Jennifer started her own training with The New Hampshire School of Ballet under the direction of her aunt Suzanne Taylor, whose mother Lena Taylor founded the school in 1965.
Jennifer studied and performed with the school for eighteen years and joined
the "NH Ballet Ensemble" dance company from 1987-1989. Jennifer also went on to compete in the Miss New Hampshire Scholarship Program winning Third Runner-up, 2nd Runner Up, all the community service awards and Overall talent.
Today, Jennifer continues to choreograph and judge for the pageant system. In 1989, Jennifer purchased The New Hampshire School of Ballet from her aunt and proceeded to carry on the family dream of bringing quality dance training to students in New Hampshire. She is an accomplished teacher and choreographer whose students have won many regional and national titles as well as over-all high score awards, title competitions, auditions and college scholarships. Many of her students have obtained professional careers as dancers with Busch Gardens, Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise ships, Tokyo Disney, Chase Brock Dance Company, Parsons Dance Company in NY, Beauty and Beast National Tour, Radio City, Rockettes, New York City lead “Billy” in the Broadway hit show “Billy Elliot”, national Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, National Tour of Flashdance and two graduated students on the national tour of Finding Neverland. Presently she has a graduate with the American Contemporary Ballet, Charlotte Ballet Company, Washington Ballet and on a tour of Cats.
Jennifer has been a certified teacher with DMA since 1991 and has served on the board of directors for Chapter 5 New England for many years and is currently serving as Immediate Past President. . She continues to open the door for her students by directing and choreographing several productions of Nutcracker each year, teaches master classes throughout New England and adjudicates dance competitions throughout the U.S and Canada both regionally and nationally. She has also written numerous articles for the dance magazine “Dance Studio Life” and resides in Hooksett, NH with her husband and 2 daughters Skylar and Riley.