Jo started dancing and performing through gymnastics at the age of 4. She was
the youngest member of the Great Britain National Squad at the age of 10,
winning various competition titles throughout the UK.
As a teenager and young adult, Jo was teaching children to perform through
Street Dance classes which led to creating numerous team cabarets and
performances. She has a real passion for adding personality and character to all
routines and has become an experienced modern jive judge.
In her early twenties, Jo found modern jive and instantly became hooked on
partner dancing in various forms. She became one of the founders of ijig, and

subsequently Verve Dance nased in Hertfordshire. Jo regularly teaches and
performs throughout the UK and abroad with her partner and husband Mick!