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Betsy Andersen

Betsy Andersen began dancing at age three.  Her training is in ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, lyrical and contemporary, but her main love is ballet! Betsy danced with the Lincoln City Ballet Company from 1987-1989 in Peter and the Wolf and The Wizard of Oz.  She has danced with the Lincoln Midwest Ballet Company since 1989 and has performed for more than 20 years in The Nutcracker.  Betsy was a Company Member for five years and has also performed in LMBC productions of Coppelia, Sleeping Beauty, and Festival of Dancers.  She attended numerous LMBC summer programs and was accepted to the Colorado Ballet summer dance program.  ?

Betsy is a LMBC Rehearsal Assistant (1996-1999) and 2010 to present.  She was an advanced ballet student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln under the direction of Dr. Lisa Fuscillo.  She was awarded a ballet scholarship, appeared in University dance performances and was selected to dance with Opera Omaha.  ?

Betsy has been teaching ballet in Omaha and Lincoln for over 20 years.  She danced with the Omaha Modern Dance Collective and continued her ballet training in Omaha under the direction of the late Mary Waugh-Taylor.  She has also danced with the Lincoln Contemporary Dance Project.  For the last four years, Betsy has coached dancers preparing for the Youth of America Grand Prix competitions.   Betsy has a BSBA from UNL in Human Resource Management with minors in History and Dance and attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  When not teaching dance, she works as an Executive Assistant in the agriculture industry and loves being a dance and gymnastics mom! Betsy is thrilled to return to The Dance Authority and share her knowledge and experience with our students!  

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