. Kathi has been the Chairman to the Ohio Council of Cecchetti for the past 16 years. She is Principal, Examining Chairman and Past President of Ohio Dance Masters. She has taught master classes and adjudicated at national, regional and state conventions across the country.

Her dancers have been seen dancing on cruise lines, commercials, theme parks, dinner theaters, musicals, dance companies and various productions and her gymnasts have gone on to colleges to compete in gymnastics at a collegiate level. Her goal is to educate and instill the love of dance and gymnastics in the souls of her students and all those she teaches.

Kathi is a graduate of Kent State University and formerly a fourth-grade teacher at Poland North Elementary. She is married to Ken Halbert, and is blessed to have in her life Ken, Kate, Kevin, Paula, Charlie, Maggie, Claire, Cameron, Keith, Kelly, Lucy, Elliott, Fiona and Chloe.