The BMA Foundation’s

Dance and Dine with the Stars 

Saturday, June 14th, 2025

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About Cat:

Cat Friends Middleton has enjoyed working in a diverse career in dance, entertainment, and the health industry for over 20 years. As a youth in Kansas City, Cat began informal dance, movement, and gymnastics from the walls of her home learning from TV and books. She started formal dance instruction in tap, jazz, and ballet under the direction of the well-respected Diane Henderson at Diane’s School of Dance at the age of 8. 

 

She continued her athletics with a dance career in college and was a member of the highly rated University of Missouri Golden Girls Competition team. 

 

Her Professional dance career includes 6 seasons with the NFL as a Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleader. In this capacity, she was selected as the Pro Bowl Cheerleader representative in Hawaii. She has been cast as a performer in multiple NFL military USO entertainment tours locally and internationally including Cuba, Spain, Portuga,l and Egypt. She works in print/television/voice/music videos including Shape magazine, Tech 9 music video, Loews, Chicago Uno pizza, Guys potato chips, and Hallmark. 

 

Cat has a passion for health, fitness, and overall wellness solutions. She graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Masters degree from Maryville University Saint Louis and is a board-certified Nurse Practitioner on staff with Saint Luke’s Physician Group specializing in Cardiology.

 

She as well is on faculty at Diane’s School of Dance under the direction of Diane Henderson and in her 13th season as an Alumni Chiefs Cheerleader staff member with the Kansas City Chiefs Cheerleaders assisting in game day entertainment production under the direction of Stephanie Judah. 

 

She is passionate about reducing inequalities in the health, dance, and entertainment community, specifically for minorities. She is an active March of Dimes local chapter ambassador and currently sits on the Banneker Foundation Board.