Jess has been performing since she was three years old. Growing up she learnt Tap, Jazz, Ballet, Contemporary, and Musical Theatre dance. When Jess started intermediate she started drama and carried this throughout intermediate and high school. She has danced competitively in New Zealand throughout her whole life and competed on a Royal Caribbean cruise and in Australia. She has taught dance and musical theatre for several years and studied at the National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Arts and graduated with a Certificate of Performing Arts in 2021. Jess is currently studying a Bachelor of Teaching and Learning at the University of Canterbury. Jess describes herself as warm, bubbly, and positive and prides herself in student success and confidence.