The wonderful thing about New York is that no matter what you're looking for, you can find it here. Polish soda? Check. Colombian rice bread? Easy. A specialist to fix your antique Victrola? Yeah, go see Ed down on 12th street.

  

Kerensa has made a career for herself choreographing and training couples for that all-important "first dance" as husband and wife. Wedding couples have been coming to her with requests for wedding dance routines to songs that run the gamut from Sinatra to Strauss, from Bollywood to Bjork... you name it, she's choreographed it. Under Kerensa's expert eye, each wedding couple gets a personalized dance routine for their selected song, complete with how to make a graceful entrance onto the floor, how to hold each other properly, how to smoothly coordinate their partnering, how to add flourishes like twirls, and how to end with a finale dip. The difficulty level is tailored to the individuals' wishes, so clients can choose either to keep it simple & natural looking, or to pull out all the stops and dazzle the crowd.

  

Of her many years at RG, she says, "I just love the positive energy that Ripley Grier has. I can feel how they have purposefully created an environment that is not only aesthetically pleasant, but also exudes goodwill towards all. I believe I have distilled their formula as being: FS + FS= FS. Feng Shui + Friendly Staff= Feeling Splendid".

Karensa can be directly reached for lessons at 347-855-3262, or through her website or email.