Jaime holds both dance training and teacher training certificates from Broadway Dance Center in New York City. While serving her last of 4 years in the United States Air Force, stationed in Bedford Massachusetts, Jaime auditioned and was accepted into the BFA program for dance at Emerson College in Boston, MA. During her time in the Boston Area, Jaime taught classes at The Dance Inn and Sally Gould DanceCenter, both in Massachusetts while also participating in the repertory performance programs at Jeanette Neill Dance Studio and at Impulse under the direction of Adrienne Hawkins.
In June of 2003, Jaime established Fusion Dance Academy in Dover NH and continued her dance education by attending classes at The Edge Performance Center inHollywood, CA and The Millennium Dance Complex in LosAngeles, CA studying Contemporary, Jazz, Jazz Funk, and Hip Hop with well-known teachers, such as Sonya Tayeh, Bobby Newberry, Matt Cady, Erica Sobel, Blake McGrath, Mandy Moore and more. In July 2009, Jaime attended "Breathe the Intensive" in New Orleans studying with Emily Shock and Destini Rogers and participated in a performance at the Le Petit Theatre in Downtown New Orleans. Jaime has attended many conventions, such as Monsters of HipHop in Orlando, The Pulse in Las Vegas, Dance Teachers Summit, and Broadway Dance Centers Teacher workshops to stay current on new ideas and techniques to bring to her students. Jaime's love for dance is found in her passion for teaching and choreography.
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A note from the director...
After 18 years owning a dance studio as well as nearly 28 years teaching and choreographing, I made the decision to close Fusion Dance Academy in July, 2021. Closing FDA was the end of a huge chapter in my life however, after closing I still felt a strong desire to continue teaching and creating in the dance community with the desire to focus more on the artistic and performance aspect. In August 2021, Fusion Dance Project was created as a way to further celebrate the art of dance while working with dancers in the seacoast community. Fusion Dance Project's mission is to provide dancers ages 7 and up with an opportunity to train and perform even if they are already committed to a dance studio program, and simply looking for additional training and performance opportunities. Every dancer is welcome and every dancers' growth is important.
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