Leslie Mahan began her dance journey at age 3 in a small studio outside of Orlando, Florida.

Upon moving to Michigan at age 7 Leslie decided to expand her dance knowledge and began competition dancing as she grew up. She was heavily trained in the Cecchetti method of ballet with a focus on tap, jazz, and contemporary as well. Throughout her teen years, Leslie won numerous dance awards and became a certified grade VI professional Cecchetti dancer. In High school, Leslie joined a pre- professional contemporary company called X2. It was run by artistic director Jodie Randolph, and provided many choreographic, teaching, and performance opportunities in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Upon graduating from South Lyon High School, Leslie moved to New York City and trained at the Joffrey Ballet School for two years under the direction of Era Jouravlev. In September 2018, Leslie accepted an apprentice position at the New York Dance Project.

She loves to train, teach, and perform in any capacity and looks forward to an exciting year with The Bridge For Dance! 

Jessica was born and raised in New York City and studied ballet at Manhattan Youth Ballet and Ballet Academy East. She received a B.F.A. in Dance from The Boston Conservatory and since graduating college, Jessica worked as a musical theatre dancer at many theatres around the country.

Some of her favorite theatre credits include Spamalot (Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Geva Theatre),  A Christmas Carol: The Musical(Pioneer Theatre Company), Hello, Dolly! (Cape Playhouse) and Thoroughly Modern Millie (Ogunquit Playhouse).

In addition to performing, Jessica is a passionate dance teacher of over a decade and currently teaches ballet and tap at Bridge for Dance. She is also a published author of children's picture books. Learn more about Jessica and her books here!