Jenny Atkins began teaching with the Marion Modern Dance School and YMCAs in Canberra 30 years ago. Then, after a car accident that sidelined her for seven years, she started her own hobby Dance School in Brisbane which ran for 13 years teaching Jazz, Tap and Ballet. ‘Jenny’s Dance School’ encouraged students to perform at as many school fetes as they were welcome to attend, to compete in Eisteddfods and the annual Syllabus Competition, as well as take part in Exams and Annual End-of-Year Concerts.
During this time, Jenny also worked with a local primary school, as some of their students wanted dance as their sport activity, finishing with a performance at their annual fete. She also worked with a theatre group for their staging of The Pajama Game; and with a local church youth group, which ran classes for kids who couldn’t afford most activities, with a mini performance every five weeks.
Jenny relocated to Canberra in 2013 and began teaching for Canberra Dance Theatre; Dance Edge with Jazz and Lyrical Contemporary; MAKS Ballet with Jazz and Contemporary; Dare to Dance teaching Tap, Classical and Contemporary; and Dance Edge in Kambah teaching Jazz and Contemporary.