"Art is the emotional anchor that allows us to retain knowledge."
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Born and raised in San Jose, Jessica trained in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, and Contemporary around the Bay Area. Her teachers included world renowned artists Xavier Ferla, Kristine Elliott, and Sam Weber. She had the pleasure of attending summer intensives such as American Ballet Theatre’s in New York and Ballet Austin's, along with numerous workshops and conventions over the course of her training.
As a professional dancer, Jessica was most recently with Bruce Steivel's Bay Pointe Ballet before the company folded in 2018. She joined the company as a Soloist and was promoted to Principle in 2017. She was given numerous opportunities to dance both Soloist and Principle roles in a number of Mr. Steivel's ballets including Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Jessica has also had the pleasure of working with and performing original works by renowned choreographers such as Yannis Adoniou, Gregory Dawson, Mark Foehringer, and Liz Roman. Other roles include but are not limited to, Sugar Plum Fairy in Yanis Pikieris' Nutcracker and the Brown Pas de Duex in Vincente Nebrada's Waltzet. She has also danced with Menlowe Ballet under the direction of Micheal Lowe, Oakland Ballet Company under the direction of Graham Lustig, Western Ballet under the direction of Alexi Zubiria, and The Milissa Payne Project. Jessica is available for guest performances, collaborations, and/or full time work.
As an instructor, Jessica is an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT National Training Curriculum. She has over 10 years of teaching experience and attends seminars and other courses each year to continue to provide her students with the highest level of training. Over the years her students have been accepted into various college programs including but not limited to Marymount, NYU, UCLA, Columbia, Chapman, and Juilliard, and have gone on to successful careers in LA and NYC. Jessica is currently Ballet Master of Nor Cal Dance Arts in San Jose and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Performing Arts from St. Mary's College of California via the LEAP Program. She offers private training in Ballet, the GYROKINESIS® method, & Pilates Mat, as well as Gyrokinesis and Pilates Mat group classes. You can find a full list of her certifications below.
For up to date information on upcoming performances or classes follow Jessica on Instagram & Facebook.
To contact Jessica about bookings or ask a question, email her here.
As a professional dancer, Jessica was most recently with Bruce Steivel's Bay Pointe Ballet before the company folded in 2018. She joined the company as a Soloist and was promoted to Principle in 2017. She was given numerous opportunities to dance both Soloist and Principle roles in a number of Mr. Steivel's ballets including Sugar Plum Fairy and Snow Queen in The Nutcracker and Tiger Lily in Peter Pan. Jessica has also had the pleasure of working with and performing original works by renowned choreographers such as Yannis Adoniou, Gregory Dawson, Mark Foehringer, and Liz Roman. Other roles include but are not limited to, Sugar Plum Fairy in Yanis Pikieris' Nutcracker and the Brown Pas de Duex in Vincente Nebrada's Waltzet. She has also danced with Menlowe Ballet under the direction of Micheal Lowe, Oakland Ballet Company under the direction of Graham Lustig, Western Ballet under the direction of Alexi Zubiria, and The Milissa Payne Project. Jessica is available for guest performances, collaborations, and/or full time work.
As an instructor, Jessica is an American Ballet Theatre Certified Teacher, who has successfully completed the ABT Teacher Training Intensive Pre-Primary through Level 5 of the ABT National Training Curriculum. She has over 10 years of teaching experience and attends seminars and other courses each year to continue to provide her students with the highest level of training. Over the years her students have been accepted into various college programs including but not limited to Marymount, NYU, UCLA, Columbia, Chapman, and Juilliard, and have gone on to successful careers in LA and NYC. Jessica is currently Ballet Master of Nor Cal Dance Arts in San Jose and holds a Bachelors of Arts in Performing Arts from St. Mary's College of California via the LEAP Program. She offers private training in Ballet, the GYROKINESIS® method, & Pilates Mat, as well as Gyrokinesis and Pilates Mat group classes. You can find a full list of her certifications below.
For up to date information on upcoming performances or classes follow Jessica on Instagram & Facebook.
To contact Jessica about bookings or ask a question, email her here.
Jessica's Certifications
GYROTONIC®/GYROKINESIS®:
GYROTONIC® Level 1
GYROKINESIS® Apprentice
Jumping-Streching Board
Pilates:
National Pilates Certified Trainer
Dance:
American Ballet Theatre Certified Teaher: Level Pre-Primary - Level 5
GYROTONIC® Level 1
GYROKINESIS® Apprentice
Jumping-Streching Board
Pilates:
National Pilates Certified Trainer
Dance:
American Ballet Theatre Certified Teaher: Level Pre-Primary - Level 5