Brittany began her dance training at age 11 at Ballet Arizona, through Arizona School for the Arts. She studied ballet and modern from world-renown instructors, including Nadja Zubkov and Kee-Juan Hahn, while continuing her study of voice and acting. In addition to her time at Ballet Arizona & ASA, she joined the competition company at the award-winning Take Five Dance Academy – taking classes in Jazz, Tap, Ballet, Lyrical, Acrobatics, Musical Theatre, Pointe, and Technique. Here she danced among the talents of Mr. Dance of America, 5 Miss Dance of Arizona title winners, and studied with Maryanne Maloney, Tracy Richie, and Alyce Layden.

While in high school, Brittany was a part of Varsity Spiritline (Pom & Cheer), president of the competition choir, Thespians (double honor bar), and National Honors Society. She performed the National Anthem at various sporting events, sang live in-studio on the morning show on pop music station KZZP (now 104.7 KIIS FM), and won top awards at the regional Solo & Ensemble competitions. She also served as choreographer for the Spiritline JV & Varsity competition teams.

During her training at Take Five Dance, Brittany was offered a teaching position at the age of 16. She continued her studies in technique & choreography by attending master class workshops/competitions with Dance Masters of Arizona, LA Dance Force, Hollywood Vibe, International Dance Challenge, NYC Dance Alliance, and American Dance Awards. Her students & choreography of solos, duos, trios, and groups have won many awards on the regional and national levels, including numerous first place trophies, top over-all scores, and special awards for choreography, presentation, costumes, and creativity.

On the side, Brittany owns her own music video production company, Abandon Video. She has toured with many local and national bands filming their live performances for music videos & documentaries for upcoming CD & DVD releases.

Brittany has since served as Company Director at Flashpoint Performing Arts and Desert Star Dance Academy. She specializes in technique, lyrical, jazz, acrobatics (contortion), and musical theatre (voice/acting). She also specializes in bringing children & teens from beginner to rising star through innovative techniques and emphasis on performance and personality.

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Jen Kannarr grew up in Phoenix, Arizona, dancing most of her life. Jen Started dancing at the age of two and a half at Eileen’s School of Dance. She was a member of the Modern Motions’ Dance Company with Eileen’s School of Dance for nine years. She was asked to join the Kelly Dancers at a young age of seven. The Kelly Dancers is a dance group directed by a former Radio City Rockette, Kathleen Kelly. She continues to perform currently with the Kelly Dancers as they tour all over Arizona to perform. She studied at Nina Marlow’s School of Ballet for two years, before she went on to study with Leigh Cassidy King’s Dance Centre and then she joined the dance group at her high school. Jen danced at Paradise Valley High School for four years under the direction of Lori Roesch, where she was able to work with many different choreographers to learn diverse styles of dance.

She continued with private training at Eileen’s School of Dance, where she taught the beginning ballet, jazz, and creative movement. Jen was an avid member of the Dance Club at her school and was chosen to participate in Cultural Connections, for two years, which consisted of only forty specifically chosen students from four different high schools in Phoenix and surrounding areas. Cultural Connections is a program that teaches the students about the diversified types of dancing from all over the world. Jen graduated from Paradise Valley High School and is pursuing a degree in Elementary Education and an Associates Degree in Dance. Jen is also studying dance intensively at Scottsdale Community College so that she can keep updated with today’s dance styles and possibly pursue a further career in dance. She is now a member of the staff at Arizona Sunrays and brings with her an enthusiastic personality and great love and knowledge of dance.

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