Joanna Swanson & Joanna Swanson Dance
Joanna trained classically in the cello with the Royal Conservatory of Music and attended the University of Windsor to pursue a career teaching music. In 2003 she brought together her natural abilities in movement and music by studying ballroom, latin, swing, and hustle dancing.
West Coast Swing (modern swing) and Hustle are her favourite dances, and she travels to compete across Canada and the United States in these styles. Highlights of her competitions so far have included podium placements in both dances and the thrill of performing routines with her partners in both West Coast Swing and Hustle.
Over the years, her many students have won innumerable awards in Pro-Am competitions. She is widely known as an honest coach and excellent communicator with a great eye for detail.
In 2005 she began teaching when an opportunity arose to take over the role at a local community centre. She has since obtained her Canadian dance teacher’s Licentiate level teaching certificate for International Latin and an advanced certificate in teaching West Coast Swing from the Global Professional Dance Teachers Association (GPDIA), as well as a judging certificate from the GPDIA.