Tasha Jansen
Passion for the Performance Instructor Dance, Choreographer
BFA in Dance – Webster University, 2000
Founder, Co-Artistic Director and Choreographer, MOVE
Choreographer, Dance Force
Dance Instructor, All levels
Natasha, a native of St. Louis, MO. has studied all forms of dance and acrobatics from age 4. As a dancer, she has received numerous top awards at dance competitions and is a four-time National Gold and Silver medal winner at the Sports Acrobatics National Championships.
In 2000 she has earned her BFA in Dance from Webster University, St. Louis. Her performing credits include The David Dorfman Modern Dance Company from New York, the Glenwood Springs Colorado Modern Dance Festival, member of Webster Dance Ensemble, member and soloist Webster Dance Theater in St. Louis, Toronto Dance Theater gala performance in Toronto, Canada, 60×60 Dance Concert at The Sheldon in St. Louis, AT&T annual conference in Los Angeles.
Natasha is an accomplished choreographer having received over 60 regional and national choreography awards within the last 9 years as well as Two National Choreographer of the Year awards. Her choreography is featured in the Cathy Roe acclaimed “Choreography Collection” – volume 5, a nationally and internationally distributed dance video series. Natasha’s choreography was performed on the CBS nationally televised show “Star Search” and at The 2011 Worlds Dance Competition in Dallas, TX. She is the instructor and choreographer of Dance Masters of America 2006 Petite Miss Dance St. Louis. In 2007 she was commissioned to choreograph in Chicago for RAZA Professional Dance Company and most recently was Chosen as the 2012 Choreographer in the Spotlight Award Winner and had the privilege to set her Choreography on the Idaho Dance Theatre Professional Company.
Natasha enjoys travelling across the US Adjudicating Dance Competitions for Spotlight, Cathy Roe, In10Sity, Rainbow Dance, and Dance Moms, the reality show on Lifetime TV. She is thrilled to most recently begin producing; performing and hiring for different entertainment and corporate events with her newly formed company NJ Events LLC for Talent Plus Universal Agency. She is the co-founder and co-director of MOVE, a professional dance company in St. Louis.