Dodie Askegard

Dodie Askegard began her training in Minneapolis, Minnesota with Minnesota Dance Theatre studying under Loyce Houlton and Bonnie Mathis. She continued her training at Ballet West, San Francisco Ballet, and in New York with Maggie Black. She danced as a soloist with Minnesota Dance Theatre, joined Spokane Ballet as a principal, and worked with MICA, Aponte and Company, and other theater groups in Minneapolis and Spokane. In 2004, she became the director of Ballet Arts Academy and was named the Artistic Director of Theatre Ballet of Spokane. Dodie is a certified ABT NTC teacher as well as in Progressing Ballet Technique, which she has used to create conditioning programs for ballet dancers and figure skaters. In addition to teaching, she is also an accomplished choreographer. She has been Children’s Rehearsal Director for The Nutcracker in Spokane with Alberta Ballet, Ballet Memphis, State Street Ballet, and Nashville Ballet. She attended the University of Washington in Seattle, WA where she graduated Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kapa with a BA in Political Science. Dodie also earned her Masters in Dance Education in 2017 from the University of Northern Colorado with her thesis focusing on teaching musicality in the dance studio. She has taught at summer programs across the country, and in 2019 was named Artist in Residence for the University of Las Vegas, Nevada (UNLV).