During her 15 year professional dance career, Jamie has performed and taught world wide with nationally and internatiionaly acclaimed companies like Ririe-Woodbury and Momix. She earned a BFA from the University of Utah in modern dance performance and education and a MFA in dance and higher education. She started her own dance school, Freedom in Motion, for children ages 4-18 in Durango Colorado and over the years has taught in elementary and junior high schools across the country. Jamie’s love and passion for teaching creative movement to youth is to help them experience a sense of self-empowerment, expression, community, creativity, and joy in their bodies.