JACKIE KOCH

Age: 23
Companies: Yoga Child (instructor), EBE Entertainment (dancer)
PHA: Marketing Administrator, dancer, choreographer
Works: Bushel Bobbel

Jacklyn Koch stems from the mountains of Martinsburg, WV. At a young age she spent her summers in Panama where she became enchanted by salsa and merengue dancing. This inspired her to take classes at her local dance school where she discovered a love for modern dance and performed at the West Virginia Dance Festival. In May 2007 she will graduate from University of the Arts with a BFA in modern dance. Last summer she danced and learned repertory at the Merce Cunningham Studio in New York City. One day she hopes to live in Panama and help the development of modern dance there.