Jess Carr, Ballet Instructor


Photo: IRA BAUEr-SPECTOR, 2023. 

Jess Carr began dancing at the age of 4 and later joined the San Diego Civic Youth Ballet. She furthered her dance studies at the University of California, Irvine where she majored in Literary Journalism with a specialization in marketing/design. Jess has performed all over Southern California. Some of her favorites include various hip hop/freestyle competitions and the LA Clippers Halftime Shows. While in Michigan, Jess had been the head coach for West Ottawa High School’s competitive dance team, resident choreographer for TrueJEM Productions, and taught a variety of dance styles at Avalon School of the Arts. She’s excited to be back in California teaching, doing musical theater with the Sweetwater Union High School District, and dancing professionally with Bayanihan.