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 296 dances, of which 154 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is King Of The Road from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Throwback Song in March 2022.
Additionally, Jo Thompson Szymanski had a CopperKnob no.1 dance in November 2021 with Peppermint Twist.
Choreographer Stepsheets
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Celebrate (feat. AJR) - Ingrid Michaelson
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: telepatía - Kali Uchis
48 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: Peppermint Twist - Sha Na Na : (40th Anniversary Collectors Edition)
32 Count 4 Wall Improver Music: Just Fly - Max Barskih : (iTunes, Amazon, etc.)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: You're My Favorite - Jason Jones : (EP)
80 Count 2 Wall Phrased Intermediate Music: Do My Thing - PRTY ANML : (Album: Get Wild - EP)
32 Count 4 Wall Improver Music: Where Did My Baby Go? - Kenny Wayne
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Country In Me - Lauren Alaina
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Remember Me (feat. Moncrieff & Blush) - Alex Gaudino & Bottai : (Single)
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Secrets - Nathan Trent & J-MOX : (3:11)
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Champagne Night - Lady A : (from Songland)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Catch - Brett Young
32 Count 2 Wall Intermediate / Advanced NC2 Music: Carrying Your Love With Me - George Strait : (Album: Carrying Your Love With Me - not the edit)
32 Count 4 Wall High Beginner Music: I Ain't Never - Scooter Lee : (CD: Midnight Hauler)
48 Count 2 Wall Beginner Music: See You Later Alligator - Scooter Lee : (CD: Midnight Hauler)
48 Count 4 Wall Improver Music: Time to Swing - Scooter Lee : (CD: Midnight Hauler - www.scooterlee.com, Amazon, iTunes)
48 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Remember You Young - Thomas Rhett : (3:00)
64 Count 2 Wall Phrased Intermediate Music: Wild - Lolo : (2:31)
32 Count 4 Wall Beginner Music: Cowboys Are My Weakness - Nancy Hays & The Heffernans
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Domino – ZZ Ward (Feat. Fitz) [2:50]
