Jasmine McGinness is a proud Gurdinji, Kungarakan and Ngen’giwumirri woman from Mparntwe Alice Springs in Central Australia. Jasmine has been training in contemporary dance since she was seven years old with GUTS Dance Central Australia. Jasmine undertook multiple weekly dance classes and has been a part of countless dance performances with GUTS, most notably the Parrtjima festival of light, Desert festival, Desert Mob and GUTS’ yearly youth performance titled Alice Can Dance.
In 2025, Jasmine participated in a dance exchange with GUTS Dance and youth dance company Stompin in Launceston, Tasmania, where she was a part of a durational dance piece, Strangers make the world together. Whilst dancing with GUTS, Jasmine received the opportunity to be an assistant dance teacher for many of the youth classes GUTS offers. Jasmine is now a part of NAISDA Dance College and is studying a certificate III in dance practice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people.