Karen McDonald

Karen McDonald, owner of True Balance LLC , is English born, Australian raised and currently residing in New York city. She has over thirty years experience in ballroom dancing, with over 250 titles worldwide including ‘Undefeated US “American Style” and Canadian Ballroom and Show-Dance Champion’. She has performed for the Late HRH Princess Margaret at Covent Garden, in the feature film ‘Dance with Me’, the National tour of "Burn the Floor" and trained Richard Gere for “Shall We Dance” and Evander Holyfield on Good Morning America, and has appeared on TV host shows in England, Australia and the US. She has performed the wedding dance for a high profile couple’s wedding and her client list includes Tony Award winner James Nederlander. She can be seen on PBS DanceSport series and youtube.com - 9DanceChamps

Karen is a certified adjudicator in International Standard, Latin American, American Ballroom, Rhythm, Theatre Arts and Show-Dance, and is a member of the National Dance Council of America, Terpsichore, and the American Business Women's Association, where she earned the 2005 Woman of the Year Award for her independent ventures in charitable work.

Karen, in her old age, as well as teaching dance is also an international consultant for a Nutritional Wellness Technology, Timed Eating Coach, SkinFitness and Women’s Wellness. She is also a certified Tai Ch’i/QiGong instructor and "Lo Man 26th Generation Chong" Ordained Taoist and continues her studies with Master Chen in WuDang Mountain, China as one of only eighteen of the first ‘priests’ being trained outside of mainland China.

She is the creator of Ener-ch’i, a fusion of East/West Tai Ch’i and dance for optimal health and fitness. 

Her combination of talents and expertise gives a unique perspective into creating achievable health goals for happier, longer lives.