Katie Staszkow

KATIE STASZKOW (dancer, BodyVox-2) began her early training at Jeanne’s School of Dance in her hometown of Chandler, Arizona. She continued her formal training and received her Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Ballet Teaching from the University of Utah in May 2011. At the U, Katie was a member of the Utah Ballet company and the Character Dance Ensemble where she performed internationally in Tokyo, Athens, and Berlin, and has also been a guest artist with the Aspen Santa Fe Ballet for the past three years. Katie loves dancing with BodyVox and is also sharing her passion for dance by teaching ballet and jazz at the Clackamas Dance and Performing Arts Center.

• Favorite spot for Happy Hour: On Hawthorne
• Favorite Cocktail: Vodka Tonic
• Favorite spot for adventure in Oregon: Cannon Beach
• Favorite spot for adventure in Portland: Powells Books
• How do you take your coffee: With a lot of cream and a little sugar
  
• Mode of Transportation: Bus, walk, and drive
• What you are reading right now (book): The Life of Pi
• What you are watching right now (TV): Catching up on Lost
• What you are listening to right now (ipod): Mumford and Sons, Arcade Fire, and deadmau5 
  
  

photo by: Christopher Peddecord