Jennifer Jackson teaches choreography and ballet and continues to perform as a dancer. With Susan Crow, she programmes activities presented by the Ballet Independents’ Group (BIG), including the BIG Discussion Forum that debates current issues in ballet practice. She teaches part-time at the Royal Ballet School. Jennifer was a dancer and choreographer with the Royal and Sadler's Wells Royal Ballet for 15 years and co-founder of Dance Advance in 1988 before going on to direct her own company, VOLTaire. Her choreographies include work for ballet companies, theatre, education and community projects and vocational students.