One For All Dance Academy

Specialties

One For All Dance Academy provides a nurturing environment where children and adults are encouraged to explore and appreciate many styles of dance. Call us now! First class is FREE!

History

Established in 2010.

When friends Jessica Shoop Williams and Jean Tretler noticed few studios in Columbia MD and the surrounding communities encouraged the exploration of many dance styles, they set out to make a difference. They aimed to build a studio that encouraged dancers of all ages and skill levels to truly explore dance, and ‘One For All Dance Academy’ was born.

Meet the Business Owner

Jessica S.

Business Owner

Co-​Owner and Artistic Director of One For All Dance Academy, Jessica was born and raised in Maryland. Her life in dance began at the age of 4. Since then Jessica has enjoyed studying ballet, tap, jazz, lyrical, pointe, and gymnastics at many studios around Maryland and Washington D.C. She has also been fortunate enough to travel around the country and study with distinguished instructors including Vladimir Djouioukhadze of the Kirov Academy of Ballet, Judy Rice formerly of the Joffrey Ballet, tap dance great Buster Brown and the faculty of the National Tap Ensemble. Jessica has been teaching dance to ages 3 through adult for ten years, won four regional choreography awards, and choreographed several shows for local theater companies. Outside of the dance world, Jessica holds a Masters degree in Marine, Estuarine, and Environmental Science from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and works as a technical writer.