Karen Hardy is well known as the professional dancer who took her celebrity dance partner Mark Ramprakash through to the finals of Strictly Come Dancing, becoming series 4 Champions.

Karen with her professional dance partner was voted  "The Most Outstanding Professional Latin American Couple "By The Ballroom Dancers Federation and has a list of Ballroom and Latin dance titles, which she gained before retiring from professional dance competitions in 1999.

In 2005 Karen joined Strictly Come Dancing and went on to be a part of the show in 2006 winning the Championship with Mark Ramprakash, dancing with actor Brian Capron in 2007 and TV Chef Gary Rhodes in 2008.

In 2009 Karen has utilised her extensive experience and knowledge of the dance world to create her own business in the form of the Karen Hardy Dance Studio, which is based in Chelsea.

Karen will be coming to Worcester in November where she will be guest speaker at The Enterprising Women’s Conference, which is being held at Worcester Race Course.

Margaret Gray commented, “I am very excited that Karen has agreed to be our guest speaker. She is a real inspiration and we are looking forward to finding out what motivated Karen to start her own business and how she manages her time being a mum, dancer and successful businesswoman. I know that there are a lot of women in Worcester who are looking forward to meeting Karen”.

The Enterprising Women’s Conference is on 18th November at Worcester Race Course from 9am to 3pm. Tickets cost £23.50. Please email This email address is protected by Javascript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to view it! or This email address is protected by Javascript. Please enable JavaScript in your browser to view it! for a booking form or call Margaret on 07983 665350

The conference is being run by Midwest Rural Enterprise CIC, WISE and Worcestershire County Council.