Jacque began their dance training in the fall of 1984 at Incarnate Word College Ballet School. They grew up on the campus of the University of the Incarnate Word back when it was known as Incarnate Word College. Jacque received an education that most people of the same economic status and skin color did not have local or financial access to. Jacque did not fit in with all the dancers; and for most of their training, none in their level looked like them. However, Jacque reached a professional level of classical ballet even as an offspring of a migrant farm worker and working class family. 

During Jacque's 14 years of dance training, they attended 4 Joffrey Workshops; performed in 9 Nutcracker Ballets, 3 NutCarol Theatre Productions (as Clara, the Snow Queen and the Sugar Plum Fairy), 12 Spring Recitals, Jesse Borrego's The Artist Who Danced with Death, and was a guest artist in a Spring Performance with Lawton Ballet Theatre.

Jacque became a parent at 21 years old, and entered the workforce into the service industry as a food server, boat driver/ambassador, and bartender over the next 13 years. In 2011, they graduated from the University of the Incarnate Word with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nutrition. Jacque then helped to start a nonprofit called Centro para la Semilla. During the 2 years Centro para la Semilla serviced the Palm Heights neighborhood, Jacque taught nutrition, cooking, gardening, and dance to kids. Jacque went into formal education in 2018 after they earned certification to teach Science in Texas for grades 7th through 12th. After witnessing the school to prison pipeline and extreme punitive actions against students, Jacque left education to pursue their lifelong dream of living as a dance educator and performance artist/activist full time.