Jennifer
Elaine
Walker
It started with a passion for a communal artform...
Jennifer was born and raised in NE Kansas, where she continues to live and work as an artist, educator, and writer. An eclectic and widely trained theater artist, Jennifer grew up performing in and watching theater. In her hometown of Topeka, KS, she took dance classes from a young age, and participated at Helen Hocker Theater, as well as performing in and working behind the scenes at Topeka High School. She went to KU for her undergrad, where she double majored in Theatre, and Dance. She then went on to earn an MA specializing in Creative Writing from SNHU in 2022, and began her Masters in Education at Fort Hays State University.
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Ms. Walker has worked onstage and off for over fifteen years, having performed as a Principal Ensemble member of Point B Dance Company, and in many family musicals at the Lawrence Arts Center, including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Spongebob the Musical, and, most recently, Matilda the Musical, where she performed a death-defying role as The Acrobat! She has worked at the Lied Center of Kansas at KU as a theater technician, as well as McCain Auditorium at KSU, and various other venues around NE Kansas since 2011.
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Jennifer began her professional teaching career when she started teaching dance classes in 2013. Since then, she has taught a wide range of dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, contemporary, tap, and music theater, and she added yoga to her teaching repertoire in 2016 when she earned a 200-hr Yoga Teacher Training certification from Omtree Shala. She has taught and subbed dance often around NE Kansas, and is currently offering private or small group instruction. ​
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Starting in 2025, Walker began the undertaking process of building her own artistic production company. She has ambitions to produce her own live performances and films. Ms. Walker launched an ongoing sponsorship program where donors from anywhere in the world can learn about the company's needs and help out. You can read about the project on the Sponsorship page.​​​
