Catherine Schroder

Catherine is a professional dancer and teacher based in Dunedin, New Zealand. Catherine grew up in the theatre performing with her mother (a professional singer). By the time she was sixteen, Catherine was running her own dance classes with a passion for dance teaching and choreography. Catherine studied contemporary dance at Unitec in Auckland but after serious injury herself she found a new approach to dance focussed on wellbeing and community in Dunedin. Two years later she came back into the dance scene performing in a West African Dance show about mothers with postnatal depression with her four month old daughter. Since then, Catherine has been performing and teaching for schools, universities and music festivals in a variety of styles, while working with many renowned local and international choreographers, artists, musicians and DJs to create unique performances and films. Catherine completed two years postgraduate study in Dance/Movement therapy and founded Dancers Anonymous to share her love for dance and wellbeing.

Catherine began her journey in flow arts last year when she combined staff with dance and acrobatics. She has been enjoying exploring partner double staffs and poi choreography combining dance and flow arts.

Catherine is teaching West African Dance, Freestyle Dance Fundamentals and Poi Choreography workshops at Circulation.