Jen's Bio

Jennifer is a certified Ballroom Dance instructor and a professional competitor since 1996. Jennifer's early dance experience comes from ballet and ice-skating. She discovered ballroom dancing while attending Regents College in London, England.

She later received her BA in Theatre Arts and Dance from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, then her MA and MFA from Chapman University in Orange County, California.

After a brief amateur career Jennifer became a professional instructor for Arthur Murray’s in Beverly Hills. She continued with Arthur Murray’s Dance Studios for two years then became an independent instructor and competitor in 1998.

From 1996-2002 Jennifer competed in the Professional American Smooth Ballroom division. She attended all major U.S. Dance Sport competitions including Ohio Star Ball and USDSC.

Jennifer relocated to San Francisco in the Fall of 2003. From 2004-2006 Jennifer competed throughout Northern California with Tadas Jonyla in the Professional Standard Ballroom division.

From 2006-present Jennifer is partnered with former two-time U.S. Standard Ballroom Champion Stephen Cullip. They perform shows and teach classes together in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Besides competing and teaching dance, Jennifer was on staff with Chapman University's English and Theatre/Dance departments from 1992-2002. In 1999 she started Chapman’s first Ballroom Dance Club and acted as faculty advisor. That year she began Chapman’s first Collegiate Competition Team, and then in 2000 she advised Chapman’s first Collegiate Latin Formation Team.

Currently, Jennifer teaches private lessons at Pick School of Ballroom Dancing in San Francisco, Allegro Ballroom near Berkeley & Just Dance Ballroom in Oakland.

Above, Jennifer Davis with Stephen Cullip, July 2006. Photo by Howard Gerstein.

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