Hi! I’m Jenna, and I began my dance journey at age 11 with hip hop before expanding my training into jazz, ballet, and contemporary. I’m entering my freshman year at the University of Oregon as a dance major in their pre-professional program. I consider it such a blessing to use my gift of dance to […]
Brenna Mather (instructor): Hi, my name is Brenna! I’ve been dancing at the studio since I was 3. For the majority of my dance training, I have focused on ballet, but since then, I have added pointe, modern, jazz, and hip-hop. I was in the JCSD apprentice program for 8 years and it helped me become
Anna Philan (instructor): Hello, my name is Anna! I fell in love with dance at 3 years old, and I haven’t stopped loving it since. Throughout my years, I’ve trained in jazz, hip hop, contemporary, modern, tap, ballet, and pointe. I trained in Portland as a youth company member until moving to Eugene at 14
Hayden Heigh (instructor): Hayden has trained in all different styles including, tap, hip hop, ballet, jazz, contemporary, and more from many studios over the years. He has been apart of Kings Krew for 7 years now and joined Tap Into The Network as one of their apprentices this year. He likes to learn new things
Baylee Baker (instructor) — My name is Baylee, and I have been apart of JCSD since I was a little girl. Although I had a love for dance at a young age, I decided to move my focus to what I loved more — gymnastics. I was competitively trained in gymnastics for more than 10
Bella Baker (instructor): Hi, my name is Bella. I started dancing when I was 3 years old. I’ve trained in classical ballet at Junction City School of Dance, Hosanna Dance Studio, and Eugene Ballet. Dancing for Jesus has greatly impacted my life. It has allowed me to express my love for the Lord through something
Nicole Brown (instructor) — Nicole received formal ballet training at Ballet Royale Minnesota under Denise and Rick Vogt. She has danced professionally at St. Paul Ballet and Ballet CoLaboratory from 2013 through 2020, where she worked with choreographers Lirena Branitski, Joseph Morissey, Kinsun Chan, and Peter Davison. Nicole has danced a number of soloist roles, including
Jaime Sherman (communications): Jaime and her husband Andy are parents to six children and young adults and have been parents of dancers since 2017. Combining her passion for writing and clear communication with her belief in the mission of JCSD, Jaime began assisting Amy with studio communications in 2019. In addition to her work with
Amy Baker (director and instructor): Amy grew up in Junction City, Oregon. The commute to Eugene for dance classes began at age 3. Ballet was not only her love, but also her life. Amy began ballet training at Dance Spectrum with Ms. Dana Hutchins for ten years. She continued her dance training at the Eugene School
