In addition to line dancing, Jo’s teaching and dancing experience spans the fields of Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Country, Swing, Salsa, Ballroom, Square Dancing, Round Dancing, Clogging, and Latin. Demand for Jo’s teaching has taken her to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Mexico, The Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, and all over the United States and Europe. In 2002 she retired from traveling to start a family.
In November of 2004 Jo was diagnosed with a very rare bone marrow disease, Aplastic Anemia. The disease also affected her joints requiring total replacement surgeries on both hips and multiple surgeries on her knees and shoulders. Gladly, through wonderful doctors and lots of prayer, the disease is now in remission and Jo is able to get back to her love of dance! Jo resides in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with her husband, Tim, and their 4 1/2 year old daughter Anna.
Jo Thompson Szymanski has choreographed 335 dances, of which 186 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is King Of The Road from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Be My Own Man in June 2025.
Additionally, Jo Thompson Szymanski had a CopperKnob no.1 dance in December 2023 with Un Poquito.
Choreographer Stepsheets
64 Count 2 Wall Intermediate / Advanced Music: Be My Own Man - Phillip-Michael Scales
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: The Way I Wanna - Max McNown
32 Count 4 Wall Low Intermediate Music: Chill - Lisa
32 Count 4 Wall Low Intermediate Music: SUPA GOOD!!! - Yung Gravy : (iTunes - Dog Man Movie OST)
48 Count 4 Wall High Improver Music: Kiss and Make Up - Dua Lipa & BLACKPINK
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: One Milkali (One Blood) - Electric Fields
32 Count 2 Wall Intermediate NC Music: Ruins - Ashley Park
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Bring the Wow - Kali J & Nathan Fields
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Guy I Used To Be - Lawrence
48 Count 2 Wall Intermediate Music: Fifth of Whiskey, Case of the Blues - Mike Giffin & The Unknown Blues Band
32 Count 4 Wall Intermédiaire Music: Stomping Ground - Hayley Jensen
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Stomping Ground - Hayley Jensen
32 Count 4 Wall Novice Music: Un Poquito - Diego Torres & Carlos Vives : (iTunes)
96 Count 1 Wall Advanced NC Music: Some Things I'll Never Know - Teddy Swims
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Saxxy - Brendan Mills, Masove & Tess Burrstone
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: YMCA (Christmas Version) - Furnace and the Fundamentals
32 Count 4 Wall Improver Music: Un Poquito - Diego Torres & Carlos Vives
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Dance (Our Own Party) - The Busker
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Dance (Our Own Party) - The Busker
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Double Dutch Bus (Radio Edit) - Frankie Smith
