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Jessie Foster
 
Dancing for me began back in early 1984.  Jeff Bartholomew took an interest in me and started me on a path that literally took over my life.  It was something that I did every day, every where I went.  I’m sure that people thought I was a little nuts.  But that was all right.  I had fallen in love and my love was the love of dance.
I began competing and won numerous titles in the Country and Western world of dance.  In late 1992 I began teaching for the franchise studios of Arthur Murray.  For 7 years I taught and began a Professional Ballroom dancing career.  It was also while at Arthur Murray that I received my first certification by the WPDTA.  This really added validity to what I saw myself doing for the remainder of my career.
Upon leaving the franchise studio business I began teaching as an Independent Contractor in numerous places.  My goal was to eventually open my own studio.  On January 2, 2006 that goal became a reality.  I now own and direct "Jessie Foster's Ballroom Dance School."
Accomplishments:
 
  • Won more than a dozen Overall Championships in Country Western dancing
  • Sep. 1994 UCWDC Certified Fundamental Judge
  • Jan. 1996 Completed National Teachers Association Level I Examination
  • Mar. 1996 Completed National Teachers Association Level II Examination
  • Jul. 1996 2nd Place Rising Star Professionsl Championships, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Jul. 1996 3rd Place Professional Championships, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • Dec. 1996 Awarded Top Instructor by AMI, Inc.
  • Dec. 1996 Finalist Professional Ballroom Dance Championship, Atlantic City, NJ
  • 1997 Certified Professional Instructor by WPDTA
  • Apr. 1998 1st Place Open Professional Country Western, Las Vegas, NV
  • Jun. 1998 Awarded 2nd Place Instructor by AMI, Inc.
  • Jan. 2, 2006 opened Jessie Foster's Ballroom Dance School
  • Feb. & Mar. 2007 supported Day of Dance and Dancing for Dreams to promote Lancaster College of Nursing and Lancaster General Hospital
  • Jul. 2007 competed at Virginia State Dance Sport Championships as Pro/Am with over 70 entries
  • Jun. 2008 supported Dancing for Dreams to promote Lancaster College of Nursing and Lancaster General Hospital
  • Jul. 2008 competed at Virginia State Dance Sport Championships as Pro/Am with 148 entries
  • Oct. 2008 competed at Halloween in Harrisburg in Ballroom Pro/Am.  Five students competed and amassed 6 Silver Medals, 36 Gold Medals, 11 Gold Medals with Honors, 53 1st places and 3 Overall Champions.  Top Teacher Award 1st place.