Miss Jen began dancing at the age of 8 at a local studio in Irwin. By the age of 11, she was chosen to be on a competition line. She attended, many competitions in places such as Charleston, WV and Myrtle Beach, winning many awards over the years. By the age of 16, Miss Jen began teaching. She has taught ages ranging from 2 to 68. She has also choreographed for Greensburg Civic Theatre, Norwin Chorus, Norwin Middle School East Theatre club, and Norwin High School Show Choir. Her musical credits include; Anything Goes (Purity), Crazy for You (Louise,), and Bye Bye Birdie (Kim). Miss Jen is a Norwin Show Choir and Chorus Alum. Performing arts has always been her passion with dance being her 1st love. She also has obtained Cecchetti 1&2 certification. With much hard work and determination, Miss Jen was able to achieve her ultimate goal and follow her dreams...

In August 2003, Dancin J’s Studio was born!

Miss Mia began her dancing career at the young age of 5. It was love at first step. When she was 8 she was chosen to be on a competition line. She has competed all over the country including; Las Vegas, Florida, New Jersey and Myrtle Beach. Miss Mia has won many awards while competing including a First Place Overall for her jazz solo. Miss Mia still competes with Dancin J's and in 2007 was chosen to perform on a National Performance Team in Wildwood, NJ for their National Competition. Aside from the studio dancing Miss Mia was a member of her college dance team. She was on of the founding members and also Captain while on the La Roche Competition Team. While on the team Miss Mia and the team won many awards including State Championships for Jazz and Hip Hop. Miss Mia continues her passion for dance at Dancin J's and hopes to inspire and teach new dancers at Dancin J's for many years to come.

Miss Jennifer began dancing at the age of 3. At the age of 10, she competed in her first competition. Over the years she has competed in places such as West Virginia and Las Vegas, receiving many awards. Miss Jennifer just recently became a student teacher at Dancin J's Studio and assists Miss Jen in teaching the Teenie Weenies. She plans to continue dancing as long as she can and grow and mature as an accomplished dancer.

Melissa began her dancing career at age four—developing a love for it from the start. By age eight, she was competing at both the Regional and National level in Ohio, West Virginia, Myrtle Beach and Florida. She has performed in several group, production and solo numbers bringing home countless awards. At the age of eleven, Melissa began cheering for the Norwin Knights where she was named Captain of the cheerleaders for the Middle School, Freshmen and Varsity Squads. She also competed at the Regional and State levels bringing home several regional and state titles with her squad as well as individually with her stunt group. She then moved on to be a member of the Indiana University of Pennsylvania Dance Explosion team where she choreographed and performed many routines. She graduated college in 2007 and is now honored to teach at her cousin, Miss Jen’s studio as a certified Aerobic/Zumba instructor when not working her full time job. Melissa is excited to be a part of Dancin J’s Staff—something both her and Miss Jen have dreamed about since they’ve been little girls. From Grandma’s backyard and the competitive stages that made Miss Jen and Melissa’s dreams come true to Miss Jen’s studio helping others dreams come true…

Miss Gabriellla joined Dancin J's Studio 2 years ago. She began dancing as a young child and attended her first competition at age 14. Now 16 years old, Miss Gabby is realizing that dance has become her passion. She has competed at the regional and national levels, receiving various awards. Her future plans include going to college to receive her Bachelor's degree. Whatever she does, Miss Gabby will always be dancing!