"I do not expect perfection from my students but I do expect them to give the very best of themselves."

At long last, Jackie graces the ballet scene with her bold new studio- Ballet Studio 260!

With over 25 years of experience Jackie has spent years investing her knowledge and deep admiration for ballet onto her students with her meticulous work and dedication. Jackie brings to each class a culmination of what her past teachers and mentors have left with her and most importantly her certifications in the Vaganova syllabus and
The American Ballet Theatre National Curriculum.
Jackie started her ballet training at the age of 7 in Central NY where she was born and raised. After advancing through the R.A.D. Method under the directon of Delia Foley, she studied on scholarships at various schools such as; Chicago City Ballet, The Bolshoi in Vail, CO, The New York City Ballet at NYSSA and BalletMet, training under such noteable professional master teachers as Homer Bryant, David Howard, Maria and Marjorie Tallchief, Allegra Kent,, John White, Raymond Lukens and Franco De Vita.
  From 1993-1997 Jackie danced under contract with The Pennsylvania Acadmey of Ballet Society and soon thereafter made her debut as a choreographer with PABS. Jackie is certified by John White of PABS to teach The Vaganova Method. She has taught in NY, NH, VT and PA and has choreographed an extensive amount of ballet and contemporary pieces.
  In 2000, Jackie relocated to VT and joined the staff at Vermont Ballet Theatre School as ballet teacher, choreographer and ballet mistress for VBT company. From 2001-2004 she was Ballet Mistress for Albany Berkshire Ballet's annual productions of The Nutcracker and in 2005 Jackie particpated in the Youth America Grand Prix Competition with a former student of hers.
  In 2006, Jackie and her husband relocated to The Upper Valley where she continued choreographing and training dancers. Occasionally Jackie travels to South Burlington to teach at New England Ballet Conservatory and she guest teaches at Dartmouth College as part of the Dartmouth Classical Ballet Theatre as well as at Studio U in upstate NY.
In the summer of 2009 Jackie joined ranks with some of the world's most recognized and educated classical ballet instructors and earned her certification as an ABT Certified Teacher. Jackie has successfully completed the
American Ballet Theatre Teacher Training Intensive in Primary through Level 5 of the ABT National Training Curriculum.
Jackie plans to continue her education with ABT and hopes to bring to the Upper Valley the opportunity to provide dance students with a rich knowledge of classical ballet technique and the ability to adapt to all styles and techniques of dance.