Unlike most of his peers in the ballroom world Jesse started dancing very late in life and relies more on his raw talent and steely determination rather than decades of training and experience. It wasn't until he was 19 and looking for a job did he stumble across what was to become his true calling. His mother persuaded him to answer a newspaper ad looking to train inexperienced dancers for three months and the rest is history. Discovering he had a gift, he put his all into becoming a professional dancer and only seven years later he is an American Rhythm champion as well as being a top instructor.