Jade Chynoweth
Jade Chynoweth (born on August 21, 1998) is an American dancer, actress, and model from Park City, Utah.
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| Gender | Female |
| Age | 25 |
| Birthdate | August 21, 1998 |
| Nationality | American |
| Hometown | Park City, Utah |
| Height | 5'4" |
| Eye Color | Green |
| Hair Color | Brown |
| School Grade | Class of 2017 |
| Professional Information | |
| Profession | Dancer Actress Model |
| Affiliations | immaBEAST (former) |
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| Parents | Shurene Chynoweth (mother; jazz teacher) John Chynoweth (father) |
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| Friends | Kaycee Rice GiaNina Paolantonio Gabe De Guzman Charlize Glass JT Church |
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| Nicknames | Jade Bug |
She is known for her roles as young Artemisia in the 2014 epic action film 300: Rise of an Empire and Carmen in the 2016 superhero film Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, for her recurring role as Kathleen Nolan on the TNT television series The Last Ship and Odalie Allen on the Starz/YouTube Premium series Step Up.
Biography
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. “I would do dance competitions every weekend and take class every day after school until 9 pm,” Chynoweth says.[1]
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 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 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. “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.” She was on top choreographer—WilldaBeast, Tricia Miranda, Janelle Ginestra, Brian Friedman, Yanis Marshall—and odds front and center in one of their most popular class vids. In Scott David Winn’s comedic videos, 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 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 her mentor, Gev Manoukian, with helping her perfect her power moves. 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. “Since I’d studied acro and could do back handsprings and tucks, it was easier to work on tricks at a higher level, like windmills and headspins,” Chynoweth remembers.
Jade completed her high school courses online, graduating a year earlier in 2016.
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.
Jade was the MTV series “Going Off” in 2016, helmed by choreographer Tricia Miranda. Tricia, the woman who taught Beyoncé as her background dancer hip-hop, got finaly public eye by her class videos with millions of views. One day broadcaster ABC was ringing her bell, like we noticed your class video has already 44M+ views. What is going on here? And Tricia pointed on the kids Jade, Kaycee Rice and Aiden Prince. and told them they were drawing that much attention and had already a fanbase by their own on social media of millons of followers. So MTV thought there is a market for a show.[2]
In December 2018, she appeared on The Voice dancing while singer Halsey performed her song "Without Me". The performance received backlash for how Halsey "sensually" danced with Chynoweth; the backlash in turn was criticized as homophobic and Halsey defended her performance.
Dance Titles
- The Pluse Elite Protégé 2010/2011
- The Pulse Elite Alumna 2010/2011 (lifetime title)
Awards and Nominations
| Year | Title | Category | Nominated | Result | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Burbank International Film Festival | Best Actress | Jade Chynoweth - Max Winslow and the House of Secrets | Norminated | [3] |
| Shorty Awards | Best in Dance | Jade Chynoweth | Norminated | [4] |
Fun Facts
- Jade is a member of the 'The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' (short LDS or Mormon Church) who are the majority of Utah citizens.
- As of December 2023, Jade is dating actor, singer, songwriter, music producer and dancer Carlito Olivero. They learned each other in Step Up: High Water by script when Carlito played Davis and later in real life in 2017. Carlito is about nine years older than Jade.[5]
Contact
Bookings : jade@jaderade.com
Fan Mail Address
Jade Chynoweth
Global Artists Agency
6253 Hollywood Blvd.
Suite 508
Los Angeles, CA 90028
USA