Instructors
Jennifer Deckelman is an accomplished entertainer and profes-sional coach, whose own training spans over thirty years in theatre, voice, dance and commercial art. She studied with Colleen Price Moore and Gerald Arpino from the Robert Joffrey ballet, studied tap with Gregory Hines and Bill Bartlett in Los Angeles and has performed in New York, Reno, and Las Vegas. She completed advanced study in Drama and Musical Theatre at the famous Pasadena Playhouse after attending Weber State University.
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Ms. Jessica
Jessica Moraton has been performing ever since she can remember. She began formal training in voice and dance at 12 years old with Jennifer Deckelman. As a member of the Destination Star Touring and Competition Team, she won several awards and placed in many dance styles at various talent competitions. In 2007, at the Applause Talent Competition, she was recognized for her tap choreography and was awarded the Outstanding Choreography award. In community theatre, she was the choreographer of the Christmas musical, Mrs. Bob Cratchit’s Wild Christmas Binge at the Dunedin Community Theatre. At the Tarpon Springs Performing Arts Center, she was in the New Century Opera’s production of The Wizard of Oz, playing the role of Dorothy. Jessica is a graduate of the University of South Florida, with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology. In 2006, she completed the Broadway Dance Center’s Teacher Training workshop in New York City. She has studied with and taken master classes with professionals such as: Stepp Stewart, David Howard, Sheila Barker, Chris Hale, Tracie Stanfield, Jeff Amsden, Rhonda Miller, Shea Sullivan, Kathryn Murphy, Germaine Goodson, Lane Napper, Bev Brown, Chio, Luam, Rhapsody, Miss Vee & Maria Torres (So You Think You Can Dance). She is the proud mother of an almost-three-year-old little boy, Evan. And yes, he is already tap dancing!
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