Jessica Achten started dancing at the age of 4, first with classical ballet and at the age of 9 she also started flamenco classes with Maria Penders (Estudio de Flamenco "El Candil"). Later other dance styles were added such as modern dance, jazz and urban.

In 2007 she was admitted to "ArtEZ High School for the Arts", a dance education where your identity as a dancer, dance maker and teacher is developed.  Modern dance, classical ballet and jazz were her main subjects and other styles such as flamenco, improvisation, composition, hip-hop, African dance and folklore were her minor subjects. She wrote her thesis on the modern influences in flamenco, for which she went to Madrid for 2 months to do further research. In 2011 she received her "Bachelor of dance in education" diploma.

As flamenco continued to fascinate her, she decided to go to Spain to focus on this beautiful but also complex art form. Finally, with a grant from "The Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds" (a fund for the development of culture), she was able to stay in Seville for 1.5 years. There she had daily classes, 4-8 hours a day, both practice and theory. In addition, she trained for a few hours every day. She was taught by flamenco artists such as Belén Maya, Úrsula López, Tamara López, Andrés Marín, Ana Morales, Ángel Atienza, Andrés Peña, Manuel Betanzos, Alicia Márquez, Carmen Ledesma, Guadalupe Torres, ChloéBrûlé, Patricia Lozano, Rosi Navarro Villaneva, etc. This period in Seville was very important to be able to immerse herself in this culture. With all the knowledge she gained during her stay in Seville, she came back 1.5 years later.

Now Jessica has her own flamenco studio 'Espacio Flamenco Encuentros' in Eindhoven. Besides teaching she also has various assignments as a dancer / choreographer and she regularly performs with various artists.

The performance 'Tierradentro' premiered in 2017 and the performance 'Flamencolores' in 2019, both productions in collaboration with Tijn van der Sanden and others musicians.