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Jenifer Dillow is a professional performer and choreographer in New York City. Originally from St. Mary's County, Maryland, Jen graduated from PACE University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and Minor in Commercial Dance and trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for Shakespearean Acting.
...Read moreJenifer Dillow is a professional performer and choreographer in New York City. Originally from St. Mary's County, Maryland, Jen graduated from PACE University with a BFA in Musical Theatre and Minor in Commercial Dance and trained at London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art for Shakespearean Acting.
Professional credits include: Vivian Pressman in the Broadway National Tour of Dirty Dancing, cover for Sutton Foster in Lincoln Center's Sinatra: Voice for a Century, hula dancer in Halau Manaola's International Tour, Belle in Disney Cruise Line's Beauty and the Beast, dancer in the pre-Broadway run of On the Town at Barrington Stage Company, dance captain in Marry Poppins at the Tony award winning Utah Shakespeare Festival, speaking role in the film Mother's Day starring Julia Roberts.
Jen has worked with Josh Bergasse, Lonny Price, John Rando, Adam Guettel, Craig Lucas, Joe Iconis, and was mentored by Hollywood's Garry Marshall. Currently, Jenifer runs her own dance company, Metanoia Dance, in New York City and proudly teaches at her home studio where it all began, Broadway Dance Center. Follow her on IG: @jen4broadway.
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Class Descriptions
Jen’s class is all about creating a safe space and a joy filled environment for dancers! Class begins with a structured warm up that stretches and strengthens the full body. Following warmup, class flows into jazz progressions across the floor which emphasizes technique and works on transitions. From there, class moves into a combo which marries Jen’s classical ballet and jazz upbringing with her eclectic choreographic styles: street jazz, musical theatre, and even a little hula. Jen’s class is designed to pump you up and recharge your artistic batteries. Get ready to move, groove, and catch some good vibes!
Jen’s contemporary class is a safe space for dancers to tap into their individual voice through movement. Class begins with a warm up filled with breathwork, stretching, and technique. Following warmup, class flows into improv which allows the dancer to learn and trust how their body wants to organically move, building confidence in the dancer’s artistic expression. From there, Jen gives a combo which integrates learning set choreo with the main focus learning how to storytell and stretch beyond “perfection”. Jen’s desire is for each dancer to walk away from class feeling a sense of catharsis as Jen believes dance is a healing vessel if used as such.