Jennifer Davis

John TannerJennifer is a certified Ballroom Dance instructor and has been 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.  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 advised Chapman’s first Collegiate Latin Formation Team.

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 and from 2004-2006 competed throughout Northern California with Tadas Jonyla in the Professional Standard Ballroom division.  Since 2006, Jennifer has partnered with former two-time U.S. Standard Ballroom Champion Stephen Cullip.