Heather Arneson, Acting Instructor/Dance Coreographer

Heather Arneson is a choreographer, actress, dancer, and teaching artist in the South Sound. Heather is excited to work on her first production with Lakewood Institute of Theatre! Heather also works for Tacoma Musical Playhouse as a teaching artist/choreographer, currently choreographing Elephant & Piggie’s “We Are in a Play!”. Other choreographic credits include Children of Eden at The Evergreen Playhouse and The Lion King Jr. for CampTMP. Stage credits include Grease (Sandy), Footloose, The Little Mermaid (Atina), and Moon Over Buffalo (Roz). On top of her theatre work, Heather teaches ballet/jazz at Tacoma Urban Performing Arts Center (T.U.P.A.C.).  Heather was a dancer first and has extensive dance training in ballet, contemporary, jazz, and tap. Her most recent dance credits include The Nutcracker with Ballet Northwest and Handel's Messiah with Ballet Bellevue. Heather holds a Masters in Education and loves sharing her passion for the performing arts with the community.