Jazmene Craig

Jazmene Craig is a native of Youngstown, Ohio. Her first love is cheer. She spent three years in high school participating in competitive cheer. Jazmene then went on to attend the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences where she majored in Criminal Justice and minored in Forensic Science. During her Sophomore year, Jazmene joined the US Armed Forces as a proud member of the Army National Guard. She has been an active member of the military for 15 years. She served as a military officer for 12 years and has been serving in the area of Human Resources for the past three years.

Jazmene teaches dance to help encourage a healthy and happy lifestyle. She enjoys watching her students use the art of dance as an outlet to express themselves. Ms. Craig loves watching her students find their passion and happiness while helping them navigate through it. She finds joy in teaching her students to be focused, creative, to have discipline and be free. But most importantly, she wants her students to just have fun! The focus on empowerment at Dance E.L.I.T.E. that provides their students, staff, and families has made teaching a tremendous learning, growing and happy personal experience. 

Jazmene is a proud mother of her beautiful and immensely talented 10 year old daughter, Peyton, whose love for dance and talent helped her to find her new passion of teaching dance. One of her favorite quotes that she often shares is:  Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” —Dr. Mae Jemison