Donna Jo Harkrider

Dance Instructor


Originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, Donna Jo Harkrider began her dance training at 3 years of age and has since studied at various local studios in the forms of tap, jazz, modern, ballet, and hip-hop. In high school, she danced competitively on her high school dance team where she began to develop her choreographic techniques. Donna Jo then came to Lawrence, Kansas to pursue a B.F.A. degree in Dance, where she refined her skills in ballet, modern and jazz dance and discovered her passion for choreography and the creative process. After graduating from KU, she began teaching at the Lawrence Arts Center in tap, ballet, jazz, and modern.

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Tap for Beginners[24SU]
06/4/24 - 07/23/24, 6:30PM - 7:25PM | TU
Ages 10 to 120 | Donna Jo Harkrider | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CDYT14
Members $112.5 | Non-Members $125
Tap dance combines rhythm, musicality, and coordination into a fun percussive movement session for your feet. Starting with Level I, students remain in each level until they've mastered the required material to progress to the next level.
a girl in a tap outfit looking at camera
Intermediate Tap[24SU]
06/4/24 - 07/23/24, 7:30PM - 8:25PM | TU
Ages 10 to 120 | Donna Jo Harkrider | Lawrence Arts Center
Enrolling Now | CDYT22
Members $112.5 | Non-Members $125
Tap dance combines rhythm, musicality, and coordination into a fun percussive movement session for your feet. Starting with Level I, students remain in each level until they've mastered the required material to progress to the next level. This is an intermediate-level class for those with at least 2 years or prior experience.

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