Whitney James-Heskett

Instructor

Palomar Ballroom Santa Cruz

Whitney is an avid dancer and choreographer born and raised in Santa Cruz. She has over 20 years of dance and performance experience in many styles including ballet, hip hop, jazz, musical theater, and ballroom. Whitney has a passion for dance in general and choreography in particular, and has created many pieces for different dance concerts, and choreographed several local musical theater productions. As a teacher, Whitney is very good at seeing exactly what students need to do to improve their movement and articulating those things in a way even students with no dance background can understand. One of Whitney's greatest joys is sparking a love for dance in her students and watching them improve.