Former UCLA Dance Team Captain and choreographer, professional LA dancer and master teacher, international convention faculty member, and expert in performance nutrition for dancers.

With 30+ years of dance training, Jenna specializes in commercial, collegiate, contemporary, technique, and jazz—bringing professional industry experience and performance coaching into every class. 30+ years of training in all styles, specializing in commericial, collegiate, jazz, technique, and contemporary

Captain of the UCLA Dance Team and earned her B.A. from UCLA

9 years working in Los Angeles as a professional dancer & choreographer represented by MTA

Performed at The Rose Bowl, LA Fashion Week, NCAA Basketball Tournament, House of Blues, and BCBG Generation Fashion Show

Performed with 3-6 Mafia, Fanny Pak, and the Black Eyed Peas with Jack Black at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards

Faculty for Soul-de-Soul and World Dance Movement

Author, professional speaker, creative entrepreneur, performance nutrition expert, and mom of two girls Jenna Lee Rude is a choreographer, master teacher, author, professional speaker, creative entrepreneur, performance nutrition expert, and most importantly a mom of two girls. She has logged over 30 years of training in all styles of dance but specializes in commercial, collegiate, jazz, technique, and contemporary work.

She was captain of the UCLA Dance Team while getting her B.A. and worked in Los Angeles as a professional dancer and choreographer for nine years before moving to Charlotte, NC. During her professional career she was represented by MTA and some of Jenna’s credits include performing at The Rosebowl, L.A. Fashion Week, NCAA Basketball Tournament, the House of Blues, and BCBG Generation’s Fashion Show.

She has been on faculty for multiple international dance conventions including Soul-de-Soul and World Dance Movement and has performed with 3-6 Mafia, Fanny Pak, and the Black Eyed Peas with Jack Black at the Nickelodeon Kid’s Choice Awards.

She was a featured dancer in MTV’s International Documentary on World Dance Movement, a primary dancer for The Picasso Project, the artistic director of MOCEAN and produced and choreographed a dance media segment for 8,000 people at JP+Live.

Jenna is currently a professional choreographer and teacher in the Charlotte, North Carolina area, coaching dancers for collegiate auditions, and choreographing and teaching master classes for various competitive studios, companies, and dance teams.

She is also the co-author of the book “The Care and Feeding of a Dancer” and loves teaching dancers how to fuel their bodies through her private performance nutrition coaching and workshops. She is living out her dream working from home with her husband and daughters, dancing and choreographing, and inspiring healthy living around the world any chance she gets.

 

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