grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and began her classical dance training with Miss Becker’s Dance Studio in downtown Columbus at the age of 3. She joined BalletMet Columbus’s Academy in 1987 and studied there until 1995. She has studied with Shir Lee Wu at The Columbus Youth Ballet, and also with Tim Veach at the School of Columbus Dance Theatre (CDT) and under Roberta Taylor at BalletMet Columbus, and CDT. She has performed professionally with The Atlantic Ballet Company in Camden, Maine under the direction of Michele Cox, with Columbus Dance Theatre under Tim Veach, and Atelier de Ballet Classique under Roberta Taylor. Jennifer has done lighting work with The Columbus Movement Movement (CM2), Kennet Oberly, CDT, and for Christina Kirk, and has worked as a backstage hand and backstage liaison for The Contemporary American Theater Company (CATCO), The Rhythm In Motion Dance Collective, and Natalie Marrone and The Dance Cure. Jennifer graduated from the Ohio University with a degree in Early Childhood Education in 2001. She has taught dance for young children at Atlantic Ballet Company, Columbus Youth Ballet, Columbus Dance Theatre, and currently at The New Albany Ballet Company. This is her first season dancing for The Dance Cure.