Jorie Knysz – RED Elites Choreographer & Elites Office Staff
Jorie Knysz is from Buffalo Grove, Illinois where she began dancing at the age of two. Her main training was at Dance Xplosion in Addison, IL, and Soul2Sole Dance Inc. in Buffalo Grove, where she trained in ballet, pointe, contemporary, hip hop, lyrical, jazz, and musical theater. Through these studios, she was able to work with world-renowned choreographers including Shannon Mather, Rudy Abreu, and Talia Favia. During high school, Jorie was a member of Adlai E. Stevenson’s Varsity Patriette Dance Team for four years. For three years on the team, she helped choreograph national and state-winning routines as well as other Illinois awards. She was a member of the choreography team for three years as well as captain her senior year. In 2020 she won Dance Team Union nationals with her self-choreographed solo. Jorie is a recent graduate of Texas Tech University where she was a four-year member of the Texas Tech Pom Squad. As a member of the Pom squad, helped the team win two NDA national championships in D1A Pom and D1A Jazz and an ICU World Championship in the premiere Jazz category. During her four years on the team, she received many awards including Veteran of the Year, Game-Day Rookie, Game-Day Vet, and academic awards. She has had the opportunity to dance with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders in the 2022 Christmas Halftime Show, attend ProAction Dance, and assist at NDCA. Jorie is now a choreographer for the Revolution Elite Dance Elites Company and enjoys working with dancers at RED!
