A flamenco performance by her ballet instructor Veronica Maguire with guitarist husband Harry Owen inspired Kara to begin studying this compelling art form in 1994. In Victoria, she has performed in numerous shows, in Alma de España company performances and with the group Peña Flamenco. Winning a 2002 Kiwanis Art Award for her original choreography helped fund her trip to Spain that year to study with flamenco masters during the famed "Festival de Jerez". Following her move to Vancouver, Kara is a graduate of Flamenco Rosario's professional program (2007), joining in their productions "Los Cuatros Vientos" (2006) and "Flamenco Ayer y Hoy" (2007). Other notable shows include her two government-funded performances in the Azores, Portugal in 2007 and 2010, her show for Vancouver's Portuguese Heritage Month (2008), with La Triana in the Vancouver International Flamenco Festival (2009) and her debut with the Mozaico Flamenco company in "Café de Chinitas 'Viñetas del Mozaico'" (2010). She currently continues her studies with Mozaico and through various workshops of visiting artists and guest performs in various groups around the Vancouver area.