Shannon Beery
Shannon Pennington Beery arrived in Traverse City from her hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Shannon studied with Decidedly Jazz Danceworks, in Calgary and joined the company full-time as a dancer in 1999. In her three years with them, she studied and performed alongside such jazz and tap greats as Matt Mattox, Billy Siegenfeld, Buster Brown, Heather Cornell, and Josh Hilberman.
Shannon has performed and choreographed for several other Calgary-based community dance collectives, and with the University of Calgary's Program of Dance. Shannon has been teaching dancers of all ages in jazz and tap for 14 years.
Shannon is also certified as an instructor of The Fitness Table method, a core strengthening /rehabilitative program and taught at their Calgary location for two years. She's thrilled to have the opportunity to share her passion for tap and jazz with the students of Dance Arts Academy.