Karen Byrne

Professional Dancer

33 years old, Irish
Lots of different dance classes

Karen Byrne is a professional Dancer and Choreographer. Born on the 30th May 1992, Karen hails from Ballyfermot, Dublin. From the age of 5 Karen began taking numerous Dance classes and eventually found her love for Latin and Ballroom Dancing. She began competing in Latin and Ballroom from the age of 6 and competed in numerous competitions up until 2016.

Karen began teaching dancing from the age of 16, and opened her own Dance School in 2012. Karen teaches children from the age of 3 right up to adults in both Latin and Ballroom and in 2019 she opened her own Dance Studios located in Bluebell, Dublin. 'Karen Byrne Dance Studios', has classes for all ages in Latin & Ballroom, Hip-Hop, Acro and Dance Fitness just to name a few as well as being the location for the 'Jake & Karen Stage School' which was opened in 2022.

In 2016, Karen was asked to take part in “Dancing with the Stars’, as one of the professional dancers on the show. She has featured on all of the 6 seasons of the show as a professional dancer and lifted the Glitterball Trophy in Season 2 with her partner Jake Carter.