Jules Szabo is a UNCSA High School Dance alumna who specializes in using ballet, jazz, contemporary dance and conditioning exercises for fitness. Szabo’s success as a dance fitness entrepreneur materialized after college, graduate school, motherhood and over 30 years in the pharmaceutical industry.
As a corporate executive, Szabo had enjoyed the business, operations and leadership skills she gained, but missed dancing. She finally returned to her dancing roots and reset her entire professional trajectory by creating daily dance fitness classes for trained ballet, jazz and contemporary dancers. In 2009, she taught The Dancer’s Workout® (TDW) for the first time and never looked back. Jules is thrilled to be back at UNCSA teaching students who are the age she was when her dance journey first began.
Career Highlights
- Choreographed 500+ pop songs and built an extensive portfolio of classes.
- Developed a proprietary class design structure which uses ballet, jazz and contemporary choreography plus toning exercises for fitness purposes.
- Has taught thousands of classes and students over the past 15 years.
- Created the TDW Instructor Certification program which certifies trained dancers to teach The Dancer’s Workout® in dance studios, gyms and fitness facilities across the country (choreography provided).
- Is a small business owner, dance fitness entrepreneur, and Founder and Artistic Director of The Dancer’s Workout® and TDW MAVENS dance company.
Awards, Recognitions and Honors
- Featured Instructor in Dance Magazine’s “Dance Media Live!” series of classes.
- DanceTeacher+ author who is featured in their online magazine as “a trusted dance business educator who helps studio owners and instructors acquire the leadership, business, social media, and choreography resources needed to accelerate their own adult dance business success.”
- Recipient of 50+ ballet, jazz and contemporary dance student nominations for Dance Teacher magazine’s “Dance Teacher” Awards across three years.
- Winner of the 2023 Good Housekeeping Fitness Award as Top Wellness App in the category of Best for Former Dancers.
- Inducted into Marquis Who’s Who and featured as a Marquis Who’s Who Top Artist in 2024.
Education
M.S. QA & Regulatory AffairsTemple University
B.S. PsychologyAppalachian State University