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As a student I fell in love with floor barre and now have the amazing opportunity to become a certified instructor. I have been accepted in to the summer (August) program in New York but income is very limited at this time. I love teaching, learning from other dancers and spreading the love of ballet. I truly appreciate any help towards my new career path, if you can't donate please share! Thank you and can't wait to bring floor barre classes to Mobile and expand on the performing arts program.

Long story short-high risk pregnancy, preterm baby, lost job, stay at home mom, dance teacher. I began dance training at Herndon's Dance Center in Mobile, Alabama, Dunbar School of Creative and Performing Arts and John L. LeFlore High School where I was a member and soloist in Moving Images Dance Company, as well as attending the High School Dance Festival in Miami, FL.  At age 13 and 14 I received scholarships to the summer ballet intensive at the Joffrey School of Ballet in New York City. I also attended summer dance programs at Florida Dance Festival, Pensacola Junior College, Broadway Dance Center, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Steps on Broadway, and Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. While there I studied with famous teachers David Howard, Dorothy Lister, Finis Jung, Robert Atwood, Mia Michaels, Frank Hatchett, and many others.  In Mobile I  was a member and featured soloist of Parapluie Dance Company from 1994-1999. In 1998 performed the role of Sugar Plum Fairy with Azalea City Ballet Nutcracker and was a guest artist in Ballet Mississippi's production of the Nutcracker. During my senior year of high school she was a member of Mobile Ballet Company,  performing in the Nutcracker and the original production of Dracula.  I have received scholarships to Joffrey Ballet School, Ballet Mississippi, School of the Hartford Ballet, and University of Hartford's BA in dance program. During my reshman year of college I majored in dance at the University of Hartford on scholarship, was a member of the touring ensemble associated with the Hartford Ballet Company, and taught dance to school age children at inner city schools.  I currently teach dance at Broadway South Dance and Sherians School of Dance.

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Jessica Malone Kynaston
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Mobile, AL

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