COLLEEN MCDANIELS

Colleen has over 25 years of experience as an instructor. She trained as a gymnast and danced throughout her childhood and soon began to compete in both. By age 15 Colleen started instructing gymnastics through the local park district. She competed in the nationally ranked cheerleading program through her high school. After graduating high school, she worked as an instructor for the Nation Cheerleading Association. Colleen continued her technical training as a dancer with Zenon Dance School. While attending the University of Minnesota Colleen was a Gopher Cheerleader and was able to incorporate her love for instructing dance and performing arts through her internship with the American Variety Theater Company which operated out of the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis, MN. Colleen graduated from the University of Minnesota in 2001 with a B.S. in Speech Communications and Youth Development. In 2011 she completed a RYT 200 hour teacher training through Yoga Center of Minneapolis. She instructed Acrobatics, Dance and Yoga at several studios before opening Minneapolis Performing Arts Center in 2014. Colleen is so honored and excited to share her love of Acrobatics and Dance with Project 52!