Jennifer Kelly grew up in southern England where she began dancing at a very early age. Her first Scottish dance teacher was Innes Russell, who was a member of the International Performing Team and the famous 51st Highland Division. She has a ballet background.
In 1966, Jennifer and her husband John moved to California and started the San Jose Scottish Country Dance class, which continues today. They also formed the well-known performance group The Red Thistle Dancers which celebrated its 30th year in 2007. Jennifer is the artistic director.
Jennifer has been a guest teacher at many workshops and master class seminars, both international folk and Scottish, up and down the West Coast. She also did the voice-over explanation of the steps and formations of "Scottish Country Dancing with the Red Thistle Dancers, Part I" and "Part II."
She and John produced a CD titled "The March Hare - Twelve Scottish Country Dances in Strict Tempo."
