Jillia began her dance education at the age of 4 training and competing in Ballet, Tap, Jazz, Lyrical, Contemporary, and Acro. She trained 6 days a week through her Middle School & High School years in all genres at MVD, PCAD, & Dance Dynamics in Orange County, CA. She earned several top awards over the years for her solos, duets, and teams including Judges Awards for Self Choreography and Best Technique. She also competed at Youth American Grand Prix in L.A. and earned Top 12 in both Ballet & Lyrical solo scores. In her teens, Jillia spent much of her time dancing & modeling professionally in L.A. & Orange County, CA. She also modeled dancewear & teen clothing for several brands including: Iviva Athletica, Discount Dance Supply, Details Dancewear, Sharkcookie Dancewear, & Dirty Hollywood apparel. She performed in several music videos for artist such as Skyler Stecker (Simone) & Ky Baldwin. She performed at venues such as the Roxy in Hollywood and Disneyland. Her professional work included collaborations with Radio Disney, Disney Channel, Dream Works TV, and YouTube TV.
Jillia attended San Clemente High School and participated on their Cheer team where she was chosen by her coach to travel to Florida’s Disneyland to accept an award for her team with her coach. Jillia is currently completing her bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education at BSU and is enjoying one of her newest jobs as the head cheer coach at West Junior High in Boise! She loves combining her passion for teaching and students in all that she does. Jillia also collaborates with several brands as a social media influencer for companies including Lulu Lemon, Amazon, Comfort Clothing, Zaful, Princess Polly, & Lancome!