JESSICA HARPER TORRES

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Jessica Harper is a choreographer, adjunct  professor, dancer, yoga instructor, filmmaker and humorist. She  completed her MFA in Dance from University of California, Irvine, her  Masters in Education at the University of Phoenix, her BA in Dance at  Loyola Marymount University, and her yoga certification in the Vinyasa  Krama Series under the direction of Srivatsa Ramaswami. Jess teaches  vinyasa flow, modern, jazz, hip-hop, ballet, tap, and social dance. She  works at LMU, Chapman University, LBCC, School of Dance and Music, and  the Yoga Loft. She's also taught at UCI, AMDA, and POPs. She is director  of her company JESS HARPER & Dancers, dances in METHOD, a  contemporary company under the direction of Bradley Michaud, and KAIROS  Dance Company under Hazel Clarke. She has danced for TONGUE under  Stephanie Gilliland, MIZERANYDANCE, LEDGES AND BONES, Kristin  Smiraowsky, EARTH WIND AND FIRE, and for the Pacific Symphony Orchestra  in the opera Carmen. Originally from St. Louis, MO, she danced with  Missouri State Ballet, and traveled to Russia, Australia, and New  Zealand as a student ambassador. A scholarship recipient of NYU’s Tisch  Dance Summer Festival, Jess has also received Lester Horton Awards for  Outstanding Performance by a Company (TONGUE and METHOD), and has been  nominated for Best Female Artist dancing with METHOD. She feels blessed  to live life creatively, and is fully committed to teaching and giving  back to the community, in a humorous and loving way.