Jessica is an award-winning choreographer who has taught and choreographed many styles of classical and contemporary dance, both privately and academically, for two decades. Jessica danced professionally in the Philadelphia area for a number of years and was the owner and artistic director of In Motion Dance Company. Jessica is also an avid theatre director, choreographer, and teaching artist. She has directed and choreographed over 60 full-length shows in both academic and professional theatres at such places as Bucks County Playhouse, Steel River Playhouse, Broadway Theatre of Pitman, LaSalle University, Central Bucks West, and T4Y Playmakers. She is the Artistic Director of inFlux Dance Company and Backyard Shenanigan Theatre Project. She teaches several dance technique and repertory courses, dance history, choreography/composition, theatre courses, and directs theatrical productions.

• MFA, Theatre/Directing, University of Idaho
• C.i.D.E., National Dance Education Organization
• MA, Theatre Arts, Arcadia University
• BA, Education, Ashford University

Accomplishments

• Artistic Director of inFlux Dance Company (in residence at Bryn Athyn College)
• Artistic Director of Backyard Shenanigan Theatre Project
• Director/Choreographer at Bucks County Playhouse
• Owner/Director of In Motion Dance Studio

Affiliations

• Member of Stage Directors and Choreographers Association
• Member of the National Dance Education Organization
• Member of the Congress on Dance Research
• Member of the Educational Theatre Association

Areas of Expertise/Interest

• Choreography & Composition
• American Dance History
• Dance Technique & Performance
• Theatre Directing
• Musical Theatre