MISSY SHINOSKI
2203 NW Hedgewood Drive – Grain Valley, MO 64029 – 816.443.3030
kloghop@sbcglobal.net
Missy Pearson Shinoski has been clogging 33 years and teaching for 25. She is the instructor/director of the Klogghoppers of Kansas City, MO. The group was formed in 1981 and is a family oriented group. The Klogghoppers enjoy performing and hosting national events. Currently the Klogghoppers are not a competition team, but they were very active in competitive clogging from 1984 to 2003. During this time period, Missy personally won 10 National Solo Grand Champion Titles and her team won over 600 trophies & many National Grand Championships (specializing in the Show & Hoedown categories).
In March of 2008, Missy was elected to serve as a board member to the National CLOG Organization. She is also the current Vice President for the Missouri Clogging Council & has served as their Co-President and Co/Vice President in the past. Missy has taught at local, national & international conventions. In 2002, Missy was inducted into the NCHC Hall of Fame. She also created the USA National Dance List (www.clog.org ) in 2000.
Missy has taught in Canada several times & she has represented the United States overseas 7 times. First, in 1985, Missy & her brother joined the Ozark Mountain Cloggers on a Goodwill Ambassador tour of Spain and Portugal. Second, in 1990, she was part of a folk festival exchange between Silver Dollar City (Branson, MO) & Italy. Third, in 1994, Missy and fifteen members of her team went to Russia, through a Silver Dollar City festival exchange. Fourth, in June of 1997, Missy and her team had the honor of performing at the Austrian Alps Performing Arts Festival throughout Austria. Fifth, in October 1998, Missy taught and judged in the Czech Republic for the Country Dance & Folk Festival in Prague. Sixth, in 2000, she was selected to teach at the 5th Annual National Australian Clogging Association Convention in Canberra, Australia. Seventh, in 2006, Missy returned to teach for the 11th National Australian Clogging Convention – held on the island of Tasmania. Coming up in 2009, she will be teaching at the 50th Birthday celebration for the ECTA Convention in Suhl, German.
Missy is certified as a clogging instructor (CCI) and NCHC (National Clogging and Hoedown Championships) judge & judge rule representative. She served as the Executive Director of the American Royal Barbecue Clogging Classic competition for nine years. Missy also hosted the America’s Heartland Clogging Championships for 9 years. She currently organizes an annual workshop & competition, called The City Slicker Stomp (for 11 years). November 2007 marked Missy’s 20th year of teaching for the National C.L.O.G. Convention.
Missy has choreographed for her own teams, workshops, other competition teams & Silver Dollar City (in Branson, MO). Her ability in choreography & her teaching clogging has gained national and international recognition. Missy is married & has a 6 year old daughter. Besides teaching clogging locally & nationally, Missy is currently a stay-at-home mom as well as doing some part time work as a scenic artist at the KC Repertory Theatre. She looks forward to sharing her love of clogging with you.
