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Jenni Shields graduated from Olathe South High School as a captain of the varsity dance team. She went on to pursue dance and her bachelor’s degree in elementary education. Jenni trained with many well known dance instructors and choreographers such as Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, and Tabitha & Neopoloan. She moved to New York City and trained as an intern at the Broadway Dance Center. She was presented many opportunities in New York City such as being a backup dancer for Faith Hill on the set of The View Talk Show. Jenni moved back to the midwest to dance professionally for the Kansas City Brigade arena football team and pursue her work as a dance instructor and choreographer. During this time Jenni was a dance coach at Olathe South for five years and a local third grade teacher.  She was presented an amazing opportunity to choreograph for The Kansas City Royals opening day in 2010 and 2011. Jenni has taught and choreographed for many middle schools, high schools, colleges and university dance teams in the Kansas City area. She loves sharing her dance passion by judging dance auditions and dance contests. Her love for dance team has carried over into helping other aspiring dancers make their middle school, high school & collegiate dance teams. Jenni has taught competitive and recreational dance for twenty years and has been at Above The Barre Dance Academy in Olathe for the last ten years. She currently has been offering her dance knowledge through teaching hiphop at ATB and offers private lessons while she focuses on raising her family and running her own small shop.