Anna Wetoska
Dancer/Choreographer
Anna Wetoska is a Chicago-based dance artist, choreographer, and educator. She is a graduate of the University of Iowa, earning both a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance and a Bachelor of Arts in Human Health and Physiology. She has had the incredible privilege of working with established choreographers such as Stephanie Miracle, Melinda Jean Myers, Marc Macaranas, Urban Bush Women, Shannon Alvis, Alice Klock, and more throughout her collegiate training.
Anna is currently a founding company member of Solarium Dance Company and a dancer and choreographer with Trifecta Dance Collective. She previously performed with Alluvion Dance Chicago and has participated in numerous freelance projects, including film work with Purus Motus and performances at the Iowa Dance Festival, Detroit City Dance Festival, and Trifecta Dance Festival. Her choreographic work has been commissioned and presented at Alluvion’s Emergence, Trifecta Dance Collective’s New Light, and the Take Up Space Dance Festival. From 2018 to 2023, Anna served as a coach and choreographer for the nationally ranked Loyola Academy Dance Team at both the JV and Varsity levels, in addition to working with competitive dance teams and studios around the country.
Anna is deeply passionate about educating the next generation of dancers. She is the founder, director, and choreographer of the Jr. Ramblerette All Star program and serves as Co-Director of Competition Companies at Karisma Dance Company. Her teaching philosophy is rooted in proper technical foundations and functional movement principles. As a National Academy of Sports Medicine–Certified Personal Trainer and Progressing Ballet Technique instructor, Anna developed cross-conditioning practices that make her dancers strong, versatile, and resilient against injuries as well as explosive, engaging performers. On top of this, Anna also travels nationally as a dance competition judge, engaging with and adjudicating incredible dancers across the country.