Krista Foutz

Krista is the Studio Director at INSPIRE Entertainment. She is also the current Production Manger for several INSPIRE Productions and Shows. Krista founded INSPIRE's Hip Hop Crew, which she directed for 3 years, and was the Dance Company Director for 5 years prior to that.

Krista has been a dance & gymnastics teacher for 35+ years. Teaching mainly Jazz, Technique, Hip Hop, and Tumbling, but is trained to teach most other genres as well. Some of her students have gone on to become professional dancers, Disney performers, Rockettes, cast of Cirque du Soleil, Phoenix Suns Dancers, as well as attended amazing art schools like Juilliard. She was born and raised in Arizona. She was Head Pom in high school and choreographed their State Competition routines. She was chosen as an All-American Pom with the National Cheerleading Association and was awarded the opportunity to perform at the Aloha Bowl in Hawaii with Bruno Mars. She then attended college and became the assistant Pom Coach at her former high school. She also choreographed many college musicals and scholarship pageants around the state during this time. Krista is also trained in music, being a member of her highschool and college show choirs, which toured and performed all over Arizona, California, and Mexico. 

After college Krista opened up her own dance studio in Northern Arizona. She learned the business and all the aspects of running a successful studio. After Krista sold her dance studio, and moved to Mesa, she joined the staff at Campbell’s Dance Studio. There she remained for 18 years where she taught class, helped to run the Dance Company, and organize performances. She was put in charge of all the Phoenix Suns performances, which she did for several years with the dance studios she worked with. She was even asked to speak at several Phoenix Suns events put on by their organization because of all of her years working with the Suns and providing performance opportunities for children.

During her time at Campbell’s she learned all she could from her mentor, Frances Campbell, about providing a “safe harbor” for children to train at. Krista loves the performing arts and wants all families to feel welcome at INSPIRE. She is passionate about helping children of all ages to use their talents for good and to not compromise their standards to accomplish goals and be successful. She is grateful to get to work with so many amazing and talented people! Krista’s favorite past times are hiking and riding crazy roller coasters, which she enjoys with her husband Brent, and their 2 awesome sons, Trey and Crew (who have been known to bust a move or two as well).