Shannon began her career with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, dancing professionally with them for nine years. In 2009, Shannon joined Nederlands Dans Theater. During her time in Chicago and Europe, Shannon toured internationally dancing works by many world-renowned choreographers such as Jiri Kylian, Nacho Duato, William Forsythe, Ohad Naharin, Jorma Elo, and Crystal Pite. She has appeared in seven productions at the Lyric Opera and has been on faculty at the Joffrey Academy, Interlochen School for the Arts (summer), and Visceral Dance Center. She has choreographed for Cerqua Rivera, Visceral Dance Chicago, Thodos Dance Chicago, DanceWorks Chicago, Chicago Repertory Ballet, and was a recipient of the Joffrey Ballet’s Winning Work’s Choreographic Competition. Most recently, Shannon created for Ballet Des Moines and is excited to be sharing her work in Iowa once again after premiering The Love Of Souls for the University of Iowa’s Dance Gala in 2018.