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Jade grew up in quiet Park City, UT, where she began training at the age of 2 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 quiet Park City, UT, where she began training at the age of 2 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> | ||
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] 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 run 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 run by Dave Scott and was doing a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJ553WTp5gM Microsoft commercial] with some of her crew fellows. | ||
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 to make it onto MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.”, but they didn’t earn a spot on the main show. That moment was a turning point for Jade Bug. Moving forward, she was committed to a commercial career. | 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 to make it onto MTV’s “America’s Best Dance Crew.”, but they didn’t earn a spot on the main show. That moment was a turning point for Jade Bug. Moving forward, she was committed to a commercial career. | ||