A flamenco performance by her ballet instructor Veronica Maguire with guitarist husband Harry Owen inspired Kara to begin studying this
compelling art form in 1994. In Victoria, she has performed in
numerous shows, in Alma de España company performances and
with the group Peña Flamenco. Winning a 2000 Kiwanis Art
Award for her original choreography helped fund her trip to
Spain that year to study with flamenco masters during the
famed "Festival de Jerez".

Following her move to Vancouver, Kara is a graduate of
Flamenco Rosario's professional program (07), joining in their
productions " Los Cuatros Vientos" (06) and "Flamenco Ayer y
Hoy" (07). Other notable shows include her two government
funded performances in the Azores, Portugal in 2007 and 2010,
her show for Vancouver's Portuguese Heritage Month (08), with
La Triana in the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival (09)
and her debut with the Mozaico Flamenco company in "Café de
Chinitas 'Viñetas del Mozaico'" (10). She currently continues her studies with Al Mozaico Dance Academy and through workshops of visiting artists. She guest performs in various groups around the Vancouver area and weekly with the groups La Triana and Flamenco Alcala.

* Click here for a full CV of Kara’s work in flamenco (PDF)

Aside from flamenco - Kara works as a professional 3D animator with a multi- award winning film “Oriana” (09) based on a Portuguese fairytale novel.Visit tiny.cc/karadesigns for more info.