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 323 dances, of which 175 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is King Of The Road from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of Un Poquito (fr) in March 2024.
Additionally, Jo Thompson Szymanski had a CopperKnob no.1 dance in December 2023 with Un Poquito, and has recently had 7 other dances in the top 10.
Chorégraphe Stepsheets
48 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: Country Down to My Soul - Lee Roy Parnell
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: Cruisin' - Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: 3 Tequila Floor - Josiah Siska
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermédiaire WCS Musique: 3 Tequila Floor - Josiah Siska
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: 6's to 9's (feat. Rationale) - Big Wild
48 Compte 4 Mur Improver - Waltz Musique: Friends for a Day and Age - Nancy Hays
32 Compte 2 Mur Beginner Hustle / Swing Musique: Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Scooter Lee : (CD: Home To Louisiana)
32 Compte 2 Mur Beginner Musique: Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Scooter Lee : (CD: Home To Louisiana)
32 Compte 4 Mur Absolute Beginner Musique: Storm of Love - Scooter Lee
48 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: Misbehavin' - Pentatonix : (iTunes and amazon)
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: My Baby Thinks She's A Train - The Dean Brothers
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: My Baby Thinks She's A Train - The Dean Brothers
32 Compte 4 Mur Easy Intermediate Musique: Amazing Grace - Scooter Lee : (CD: Welcome to Scooterville)
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate Musique: American Soldier - Toby Keith : (CD: Shock 'N Y'all)
16 Compte 2 Mur Beginner nightclub Musique: In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
48 Compte 2 Mur Intermediate waltz Musique: I Love You, That's All - Tracy Byrd
48 Compte - Mur Partner Musique: I Love You, That's All - Tracy Byrd
32 Compte 4 Mur Intermediate/Advanced Musique: Another Cha Cha - Santa Esmeralda
64 Compte 4 Mur - Musique: Baby Once I Get You - Scooter Lee
32 Compte 2 Mur Beginner Musique: Baby Please Come Home - Scooter Lee
