Acro Instructor

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!