Jessica Miller Tomlinson
Int/Adv Modern/Contemporary
Tuesdays 11:45am-1:15pm
***ALL CLASSES at The Chicago Academy for the Arts June 20th-August 15th***
Throughout this class, dancers will progress from the floor to standing as a means of preparing and rendering the body capable of executing dynamic phrase work with an emphasis on physical efficiency in moving in and out of the floor while supplying dancers with skills that will enhance their floorwork capabilities.
Photo by William Frederking
Jessica Miller Tomlinson graduated from UNCSA with a BFA in Contemporary Dance. She was a dancer, choreographer, and teacher for Thodos Dance Chicago from 2005 - 2017, performing and touring nationally and internationally. Jessica produced her first evening-length performance, JMT /JLS Choreography, following a Grand Prize Win and Grant from the Joyce Theater Foundation’s A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009.
Jessica’s Award Winning Choreography has been commissioned or produced by the Chautauqua Ballet Company, New Century Dance Project, Dance Wisconsin, Water Street Dance Milwaukee, Aerial Dance Chicago, Moonwater Dance Project, Hot Crowd, DanceWorks Chicago, Chicago Repertory Ballet, The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival, Idaho Dance Theatre, Spring To Dance Festival, The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Dance For Life, Common Conservatory, Dance in the Parks, The Dance Gallery Festival, The MidWest RADFest, Visceral Dance Chicago, The Harvest Chicago Contemporary Dance Festival, Eisenhower Dance Detroit, SHIFT DANCE | FESTIVAL Albuquerque, and Thodos Dance Chicago. She has collaborated with Dance For Life's Our Voices Dance, Jacqueline Stewart/JAXON Movement Arts, Joshua Manculich, local Chicago band District 97, and the Andy Warhol Silver Clouds Exhibit at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
Jessica was Adjunct Faculty at Northern Illinois University for two years. She has been a Guest Alumni Choreographer for UNCSA and an Artist-in-Residence at Eisenhower Dance Detroit, Columbia College of Chicago, and Washington and Lee University. She is a ballet instructor for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, Visceral Dance Chicago, Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre, and South Chicago Dance Theatre, where she also served as Rehearsal Director for four seasons. Jessica is a faculty member for The Rooted Space and Pure Vibe Dance Center.