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Donna L. Jacobs
Artistic Director of Full Circle Dance Company
Artistic Director, Owner, and Instructor for Morton Street Dance Center, Inc.
Donna Jacobs is an honors graduate of the New York School for the Performing Arts, Wesleyan University, and Georgetown University Law Center. As a young dancer, Ms. Jacobs studied with Bernice Johnson, Michael Peters, Chuck Davis, Frank Hatchett, Gertrude Sher of the original Graham company, and master teacher Penny Frank. While attending Wesleyan University, Ms. Jacobs was asked to join the dance faculty and taught advanced modern, ballet, jazz, and African on campus and as a freelance artist. Since coming to Baltimore, she has performed with several local companies. Ms. Jacobs is the director of Full Circle Dance Company and the Morton Street Dance Center, and has over 35 years of teaching, choreography, and production experience. Her choreography has been featured in the Broadway Dance Center's Best of Choreographers Showcase. She has been inducted in the Daily Record's Maryland Circle of Excellence for her professional accomplishments, having been named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women three times. Ms. Jacobs is a Senior Vice President at the University of Maryland Medical System. Under her direction, Full Circle Dance Company has been the recipient of numerous grants from the city of Baltimore, and her choreography has been performed by invitation around the country. In 2009, Ms. Jacobs received the Mark Ryder Choreography Award from Howard County Arts Council.
Artistic Director of Full Circle Dance Company
Artistic Director, Owner, and Instructor for Morton Street Dance Center, Inc.
Donna Jacobs is an honors graduate of the New York School for the Performing Arts, Wesleyan University, and Georgetown University Law Center. As a young dancer, Ms. Jacobs studied with Bernice Johnson, Michael Peters, Chuck Davis, Frank Hatchett, Gertrude Sher of the original Graham company, and master teacher Penny Frank. While attending Wesleyan University, Ms. Jacobs was asked to join the dance faculty and taught advanced modern, ballet, jazz, and African on campus and as a freelance artist. Since coming to Baltimore, she has performed with several local companies. Ms. Jacobs is the director of Full Circle Dance Company and the Morton Street Dance Center, and has over 35 years of teaching, choreography, and production experience. Her choreography has been featured in the Broadway Dance Center's Best of Choreographers Showcase. She has been inducted in the Daily Record's Maryland Circle of Excellence for her professional accomplishments, having been named one of Maryland's Top 100 Women three times. Ms. Jacobs is a Senior Vice President at the University of Maryland Medical System. Under her direction, Full Circle Dance Company has been the recipient of numerous grants from the city of Baltimore, and her choreography has been performed by invitation around the country. In 2009, Ms. Jacobs received the Mark Ryder Choreography Award from Howard County Arts Council.
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