Jorja started dancing at the age of two and went on to perform and compete in ballet, jazz and lyrical. She moved from the Isle of Wight to Dundee in order to pursue a growing passion for contemporary dance, studying at The Scottish School of Contemporary Dance. During her final year of training, she gained a position in the National Youth Dance Company of Scotland, touring Scotland and performing in Melbourne, Australia. After graduating with a First Class Honours Degree in Contemporary Dance Performance, Jorja was awarded a Bridge Award Internship with Scottish Dance Theatre in which she set up her community wellbeing project, Re-Mind. Since then, she has been working as a freelance dancer, dance teacher and fitness instructor. She has performed a number of works with Dundee based dance company Shaper/Caper, including the V&A Opening Ceremony, and has performed with Norwich based collective Flux Intermedia. Jorja enjoys physical challenges as well as somatic research, improvisation and collaborating with artists from other forms. She is a member of Dance Base's 2020-21 DEBS Scheme, and is currently teaching a range of online dance and fitness classes as well as taking time to research and train at home.