North Shore Academy of the Arts

DANCE CLASSES BEGIN THE WEEK OF 9/6!   Email kathleenf@northshoreacademyofthearts.org with dance department questions or REGISTER ONLINE NOW

Kathleen Fictum graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2008, earning her Bachelor of the Arts-Dance Degree with in the Peck School of the Arts.   Since 2003 she has been instructing & choreographing dance for schools, studios and dance/cheer teams in the greater Milwaukee area. Her repertoire includes ballet, jazz, tap, modern, lyrical, hip hop, break dancing, dance team, partnering and aerobics. In 2004 UW-Milwaukee noted her talent and hired her to instruct aerobic dance as a freshman. Her passion to choreograph and teach has also expanded into musical theatre, having co-directed and choreographed High School Musical I & II, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie, Willy Wonka, and many others.

Currently Kathleen is the NSAA dance department director, head musical choreographer, and head coach of Ozaukee Elite.  She also sits as president of  8 Count: Professional Dance Instruction & Choreography, expert instructor and dance competition judge for HYPE Cheer & Dance Inc, lead instructor for Performing Arts Spring Grove, IL, and as the head coach of the Nicolet High School Dance Team and the Illinois Velocity All-Stars.