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 330 dances, of which 181 have been co-choreographed. Their first published stepsheet on CopperKnob is King Of The Road from October 2007, with their most recent stepsheet of One Blood in October 2024.
Additionally, Jo Thompson Szymanski had a CopperKnob no.1 dance in December 2023 with Un Poquito, and has recently had 4 other dances in the top 10.
Choreographer Stepsheets
48 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Country Down to My Soul - Lee Roy Parnell
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Cruisin' - Gwyneth Paltrow & Huey Lewis
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: 3 Tequila Floor - Josiah Siska
32 Count 4 Wall Intermédiaire WCS Music: 3 Tequila Floor - Josiah Siska
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: 6's to 9's (feat. Rationale) - Big Wild
48 Count 4 Wall Improver - Waltz Music: Friends for a Day and Age - Nancy Hays
32 Count 2 Wall Beginner Hustle / Swing Music: Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Scooter Lee : (CD: Home To Louisiana)
32 Count 2 Wall Beginner Music: Put a Little Love In Your Heart - Scooter Lee : (CD: Home To Louisiana)
32 Count 4 Wall Absolute Beginner Music: Storm of Love - Scooter Lee
48 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: Misbehavin' - Pentatonix : (iTunes and amazon)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: My Baby Thinks She's A Train - The Dean Brothers
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: My Baby Thinks She's A Train - The Dean Brothers
32 Count 4 Wall Easy Intermediate Music: Amazing Grace - Scooter Lee : (CD: Welcome to Scooterville)
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate Music: American Soldier - Toby Keith : (CD: Shock 'N Y'all)
16 Count 2 Wall Beginner nightclub Music: In My Daughter's Eyes - Martina McBride
48 Count 2 Wall Intermediate waltz Music: I Love You, That's All - Tracy Byrd
48 Count - Wall Partner Music: I Love You, That's All - Tracy Byrd
32 Count 4 Wall Intermediate/Advanced Music: Another Cha Cha - Santa Esmeralda
64 Count 4 Wall - Music: Baby Once I Get You - Scooter Lee
32 Count 2 Wall Beginner Music: Baby Please Come Home - Scooter Lee
