J.E.Hammar Dance Company
Jennifer E. Hammar-Artistic Director/Choreographer
Jennifer has been teaching in the New Hampshire area for over 20 years. She started her dance training at the age of two under the direction of her mother. She studied Classical Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Acrobatics, and Lyrical. Her Ballet consisted of Russian technique as well as Royal Academy of Dance technique. She continued her training with Gus Giordano, Frank Hatchet, Sam Fiorello, Joe Lanteri, and Ballet Mistress Herida May. Jennifer attended the Kent State University dance teacher training program, through Dance Masters of America.
She directed the New England Children’s Dance Company from 1990-2001, where she received many awards for her choreography and coached the Company to be dance world champions in 1999. She choreographed the Greater Miss Derry Pageants from 1995-2001. Her Choreography and dancers were presented at the Gus Giordano World Congress opening ceremonies in 1998. In 1999 she choreographed for the musical group “The Project” who opened for Mandy Moore and Blessed Union of Souls. She has recently choreographed local productions of Damn Yankees and Annie.
Many of her Students have gone on to work with Prince, Madonna, Brittany Spears, Ricky Martin, Brandy and Mandy Moore. Students have appeared in the MTV Music Awards, Busch Gardens, Wang Center, Las Vegas, Reno, Europe, and Japan
Her students have also received scholarships to Joffrey Ballet-N.Y. City, School of American Ballet-N.Y. City, Gus Giordano Jazz Center-Chicago, Studio F-California, David Howard’s Dance Center- N.Y. City, Steps-N.Y. City, and Broadway Dance Center-N.Y. City
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