Teacher of the Week- Week Four

MOLLY JO ANDERSON is a native of Becker, MN.  She has performed around the country including New York, NY with the Mike Miller and Associates dance group in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL, and in Wisconsin Dells with the Broadway Dinner Theater performing Disney's "High School Musical" under the direction of Michael Stanek.  Molly Jo graduated this past May from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance.  At UWSP, she performed with many faculty and guest choreographers including Michael Estanich, Joan Karlen, Jeannie Hill, and Luc Vanier.  She has also had the opportunity to choreograph and produce her own pieces.  Her most recent work, The Exigency, was selected to perform in the informal concert at the 2012 American College Dance Festival in Madison, WI.  Molly Jo is the recipient of the Anne Schierl Outstanding Freshman in Dance award, the Kathryn Bukolt Dance Award, and the Festival of the Arts Scholarship Award.  As well as teaching dance, she is eager to share her knowledge about Pilates, as she has just completed her Pilates Mat I and II training.  This is her first year teaching at the Performing Arts Limited.