Originally from Liverpool, Jess moved to London aged 17 to study at the world renowned Bird College, Sidcup where she gained a BA(Hons) degree in Dance and Theatre Performance and studied towards her teaching qualifications.

Theatre Credits include: Tina Turner the Musical, Emerald Storm, Danny Foster and the Big Soul Corporation, Hairspray, 42nd Street, Paris Je T’aime – La Nouvelle Eve, Nostalgia – Benidorm Palace, Peter Pan, Rock the Opera, Cinderella, Aladdin, Celtic Journey, Alice in Wonderland and shows onboard Celebrity Cruises for QDos productions. Television appearances include Dancing on Ice, Alan Titchmarsh Show, John Carter of Mars, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Premier, BBC news for Peter Pan interview with The Fonz, the Lord Mayors Parade, and the St Georges Day Mayors’ introduction.

She fell in love with circus in 2011 and has been adding circus skills to her performance skills since then, working for Best Parties Ever for 5 years running and performing as solo aerialist onboard P&O Azura. She is now kept very busy working for many high end London based dance and circus companies including Divine Company, Big Soul Corporation, The Folly Mixtures and many more, which sees her performing at various high profile events in London and all over the world, as well as modelling for T.K Maxx and Harrods and occasionally appearing as a magician’s assistant!

Jessica has always loved teaching and now balances teaching with performing as she likes to pass on her passion and knowledge to inspire the younger generation and encourage them to enter the crazy world of show business as she knows what a tough, but incredible career it is! She has taught at colleges such as Bird College, LCPA and Jelli Studios under the direction of Jennifer Ellison where she taught the students from Dance Mums UK. She has also taught world champion Cheerleaders at Cheer Schools and other schools in London, the North West and as far away as Hong Kong. She has hosted dance workshops at London’s biggest dance convention, Move It! where she has also choreographed and performed in performances on the Main Stage. Choreography Credits include working alongside Deborah Norris on 42nd Street and Hairspray, both of which were nominated for Best Choreography in a Musical, 42nd winning the title as well as Best Musical, she now works as Resort Director for the Sensatori Shows in Tenerife. Events that have been organised by Jess include: West End Fest, held in St Paul’s Cathedral, Bam Bam’s Summer Circus and Cirque D’Amour, all raising money for Cardiac Risk in the Young.

The joy felt when watching the circus can only be mirrored by either…..going again, or learning the skills yourself! Showkids Circus has been set up to allow children to master different circus skills, such as those seen in The Greatest Showman! Skills such as juggling, hula hooping, acrobatics and aerial arts (hoop and silks) will be taught, and combined with dance to create elegant, flexible and rhythmic young performers. All skills will be taught with safety as our first concern, but with the added element of FUN!