Jessica Popoff is a graduate of the University of Oklahoma, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ballet Pedagogy. She has performed works by Roxanne Lyst, Trey McIntyre, David Hochoy, and Alejandro Cerrudo, and appeared as a guest artist with SueMo Dance Company in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Jessica has furthered her training through summer intensives with BalletMet, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago, American Ballet Theatre, and Dallas Black Dance Theatre. Following graduation, she joined Dallas Black Dance Theatre's second company, DBDT: Encore!, under the direction of Nycole Ray. While performing with Encore!, she performed works by Rennie Harris, Jess Hendricks, and Joshua Peugh. In 2021, Jessica was promoted to Dallas Black Dance Theatre's main company, where she worked with renowned choreographers such as Christopher Huggins, Tommie Waheed, Hope Boykin, Kirven Douthit-Boyd, My'Kal Stromile, and Elisa Monte. During her professional career, she toured extensively throughout the United States and internationally, performing for audiences around the world. In addition to her performance career, Jessica has been teaching and choreographing for more than a decade. After her time with Dallas Black Dance Theatre, she dedicated herself to teaching and choreographing throughout the Midwest before returning to Fort Worth, Texas. Today, Jessica serves as the Director of Dance at I.M. Terrell Academy for STEM & VPA, where she is passionate about developing and inspiring the next generation of artists!