Mrs. Jenny began her dance training at the age of 2 at Sharon McDonald Dance Arts
Studio in Beaumont, Texas, which later became Ashland’s Affirming Arts Studio. In her
years there, she studied ballet, tap, jazz, pointe, lyrical and modern, earning the studio’s
highest award in her senior year for attitude and achievement in dance Although Jenny
enjoys all of the dance forms, tap became her favorite and at the recommendation of her
teachers, she began attending the Sole to Soul Tap Festival in Austin, Texas, under the
direction of Tapestry Dance Company and Acia Gray at the age of 14, taking master tap
classes from such greats as the late Fayard Nicholas of the Nicholas Brothers.
After graduating high school, Jenny attended college at The University of Texas at Austin
earning degrees in Psychology and Journalism. She continued her dance training with
Tapestry Dance Company and attended Soul to Sole each year. In her time at the
university, she also was a member of UT’s tap company, Tap 360 participating in various
community performances.
While in Austin, Jenny joined the staff at Center Stage in Leander, Texas, where she
taught tap, jazz, ballet and creative movement for 3 years, and also continued her dance
training.
Jenny currently continues to dance while pursuing a master’s degree from the University
of North Texas in counseling and play therapy.
