Studio Stories: Reminiscing on Twin Cities Dance with Thern Anderson - Season 13, Episode 145

Kathryn (Thern) Anderson started her dance training at the U of M in 1968 with Margret Dietz, Heidi Hauser and Judith Mirus.  In 1971 she joined Margret’s Company, Choreogram ,and danced there until 1976.  She then moved to Port Townsend, WA to work with Meg Robson, then to Portland Oregon to dance with Spira, and started Oregon Dance Consort with other dancers from the Wigman tradition. She was in New York from 1980 to 1987, studying at the Erick Hawkins studio, Floor Barre with Zena Rommet, Bartenieff Fundamentals, Anatomy and Kinesiology, Ideokinesis at NYU, Subtle Self with Judith Blackstone and Klein technique with Barbara Mahler.In Washington D.C. from 1987until  1993 she taught through Liz Lerman’s Dnce Exchange, working with senior adults, psychiatric outpatients and hospitalized children.  In addition, she taught many children’s Creative Movement classes at Jane Bittner Dnce Studio in Olbey MD.Back to Minnesota since 1993,  she has performed with Sharon Varosh, Maureen Koelsch, a children;s show with Linda Aus,”Seca” by Marciano Silva dos Santos, “Orphans” with Off leash Area, Pam Gleason,, “Invisible” with Paula Mann and as a guest artist with Christopher Watson Dance  Co.In the Twin Cities, she has taught at Zenon, TU Dance, “Dancing your Story” with Mary Waster through TU Dance and Aroha Philanthropies, Patrick’s Cabaret and currently teaches Modern Dance at Tapestry.