Jennifer has over 22 years of dance experience. She has
studied various
forms of dance including Tap, Jazz,
Ballet, Pointe, Lyrical, Modern,
Contemporary, Hip-hop, Funk and Musical Theatre. Jennifer was a member
of several national winning dance competition teams for more than 12 years and won numerous first place
and high point awards for her solos in both dance and voice
competitions.
She received her dance training
at The Preparatory Dance Program at U of L, The Louisville Ballet, and several local dance studios in both
Louisville, Ky and Indiana. Jennifer was a member of the "Nationally Ranked" Assumption Dance Tea
and The National Award Winning Planet Dance Senior Dance Team under the direction of the coaches
of the U of L Lady Birds
(Sheryl Knight & Todd Sharpe). She has had the opportunity to study and train
with some of the top local and national choreographers including Barb Cullen, Linda Braun, Sheryl Knight,
Sheila Barker, Frank Hatchett, and Dan Cooney.
Knowing that dance is always changing and evolving, Jennifer understands the
importance of staying up
on the current styles. To facilitate that, she travels to New York, where she attends classes at the prestigious
Broadway Dance Center. There, Jennifer learns the current styles and techniques that she
can bring back
and utilize in her classroom. Not only does she take classes at the
Broadway Dance Center and other studios
in New York, Jennifer also attends many dance
conventions and teacher seminars to improve her teaching
techniques.
In addition to all her dance experience and training, Jennifer has also had many performance opportunities.
She was one of several back-up dancer's for Martha
Reeves (Singer of "Dance'n in The Streets) during the
Pegasus Parade when Martha
Reeve's was the Celebrity Mistress of Ceremonies. She performed five years
in the
Louisville
Ballet's
"Nutcracker," and has performed in more than 35 musicals, dramas, and comedies
at many
local theaters including Derby Dinner Playhouse, Stage One,
Music Theatre of
Louisville,
Center
Stage, Bunbury Theatre, Clarksville Little Theatre and the Bomhard.
Jennifer has
also done several commercials
and print
ads (newspaper).
Jennifer attended the University of Louisville where she studied Elementary
Education and Child Psychology.
While she was there, she also took classes in theater and
voice. Jennifer has been teaching dance and theater
for over seven years. She taught
for Music Theater of Louisville during their summer camps and their
community outreach
program at several local elementary schools. She has guest taught at several local
dance
schools and was the Director of the dance program at local children's sports and
recreation
facility for 2 years.
Jennifer is very excited to have opened her own dance studio. It has been a dream
since she was a little girl!
She hopes to be able to share her passion for dance and
performing with
her students, so that they too, can
know the joy that dance and the performing
arts can bring.
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Amber Yates ~ Master Instructor |
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Amber is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and has over 18
years of dance performing experience in
ballet, tap, jazz, modern, lyrical, hip hop, and musical
theatre.
She has danced at several local prominent studios, performed
at the Barnstable-Brown Derby Eve
Gala for 2 consecutive years, studied with the U of L Ballet
Academy and is a graduate of the Youth
Performing Arts School (YPAS) dance program. Darrin Henson and
Stepp Stewert are just a couple
of the many prestigious performers under which she has studied
dance.
Competitively, Amber has received many regional & national
first place and top awards, including two
"First Place Overall Awards" for tap solos at national
competitions, as well as the "Fast Fancy Feet"
Award for a tap routine.
Amber has over 6 yrs teaching experience in tap, jazz, ballet,
hip hop, and modern dance, from
kinder dance to adult levels - recreational and competitive.
Sharing her passion for dance has always been a dream of
Amber’s, in which she is excited to further pursue.
She is currently working on a Bachelor's Degree in Business
Administration at McKendree University.
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