Jennifer Mcclary

Instructor: Jazz, Turns + Tricks, Contemporary, and Company Choreographer

Jennifer McClary is originally from Ashland, Oregon where she began studying dance at the age of five. She toured Oregon and California with the Oregon State Ballet and Beaverton Ballet beginning at the age of 11. Jennifer has received scholarships to many Dance Institutions around the US, and studied at The Orange County High School of Performing Arts, Tremain’s Dance Studio, Philadelphia Institute of the Arts, All That Jazz, Joseph Wyatt Dance Studio, The Edge and Broadway Dance Center where she has taught, managed the front desk and produced their student shows for 5 years. Jennifer is a graduate of Point Park College with a BA in dance, concentration in Jazz, where she worked and performed with famous modern/jazz companies from around the United States including Hubbard Street Dance Company, River North Dance, and Pilobolus. She performed with Tracie Stanfield’s company Synthesis Dance Project at International Dance Festival in NYC and Michelle Barber at the Alan Awards. She choreographed, danced, judged, and taught classes with En L’Air Aerial Dance Theatre, Ticket to Broadway, and other studios both locally and across the country. Jen was invited to Dublin Ireland in to perform and assist with: pushing progress artistic director Calen Kurka. Jennifer has been teaching in the Pacific Northwest for over 16 years, and Artistic Director of disORDER dance for 6 years. Jennifer is currently working toward her Master's in Creative Practice at Saint Mary's College in California. She continues to encourage young dancers to find their creative voice by empowering their abilities to excel in what she loves the most. I'm excited to be back at Elevate!