Friends of Dancentre South Company

Jessica Washington is originally from the Tampa Bay area where she trained in classical ballet for twelve years at West Florida Youth Ballet, Florida West Ballet, and Suarez-Moreno Academy of Dance. She studied under Jessica Davies, Esther Suarez-Moreno and Mark Anthony Jelks, and was awarded many leading roles in productions such as The Nutcracker , Sleeping Beauty, and Jasmine and the Arabian Nights. Jessica has spent the past thirteen years in Dothan, Alabama, where she was a principal dancer for nine seasons with the multifaceted professional company, Patti Rutland Jazz., which presents three full-length productions per year. Jessica has become well known in the Wiregrass for her leading role of "Jessica Jingle" in the annual holiday hit Santa's Workshop. From 2012-2017,