As a young dancer, Jessica
apprenticed with NC Dance Theatre under the direction of former New
York City Ballet principals Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia
McBride. Tomlinson graduated from the University of NC School of
the Arts with a BFA in Contemporary Dance. Upon moving to Chicago
she collaborated with Lauri Stallings (formerly of Hubbard Street
and current Artistic Director of gloATL) and performed with her
company NANDANSE. Jessica was a dancer, choreographer, assistant
rehearsal director and teacher for Thodos Dance Chicago from
2005-2017, where she performed and toured both Nationally and
Internationally. Jessica continued developing her own work through
the Thodos New Dances Performance Series, with several works
becoming part of the company’s repertoire.
Jessica Miller Tomlinson’s Award
Winning Choreography has been commissioned or produced by the
Chautauqua Ballet Company, NC School of the Arts, Aerial Dance
Chicago, Alluvion Dance Chicago, Hot Crowd, DanceWorks Chicago,
Chicago Repertory Ballet,The Joyce Theater Foundation, The
Inconvenience Performance Group,The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival,
Idaho Dance Theatre, Regional Dance America, Columbia College of
Chicago, Washington and Lee University, The Edinburgh Fringe
Festival , Forum Dance Theatre, Nomi Dance Company, Dance in the
Parks, The Dance Gallery Festival, Visceral Dance Chicago, Nebraska
Contemporary Dance Theatre, Eisenhower Dance Company, The Harvest
Dance Festival, The HSDC Youth Ensemble, Northern Illinois
University, SHIFT DANCE | FESTIVAL Albuquerque, Dance For Life, and
Thodos Dance Chicago. She has collaborated with Dance For
Life's Our Voices
Dance, and
Andy Warhol Silver
Clouds Exhibit at the
MCA.
Jessica was most recently a
Faculty member for the Hubbard Street Youth Dance Program, as well
as The Joffrey Academy of Dance, where she taught Contemporary for
the Joffrey Studio Company and Trainees. She was Adjunct Faculty at
Northern Illinois University the past two years. Jessica currently
serves as the Ballet Mistress for Cerqua Rivera Dance Theatre. This
Fall she is excited to be joining the Faculty of Alma Dance School,
Pure Vibe Dance Center, Christine Belpedio’s School of Dance and
The Rooted Space.
www.JessicaMillerTomlinson.com