While working as a substitute teacher, Jackie realized how there is a lack of movement in the every day life of young children and was inspired to start Mini Movers Studio. In addition to dance, Jackie is a cheerleading coach with over 15 years experience. Jackie has had the opportunity to perform at various festivals and shows around the New England area and continues to study under influential teachers and choreogrsphers. She continues to perform both independtly and with companies. She has danced with OnStage Rep, Boston Community Dance Project Global and OnStage Dance Company. She was previously signed with Andrew Wilson Agency for commercial acting and modeling, before shifting focus full time to her business. In 2017, Jackie co-founded Kaleidoscope Dance Company where she was co-director until 2019. In August of 2020, she completed the Boston Ballet Adaptive Dance Training Program and continues to take classes to further her studies as a dance educator through programs like NDEO and. She received the Creativity Award in dance and was awarded an arts grant to study at Broadway Dance Center's Training Program. Jackie is a graduate of Salem State University were she graduated with honors with a minor in dance. JoJo is currently married to Donovan Okimura.Jackie Bowden is the founder and director of Mini Movers Studio. In last years he focused more and more on photography and filming and did all videos for JoJo, including editing JoJo Gomez's TV, founded RUDEntertainment and got more and more the opportunty do music videos and commercial work for major brands and for clients who are not from the dance world. In 2017, he started dating JoJo and the collaboration gets closer in all fields. Since then he has been a showcase choreographer for Club Jeté and has also taught joint and assisted with JoJo Gomez all around the U.S and is one of the studio mentors of Millenium Dance Complex in Denver. In his first year, he has performed for several live shows (LA Fashion Week, Carnival, Club Jeté, Phlextravaganza) and for several music videos and projects. In January 2015, Donovan officially moved to LA, where he worked closely as an assistant for JoJo Gomez and Brinn Nicole. Donovan is trained in different styles of dance from hip-hop to ballet and had his pro break trough in 2012 when he performed on live television for CBS "Paula Abduls: Live To Dance" and FOX TV's "MOBBED". And of course, JoJo came to help kick off their business. In 2019, they started their own business - Zello studios in Peabody near Boston and wanted bring LA industry dancing to Massachusetts. Their partner look on dance videos was not a fluke, they really are twins. Until 2019 JoJo had two dance assistents and pro industry dancers themselves. There are also planned to offer "on camera experiences" and "traveling heels intensive" courses. But she offers also online tutorials for everyone else. This is NOT a recreational program and is meant for dancers looking to elevate into pros. She offers already an complete intensive training and educational program for ambitious pro dancers. Training Programs įor people who cannot attend at the studios or conventions when JoJo is teaching,
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