Kathy Wise Leonard has been teaching dance for more than 20 years. Leonard grew up in Winchester and came to Western in 1973.?She graduated in 1977 with a degree in recreation and a minor in dance. After spending a year in New York she moved back to Kentucky. She started her studio in downtown Bowling Green and has since moved it to Creason Street.?

Leonard teaches dance to all ages, from pre-school to adults, and often dances from the middle of the afternoon until 9 p.m. without a break. Unlike many dance studios she doesn’t enter competitions but encourages her students work in the theatre.?She dances alongside students and choreographs more than 30 dances for the studio’s spring recital.

She went back to Western to get a master’s degree in theatre and graduated in 1981. Since then she has worked with the Public Theatre of Kentucky, Fountain Square Players and Bowling Green High School. She is currently helping choreograph a play at Bowling Green High School.?