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Jade grew up in the quiet small town of [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_City_(Utah) Park City, UT], where she began training at the age of two in her aunt’s small basement studio. Later, she studied at Dance Tech Studios also rooted in Park City, where she took classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and pointe.<ref>[https://dancespirit.com/golden-girl/ Dance Spirit Why Everyone's Obsessed with Jade Chynoweth]</ref> She described her family as middle class. Her mom took some efforts to earn money for Jade's classes by teaching jazz classes herself. Jade got a lot from her [https://www.instagram.com/p/CxTvD78AbPm/ handsome mom (*1968)]. Her bother Dylan was playing high school football and a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1w7IRxBvb8 hell of a Running Back]. He was playing college football for the U.S. Naval Academy later<ref>[https://navysports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-chynoweth/2442 Navy 2010 Football Roster]</ref>. All family members had attended universities except Jade. Jager was playing football for the Park City high school team as well and her dad was with them. Jade was dancing and her mom was with her. If it had gone according Jade's taste she had done classes and competitions 24/7. | Jade grew up in the quiet small town of [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Park_City_(Utah) Park City, UT], where she began training at the age of two in her aunt’s small basement studio. Later, she studied at Dance Tech Studios also rooted in Park City, where she took classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and pointe.<ref>[https://dancespirit.com/golden-girl/ Dance Spirit Why Everyone's Obsessed with Jade Chynoweth]</ref> She described her family as middle class. Her mom took some efforts to earn money for Jade's classes by teaching jazz classes herself. Jade got a lot from her [https://www.instagram.com/p/CxTvD78AbPm/ handsome mom (*1968)]. Her bother Dylan was playing high school football and a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1w7IRxBvb8 hell of a Running Back]. He was playing college football for the U.S. Naval Academy later<ref>[https://navysports.com/sports/football/roster/dylan-chynoweth/2442 Navy 2010 Football Roster]</ref>. All family members had attended universities except Jade. Jager was playing football for the Park City high school team as well and her dad was with them. Jade was dancing and her mom was with her. If it had gone according Jade's taste she had done classes and competitions 24/7. | ||
She has got more than a few tricks up her sleeve, with a repertoire that includes b-boy standards like suicides and head hollowbacks by being inspired by her two super-athletic brothers | She has got more than a few tricks up her sleeve, with a repertoire that includes b-boy standards like suicides and head hollowbacks by being inspired by her two super-athletic brothers. She credits also her mentor, Gev Manoukian, with helping her perfect her power moves. [https://www.instagram.com/gevmanoukian/ Gev Manoukian] was mentoring her since she was 9 years old. The two first met in 2008, when he visited Chynoweth’s studio to teach a master class right after finishing his run on “So You Think You Can Dance.” Impressed, Manoukian asked Chynoweth’s mom if he could coach the young dancer, and an awesome match was born: Not only did he start choreographing Chynoweth’s competition solos, but he also invited her to shadow him and his b-boy crew. Thanks to Chynoweth’s tumbling skills, the two were able to hit the ground running. She got the talent, with a chameleon-like ability to go from hard and athletic to heartfelt and lyrical. She’s put in the work, training for countless hours with the world’s best teachers and choreographers. And in addition to won major competition titles. | ||
By 2011, she was traveling to L.A. regularly to audition for dance gigs. She also scored a coveted spot as one of The PULSE on Tour’s 2010/2011 Elite Protégés, touring with top choreographers like Dave Scott, Mia Michaels, Cris Judd, Laurieann Gibson and Brian Friedman. It was Friedman who had the biggest effect on Chynoweth, influencing her stylistic choices, helping her master choreography more quickly. She performed on the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards [https://vimeo.com/60940650 2011], which was her first job and [https://youtu.be/qm7k89mFvYo?t=191 2012 with Will Smith as dancer].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYdP9ESakK/?img_index=4 De Guzman's IG KCA 2012]</ref>She danced at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqv64nSSPPo 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in the Britney Spears tribute piece] and stood next to Beyoncé while waiting backstage. <ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/danceoftheday/156362584042/jade-chynoweth-but-you-can-call-her-jadebug trumblr Jade Chynoweth]</ref> She was also a as a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BN4GYKnUCQE member of E-Kidz], a youth hip-hop group ran by Dave Scott and was doing a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ553WTp5gM Microsoft commercial] with some of her crew fellows. | By 2011, she was traveling to L.A. regularly to audition for dance gigs. She also scored a coveted spot as one of The PULSE on Tour’s 2010/2011 Elite Protégés, touring with top choreographers like Dave Scott, Mia Michaels, Cris Judd, Laurieann Gibson and Brian Friedman. It was Friedman who had the biggest effect on Chynoweth, influencing her stylistic choices, helping her master choreography more quickly. She performed on the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards [https://vimeo.com/60940650 2011], which was her first job and [https://youtu.be/qm7k89mFvYo?t=191 2012 with Will Smith as dancer].<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CpYdP9ESakK/?img_index=4 De Guzman's IG KCA 2012]</ref>She danced at the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqv64nSSPPo 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in the Britney Spears tribute piece] and stood next to Beyoncé while waiting backstage. <ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/danceoftheday/156362584042/jade-chynoweth-but-you-can-call-her-jadebug trumblr Jade Chynoweth]</ref> She was also a as a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BN4GYKnUCQE member of E-Kidz], a youth hip-hop group ran by Dave Scott and was doing a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ553WTp5gM Microsoft commercial] with some of her crew fellows. | ||