Jamie started dancing as a very young girl growing up in Michigan. Polka was the first dances she learned. She then went on to study many different types and styles of dance.

As a teenager she learned Hip Hop & Jazz dancing and soon began teaching it as a credited course at the North Western Michigan College. While teaching, with her entrepreneurial spirit, she formed and ran J & J Dance, an entertainment and show group company that performed at numerous private and public functions all over Michigan. Jaime went on to teach dance at Leelanau Dance Studio and began learning Latin and Ballroom dance.

In 2003 Jaime moved to Atlanta and taught Ballroom dancing at the Fred Astaire studios for 3 years. At Fred Astaire she taught hundreds of people the art of Ballroom dancing as well as competing with her professional partner on the Silver level and placing in several national competitions. Jaime also competed in several competitions with her students receiving top student honors with many of them.

In 2008 and desirous of pursuing other personal interests, Jaime joined the Academy Ballroom team to keep her dancing technique sharp and current.