ABOUT JAIMEE

Jaimee Kadish is a California native from Santa Monica where she spent her youth playing a variety of team sports. She began her journey in movement training by attending Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where she studied classical modern dance, ballet, jazz and improvisational techniques. She pursued higher education in dance performance, completing her Bachelors in Fine Arts degree at California State University, Long Beach.

After being diagnosed with Retinitis Pigmentosa, she pivoted her focus from dance performance to kinesiology and functional movement training. She earned certifications in Pilates and personal training. She spent three years as a personal and group fitness instructor with adult clients, then switched her focus to youth, teaching creative movement to children ages two to ten. With a passion to deepen her knowledge of supporting young children through movement, she expanded her education, earning an Associate of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education. This advanced her ability to work with preschool children and she moved her passion for movement education into the classroom. 

While developing her skills and tools as a classroom teacher, she recognized there was a demand for movement-based education. Jaimee is particularly passionate about empowering the visually impaired and blind community through her work. She founded her non-profit organization, In-Sight Outreach, to address the dire need for movement literacy resources in young children experiencing a visual impairment or blindness. Understanding the mental and physical challenges of what it means to be visually impaired has allowed Jaimee to bring understanding and encouragement to others to continue their journeys alongside her own.

Headshot by Miriha Austin.

Headshot Caption: Jaimee smiling, wearing hair down with a black tanktop and gold jewelry.