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Jade grew up in the quiet town of 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, 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> | Jade grew up in the quiet town of 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, 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 teaching classes. Her bothers were playing football and her dad was with them, and she was dancing and her mom was with her. | ||
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. | ||