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I'll put my 2 Yen in on this ... Whatever style you'd choose for martial arts of any kind in some ways needs to suit your temperament and body style to a certain point. I would think that someone in this case who's young and also graceful from dance and fencing would do well in either Aikido or Jujitsu with circular movement and avoidance to find openings to attack.
Your Krav folks are more straight line smasher basher thinkers. Not a fan of TWD and it's sport form, it's fighting style to me is not realistic in real world situations. Japanese Karate styles of Shotokan are fine, a bit rigid possibly but certainly classical style which was "borrowed" from Okinawa. Okinawan is both hard and soft style karate that if taught correctly does not include spinning woopy kicking to the head and as well grappling without submission from my background.
Look for a true camaraderie of those there working with lower level students before class... that'll give you a concept of top down instruction and a non belt farm location.
My history.... Started in 1981, 1st degree black in 84, competed in the IIKA World champs in 95 as 4th degree and have denied advancement above 4th in that I am a student of the way and never a master. I could be probably 7th degree by now but such things are not important to my path. It is , however, a constant issue with my sensei but that's another story.
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