Jacqueline Low

Welcome to Jacqueline Low’s Joy of Dance

Nestled in the hills of Terra Linda, Jacqueline Low offers private dance lessons and half-day ballet camps in her boutique home studio. With over 50 years of teaching experience, Jacqueline creates a warm and inspiring environment where children can explore movement, creativity, and the joy of dance.

Step into the studio and discover a place where technique meets imagination—and every dancer is supported to grow with confidence, artistry, and delight.

Private Ballet Lessons for Children:

Private lessons give children the chance to grow in grace, coordination, technique, and confidence. One-on-one sessions focus on flexibility, alignment, and artistic expression—helping kids feel more at home in their bodies.

Children benefit from private lessons when they:

• Learn best one-on-one
• Need to catch up with their class or prepare for an audition
• Require support with posture, gait, or muscle strength
• Want to build confidence and body awareness
• Seek joyful self-expression, including children who are nonverbal

What makes Jacqueline’s work unique is her blend of dance, choreography, and movement therapy. Her playful, creative approach turns challenges into opportunities and nurtures the whole child—body, mind, and spirit. Every session is designed to help children discover freedom, joy, and their fullest potential through movement.

For details or to reserve a spot, please contact Jacqueline Low at [email protected].

Private Ballet Lessons for Adults:

Jacqueline’s private ballet lessons are tailored to meet the unique needs of each adult student. Whether you’re brand new to ballet or returning after time away, one-on-one instruction provides the space to refine technique, improve flexibility, and deepen the connection between body and mind.

Adults choose private lessons for many reasons, including:

• Fulfilling a lifelong dream to study ballet—no matter your age, body type, or background
• Gaining strength, agility, and flexibility to complement athletic training
• Returning to dance after pregnancy, injury, or surgery
• Preferring a personalized environment with focused feedback and guidance

With her extensive background as a professional ballet and modern dancer, choreographer, and facilitator of Transformative Movement workshops—as well as her experience as an intuitive counselor and Reiki practitioner—Jacqueline brings a holistic, creative, and deeply supportive approach to teaching classical ballet. Her lessons nurture alignment, strength, artistic expression, and a sense of wholeness, helping every student experience the grace and joy of dance.

For details or to reserve a spot, please contact Jacqueline Low at [email protected].

About Jacqueline Low

For more than 50 years, Jacqueline Low has inspired children and adults through ballet and creative movement. She has taught students from preschool through high school, as well as adults rediscovering or beginning their dance journey. Her teaching experience spans public and private schools across San Francisco and Marin County, as well as her own ballet school in Connecticut and Transformative Movement Workshops in New York, California, and Europe.

In 2008, Jacqueline opened The Joy of Dance Ballet School, fulfilling her dream of creating a nurturing, creative space for dancers. Her philosophy blends the discipline of classical ballet with playfulness and imagination, ensuring each child develops technical strength while preserving their natural joy and individuality.

As a professional dancer and choreographer, Jacqueline has performed with the San Francisco Opera, the Bat Dor Dance Company of Israel, San Francisco Dance Spectrum, her own Espiritair Dance Company in New York, and internationally. She continues to choreograph and perform, often alongside her students.

Drawing on her training in dance, choreography, healing arts, and her experience as a mother and grandmother, Jacqueline brings a holistic, compassionate approach to teaching—helping every student discover both the artistry of ballet and the joy of self-expression.