Our Story
Jessica Palmer
Jessica Palmer is the owner/instructor of Jessica's School of Dance. She started dance at the young age of 3 at School of the Arts in New Brunswick, New Jersey. At the age of 11, she auditioned and was accepted into the New Jersey Ballet Theatre Guild.
In 1992, Jessica moved to Georgia. She started taking class and joined the Susan Chambers School of Dance and the Susan Chambers Dance Company. A few years later, she became principle dancer in the Susan Chambers pre-professional dance company.
Jessica has taken classes with people such as Mia Michaels, from So You Think You Can Dance, Wade Robson, from So You Think You Can Dance, Joe Lanteri, Joe Tremaine and Doug Caldwell just to name a few.
In 1998, Jessica was accepted into and attended the Governors Honors Program at Valdosta State in dance. She received 2 scholarships to STEPS on Broadway in NY. She has received a scholarship to Broadway Dance Center in NY. She also received a scholarship to Debbie Reynolds Studio in Los Angeles.
She has received awards for choreography at regional and national dance competitions.
Jessica took a few years away from dance when she met and married her husband. They then started their beautiful family adding three wonderful children.
Jessica originally started teaching dance at the age of 16 at her alma mater. After having her three children, she started teaching at Studio Dance Academy in Athens, Ga. She also taught at Oconee Youth Playhouse for several years.
Jessica hopes to share her love of dance with the children here in Oglethorpe County!
Jessica is now into the 14th season of Jessica's School of Dance and is the artistic director of the award winning JSDance Company which is starting their 12th season. Jessica is looking forward to growing even more in the years to come.
The Studio
Jessica started Jessica's School of Dance in 2013. She wanted a place that her own daughter's would grow and be surrounded in a positive environment while learning the basics of dance. The dance studio is run out of the Lena Wise Community Center in Crawford. Jessica wanted to find a place that was centrally located for people in the county while being able to keep tuition prices affordable to all.
The JSDance Company came into conception in 2015. Having grown up in a dance studio that participated in nationally acclaimed competitions and conventions, Jessica wanted to bring this experience to the more serious dancer.
Jessica's goal for opening Jessica's School of Dance and the JSDance Company is for all the dancers to learn proper technique and discipline while having fun in class and learning to love all types of dance!
We hope you come join us as we prepare to start our 14th season!