Jennifer
Elaine
Walker
Jennifer was born and raised in NE Kansas, where she continues to live and work as an artist, educator, and writer. An eclectic and widely trained theater artist, Jennifer grew up in a theater family; her grandmother was raised in vaudeville, and she taught Jennifer and her sister dance and voice from a young age at her home. In her hometown of Topeka, KS, Jennifer grew up performing in many shows at Helen Hocker Theater, and she attended Topeka High School. She went to KU where she majored in Theatre and Dance. She went on to earn an MA specializing in Creative Writing from SNHU in 2022.
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Ms. Walker has worked onstage and off for over fifteen years, having performed as a Principal Ensemble member of Point B Dance Company, and in family musicals at the Lawrence Arts Center, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Spongebob the Musical, and, most recently, Matilda the Musical, where she performed a death-defying role as The Acrobat!
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Jennifer began her professional teaching career when she started teaching dance classes in 2013. Since then, she has taught a wide range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, and music theater, and she added yoga to her teaching repertoire in 2016 when she earned a 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training certification from Omtree Shala. She has taught and subbed dance often around NE Kansas, and is currently offering private or small group instruction.
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Beyond dance and theater, Jennifer has interests in music, writing, and producing. A highly creative individual, she enjoys singing and playing piano at home, and writing poetry, short stories, and working on her novels. She is also interested in screenwriting, including incorporating dance into film. Since 2018, she has produced her own web-portfolio for experimental creative works, Dancing in the Void.
