Biography
Jennifer Teuscher began her dance training in American Fork, Utah under the direction of Jacqueline P. Colledge with Jacqueline’s School of Ballet. At the age of 7, Jennifer began performing children’s roles with Utah Metropolitan Ballet. She became a member of Utah Metropolitan Ballet’s second company for three years and then later joined the professional company for three years. During her time there Jennifer was able to perform in many full-length ballets including “Coppelia”, “Cinderella”, and “The Nutcracker” along with many contemporary ballet pieces. She was featured in many soloist and demi-soloist roles. Jennifer was also able to tour with Utah Metropolitan Ballet to China. Her favorite ballets to perform include George Balanchine’s “Serenade”, Alan Hineline’s “San Souchi”, and Jacqueline Colledge’s “Legend of Timpanogos.”
Jennifer has had the unique opportunity to study with many master teachers including David Howard, Darla Hoover, Suki Schorer, Violette Verdy, Francia Russell, and Alan Hineline among others. Jennifer attended Utah Valley University on a dance scholarship and later finished her Bachelor’s in Dance Choreography and Performance at Brigham Young University Idaho. She was awarded scholarships to multiple intensive study programs including The Rock School of Ballet, Jacqueline’s School of Ballet, and Regional Dance America’s National Choreography Intensive for four consecutive years.
Jennifer has been teaching ballet for over 20 years and has taught at Jacqueline’s School of Ballet, Idaho Ballet Theatre, and Brigham Young University, among others. Her students have competed at Youth America Grand Prix and been invited to compete at the finals in New York City. They have been offered scholarships to multiple ballet schools including Ballet West Academy, Joffrey Ballet School, Miami City Ballet School, The Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School of American Ballet Theatre, Pacific Northwest Ballet School, Berlin Ballet School and The Princess Grace Academy.
Jennifer loves to choreograph and enjoys sharing her passion for the art of ballet. She loves teaching at Brigham Young University Idaho and has worked to grow the ballet program including developing two new courses, Advanced Pointe and Ballet Technique III. She was able to co-direct BYUI’s Dance Alliance team in 2023 and loved the experience. She believes strongly in creating a positive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment for her students and loves seeing students grow into strong, responsible, and compassionate human beings through the study of dance.