In The News

   November 5, 2006 - "Precarious pointe: Ballet and modern dance face a new reality with the loss of talent and audiences
   in the past decade. Can they survive?" by John Fleming, St. Petersburg Times

      "One of the catchiest performances I saw at the dance educators conference was Ms. Fortune, an exuberant number
      by seven tap dancers in Rhythm in Motion [now Bay Area Dance Company] to a Lauryn Hill song, Everything Is Everything.

      'A lot of modern work is just way out there, and I think that leaves people feeling uncomfortable," said company
      co-director Jessica Wilt. "It's human nature to want to understand and to have a story to hold on to. With tap and
      hip-hop and other rhythmic dance forms, they immediately grab people's attention and make them feel good.'
      click here for the complete article

   July 17, 2007 - "Tap-Tap-Tapping Out a Message of Style, Not Just Skill" by Jennifer Dunning, New York Times

   November 24, 2008 - "Dance Show To Benefit Library Rape Victim" Tampa Tribune

   November 2008 - "Dancin' Jansens are Goin' Nuts" by J. Adam Shoemaker, The Focus Magazine (see page 24 for complete article)