Betsy Schaefer Roob was born and raised in Elm Grove, WI. She has lived and studied in Michigan, Oregon, El Salvador, and Minnesota where she completed her self-designed degree at the University of Minnesota—a Bachelor of Individualized Studies in English, Dance, and Sustainability Studies. She began dancing with ARENA DANCES in 2013, and has also worked with Karen L. Charles’ Threads Dance Project, Dance & Other Behaviors, and nationally and internationally based choreographers Lynn Andrews, Sasha Kleinplatz, Linda Lehovec, A.T. Moffett, Anne-René Petrarca, and Ray Tadio. Her own work with faux pas, a duo with Julie Marie Muskat, has been presented as part of Candy Box Dance Festival at the Southern Theater. Alongside dancing, Betsy manages the Children’s Literacy Program for Hennepin Healthcare System.