How does my child become a member of the Junior Artists’ Dance Enrichment (JADE) Program, and what does his or her membership include?

In order to become a member of J.A.D.E., students will have to audition for the program. Auditions are run by current and past professional dancers from different companies and training programs like Miami City Ballet, Animate Objects Physical Theatre, The Alvin Ailey School, and more. We have formal auditions semi-annually: One in the winter and the other during the summer. The winter audition takes place near the Broward County Public School’s winter vacation time, and the summer audition generally takes place in July, directly following our two-week Summer Dance Intensive. The Summer Dance Intensive is the official prep course for J.A.D.E. Each member of J.A.D.E. will be placed in technique classes according to individual technique levels, some in Level B and some in Level A, and all Company members will have exclusive classes that are solely for members of the Company. During these classes, J.A.D.E. members will be learning classical and contemporary ballet techniques, classical and contemporary ballet styles, Latin dance, Afro-Caribbean Dance, and different modern techniques including Horton, Graham and Cunningham!

About the Artistic Director:

Everlea Bryant holds a Bachelor’s of Fine Arts Degree in Dance Performance from the University of Florida in Gainesville. During her college career, Ms. Everlea also danced and trained at The Ailey School in New York City and South Florida’s own New World School of the Arts. Ms. Everlea danced with The Florida MOD Project while attending the University of Florida, as well as with a professional modern dance company in Orlando by the name of Voci (Italian for “Voices”). She currently performs with Animate Objects Physical Theatre, an aerial dance and contemporary modern dance company based out of Miami, FL. She has earned multiple scholarships from programs such as Tremaine Dance Convention and Earl Mosley’s Institute of the Arts. Ms. Everlea holds a lifetime scholarship called the “Evelyn Gendreau Scholarship” from Showtime Children’s Dance Studios, the studio in which she received her early training. In addition to her impressive dance resume, she also holds two certifications in Pilates, one in Sports Nutrition, and is working side-by-side with Amanda Bernabe, Temple Arts Fitness co-owner, to build a complete aerial-based fitness program for dancers, yogis, Martial Artists, and active persons from all walks of life. Ms. Everlea has over 21 years of dance and performance experience and has spent the last 8 years focusing on sharing her love and passion for dance with children and adults of all ages. She looks forward to sharing her love of movement and The Arts with you and your family!

Questions?

Call the studio (954)680-1815
or email: everlea@templeartsfitness.com