Krista King-Doherty is an internationally recognized and award-winning teacher and choreographer. Krista comes from a lineage of four generations of professional dancers. Prior to

returnino to her dance roots. Krista enioved a successful career as a fashion model in Europe.

USA. Asia and Australia. She worked for top designers and was featured in orint campaions

magazines, on television and runways for a decade Since 2005, Krista’s students have repeatedly won the Youth Grand Prix Award, Grand Prix Award, and the Hope Award, in addition to overall awards in all divisions at Youth America Grand Prix. Kristas ensemble pieces have won 1st place at YAGP 5 years in a row at the Phoenix semi-final as well as earning a spot in the prestigious top 12 at the International Finals in 2017 and 2022. Her piece won the Gold Medal, and in 2020, the Bronze Medal in the contemporary pas de deux division at YAGP NYC Finals. Krista’s daughter and lifelong student, Juliet Doherty, won the Gold Medal in both Junior Women’s and Senior Women’s Division at the

YAGP Finals 2012/2014.

Krista’s work is featured in galas and has been performed and recognized in the “Stars of Today Meet the Stars of Tomorrow” at Lincoln Center (NYC), Tampa, Florida, Nervi, Italy, Vail Intemational Dance Festival, the Beijing International Ballet and Choreography Competition,

Varna International Ballet Competition, USA/BC, Australian Dance Festival, “Gala de Danza” in

Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, Cancun International Ballet restival, restival Internacional de Danza

YAGP Mexico, ADC/IBC and World Ballet Competition. Recent student scholarships include San Francisco Ballet School, Houston Ballet Academy, Royal Ballet School, The Ailey School, Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet, Princess Grace Academy, the

School of American Ballet, American Ballet Theatre and numerous top university programs. Student engagements include feature films, Broadway Shows, the Radio City Rockettes, Little

Dancer at The Kennedy Center, and with professional dance companies in the USA and abroad. Krista is honored to have received the “Outstanding Choreographer” award from YAGP in 2018

and 2021 and the “Avant Garde” award for choreography from ADC/IBC in 2018. Most recently. Krista’s choreography was featured on NBC’s World of Dance Season 4. She teaches and adjudicates tor national conventions and competitions and is a sought-atter choreographer and quest master teacher at conservatones and intensives in the USA and internationally. Krista is the director of Fishback Studio of the Dance in NM.