Karen Kresge

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Karen Kresge (born 1957) is a British choreographer. She has choreographed many West End productions as well as "Seattle Symphony on Ice" in 1991. [1] In 2006, Kresge was a judge on the ITV show Dancing on Ice . For unknown reasons, she did not return for the second series in 2007 and was replaced by Natalia Bestemianova. She went on to appear as a choreographer on Holiday on Ice in 2007 and 2009 with former Dancing on Ice colleague Robin Cousins. [2] [3]

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