Jo McDonald

Jo McDonald is the founder of Dragonfly Dance. She began dancing at age 3, doing calisthenics, and then began ballet at age 13, jazz in her teens, contemporary at age 18, and tap as an adult. She has been teaching for 30 years, and has written / is writing the Dragonfly Dance syllabi in ballet, jazz, contemporary and tap.

Her relevant qualifications include:
- Bachelor of Science (psychology major) from the University of Adelaide
- Honours Psychology from the University of Adelaide
- Certificate IV in Commercial Music (Performance) from Adelaide TAFE
- Graduate Diploma in Creative Industries (Dance Teaching) from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), and she made the Dean's List of Merit
- Grade 6 piano in the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB)

Her highest level dance exams include:
- Modern Theatre Dance, Advanced II, Imperial Society for Teachers of Dancing (ISTD)
- Ballet, Intermediate, ISTD

Jo recently completed the Progressing Ballet Technique (PBT) teacher training for Level 1.

She worked for over ten years in the arts sector for Country Arts SA and Regional Arts Australia.