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==Biography==

Chynoweth grew up in quiet Park City, UT, where she began training at the age of 2 in her aunt’s small basement studio. (Her mom was her jazz teacher.) Later, she studied at Dance Tech Studios, where she took classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and pointe. “I would do dance competitions every weekend and take class every day after school until 9 pm,” Chynoweth says.<ref>[https://dancespirit.com/golden-girl/ Dance Spirit Why Everyone's Obsessed with Jade Chynoweth]</ref>

By 2011, Chynoweth 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 and “always pushing me to be better than I was in the last class,” she says.

Her work with The PULSE spilled over into her professional life when she teamed up with a bunch of other talented young PULSE alums to form a crew called The Protégés. Their goal? To make it onto MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.” Though they didn’t earn a spot on the main show, the moment was a turning point for Chynoweth. “I got a taste of the industry,” she says, “and loved it.” Moving forward, she was committed to a commercial career.

Gev Manoukian, who’s mentored her since she was 9 years old, stated “When she would perform her solo at competition, people would run into the theater to watch her,” remembers Manoukian, who choreographed many of her hip-hop solos. “It’s pretty rare to find someone who can do contemporary so well and then get on her head and whip out crazy break-dancing tricks.” Pick a top choreographer—WilldaBeast, Tricia Miranda, Janelle Ginestra, Brian Friedman, Yanis Marshall—and odds are you’ll find Chynoweth front and center in one of their most popular class vids. In Scott David Winn’s comedic videos (choreographed by Josh Killacky), she gets to show off both her dance and her acting skills, playing everything from a Disney princess to Twilight’s Renesmee to Hillary Clinton.

Will “WilldaBeast” Adams calls Jade Chynoweth “the Olympian of dance”—and it’s not hard to see why. She’s definitely got the talent, with a chameleonlike 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 major competition titles, she’s earned jobs that are the dance equivalent of gold medals, performing at MTV’s Video Music Awards and in commercials for Nike, Microsoft and Toyota. She’s the dance world’s very own all-around champion.

She first appeared as the Street Dancer in 2012 comedy musical series ''Dr. Fubalous''. Her debut film role was as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic historical fantasy war film ''300: Rise of an Empire''.

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 ==Biography==
 Chynoweth grew up in quiet Park City, UT, where she began training at the age of 2 in her aunt’s small basement studio. (Her mom was her jazz teacher.) Later, she studied at Dance Tech Studios, where she took classes in tap, ballet, jazz, hip hop and pointe. “I would do dance competitions every weekend and take class every day after school until 9 pm,” Chynoweth says.<ref>[https://dancespirit.com/golden-girl/ Dance Spirit Why Everyone's Obsessed with Jade Chynoweth]</ref>
+By 2011, Chynoweth 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 and “always pushing me to be better than I was in the last class,” she says.
+Her work with The PULSE spilled over into her professional life when she teamed up with a bunch of other talented young PULSE alums to form a crew called The Protégés. Their goal? To make it onto MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.” Though they didn’t earn a spot on the main show, the moment was a turning point for Chynoweth. “I got a taste of the industry,” she says, “and loved it.” Moving forward, she was committed to a commercial career.
+Gev Manoukian, who’s mentored her since she was 9 years old, stated “When she would perform her solo at competition, people would run into the theater to watch her,” remembers Manoukian, who choreographed many of her hip-hop solos. “It’s pretty rare to find someone who can do contemporary so well and then get on her head and whip out crazy break-dancing tricks.” Pick a top choreographer—WilldaBeast, Tricia Miranda, Janelle Ginestra, Brian Friedman, Yanis Marshall—and odds are you’ll find Chynoweth front and center in one of their most popular class vids. In Scott David Winn’s comedic videos (choreographed by Josh Killacky), she gets to show off both her dance and her acting skills, playing everything from a Disney princess to Twilight’s Renesmee to Hillary Clinton.
+Will “WilldaBeast” Adams calls Jade Chynoweth “the Olympian of dance”—and it’s not hard to see why. She’s definitely got the talent, with a chameleonlike 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 major competition titles, she’s earned jobs that are the dance equivalent of gold medals, performing at MTV’s Video Music Awards and in commercials for Nike, Microsoft and Toyota. She’s the dance world’s very own all-around champion.
 She first appeared as the Street Dancer in 2012 comedy musical series ''Dr. Fubalous''. Her debut film role was as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic historical fantasy war film ''300: Rise of an Empire''.