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Jillian Quiner

Jillian Quiner began dancing at the age of 4 at the Art of Dance. She learned how to tap under the direction of Valerie Harman. In 2010, she began training in ballet with Christine Taylor and Luba Gulyaeva at North Jersey School of Dance Arts. She was honored to be named a Dance Spirit magazine Future Star in December 2012. As a competitive dancer, she won several regional and national scholarships at various dance workshops. Her contemporary solos placed first overall at several dance competitions, including 3 national titles. She has received full summer scholarships to Valentina Kozlova’s Dance Conservatory of New York and Joffrey New York. She currently teaches dance classes at various studios in New Jersey and has written articles for Inside Dance magazine.

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photos by Steven Vandervelden