Jessica Steele
Acro Department Head

Jessica Steele is a dancer and choreographer from Orange County, CA. She started dancing at the age of 4 and trained in many styles such as ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary/lyrical and tumbling to name a few. She loved dance so much she went on to pursue it in college at California State University, Fullerton where she earned her B.A. in Dance. There she trained extensively in contemporary, ballet, improvisation, african and various styles of modern dance. Simultaneously, Jessica competed on an All-Star Dance team in Orange County, Pace Elite, where she won many gold medals at Worlds and brought home the Gold medal for the United States in the 2012 USASF Cheer and Dance Olympics. She also taught dance at US Spiritleaders summer camps for high school song and dance teams for 6 years where she held a position as choreographer and head instructor, as well. Jessica has been teaching dance for 10 years and specializes in contemporary and tumbling/acro. She has choreographed for Orange County studios and high school dance teams where she’s received numerous choreography, costume and prop awards for her work. She has a passion for teaching the next generation of dancers to not only love dance but love themselves and their community. Her teaching style is strong and encouraging and she empowers her dancers to grow, learn and love the sport and art of dance.