Janelle Jones began Irish dancing at the wee age of 5 and competed on the West Coast and in Canada until the age of 13 at both the local and National level. With the frenzy of River Dance, she started assistant-teaching in 1997.

In 1998 she rekindled her passion for competition and rejoined the Comerford School of Irish Dance. With a new enthusiasm, she competed on the 1999 Nationals Teams, and qualified at the Western Regional’s in both solos and teams for the 2000 World Championships.

She would qualify and compete at the World Championship level again in 2002 & 2004 placing 4th and 3rd respectively for team competitions. Janelle has a desire to share her passion for Irish Dance and watch each student grow – no matter what their age or experience level. She has been teaching Irish Dance at ADI since 1998.

Janell Jones in an traditional Irish dance competition dress.

Jessica's Bio

Jessica Lagreid, is American Dance Institute's newest Irish Step Instructor. She joins long time Irish dance instructors Janelle Jones and Addie Keller. Jessica will be teaching Children's Beginning Irish.

Jessica began Irish dancing at the wee age of 6 with the Deely-Smith School of Irish Dance in the San Francisco Bay Area. She danced competitively up through her high school years, competing at a championship level across the western United States.

While she enjoyed the competitive side of Irish dance, she's always been more drawn to and passionate about the performance side. She was also a member of her high school's performance dance ensemble where she explored and enjoyed jazz, modern, ballet, and contemporary dance styles.

After graduating from Arizona State University in 2010, she was eager to get back into Irish dancing and joined the Bracken School in Phoenix, Arizona. She moved to Seattle in the fall of 2014 and was excited to find Irish dance opportunities in the area.