Jackie Boutilier began her dance journey at the age of 5 with a weekly ballet class at a local studio. By the age of 9, she joined the Always Dancing! Competition Team, expanding her training to include lyrical, jazz, modern, acrobatics, contemporary, and musical theater. In 2017, she transitioned to Infinity Dance Academy's competition team, where she trained and competed until her graduation in 2020. Throughout her competitive years, Jackie earned numerous awards at regional and national levels, including special judges' recognition for her “Fabulous Feet” and a National Championship in Student Choreography. In her senior year, Jackie was President of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts at Infinity Dance Academy and received an honorable mention for the 2020 NDEO Artistic Merit, Leadership, and Academic Achievement Award—the highest student dance award in the United States. Jackie continued her dance education at St. Lawrence University, where she was Dance Captain of the St. Lawrence University Dance Ensemble and contributed to faculty choreographic research focused on Authentic Movement. Outside of her work at Syracuse City Ballet, Jackie is also a dance instructor at a local studio, where she choreographs routines for competitive and recreational students.