Heather Smith
Dance Personal Trainer, DWC Blog Contributor, & Former DWCA
Heather Smith grew up in the town of Oregon, Illinois dancing jazz, lyrical, tap, modern and ballet competitively. In 2006 she was nominated for Dance America’s “Dancer of the Year” and accepted into the University of Illinois Champaign/Urbana’s BFA program as a dance major. During her four years there she received the Talented Student Scholarship and studied with artists such as Jan Erkert, Linda Lehovec, Rebecca Nettle-Fiol and Tere O’Conner.
After receiving her BFA Heather worked as the Choreographer for Sandals Resort and Spa in Turks and Caicos before relocating to the PNW in 2013. She has since performed with several Seattle based choreographers and dance companies such as 3rd Shift Dance, 127th St Dance Company, Collective Sigh, Intrepidus Dance, Re:flexion Dance and Version Excursion.
She is a certified Yoga instructor, NASM certified personal trainer and a Basi certified Pilates instructor working in the South Sound.