Biography

Jennifer Holmes began her classical dance training at Ballet Lubbock with Suzanne Aker. She attended Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University, where she graduated cum laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance Performance. During her time at SMU, she trained under Karen Kriete, Nathan Montoya, and Joe Orlando, as well as guest artists Ann Reinking, Paul Taylor, Ethel Winter and Yuriko. She also studied at The Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance under Susan Kikuchi.

Jennifer is a second-generation Pilates teacher trained by Romana Kryzanowska and was invited by Romana to become a teacher trainer for her certification program in 2003. She has mentored many apprentice teachers and attends Continuing Professional Education seminars yearly.  She served as an Adjunct Lecturer at SMU from 2004-2007 where she taught Pilates and assisted in the re-staging of Martha Graham’s Panorama. Jennifer is also certified as a personal trainer by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She has completed Boston Ballet’s Adaptive Dance Teacher Training as well as the American Preparatory Ballet Training©.