Jennifer Dell is the co-owner and Artistic Director of The Pulse Performing Arts Studio, Bedford Hills, NY, as well as instructing classes specializing in jazz, tap, and theatre dance. Jennifer is the founder of the Nova Jazz performance ensemble, which has been featured at such venues as Walt Disney World, Washington, D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Festival, and Dancers Responding to Aids at SUNY-Purchase. Jennifer recently founded Competitive Edge, for students who wish to compete in various genres of dance.
A graduate of the University of Michigan with a degree in theatre performance, Jennifer began her New York City dance training at the age of 17 when she received a scholarship to Broadway Dance Center and became one of Frank Hatchettâ's Hatchett Dancers. While living in Manhattan, she studied with such greats as Donna McKechnie, Henry LeTang, and Gil Stroming. She was one of the original dancers on
MTV's Dance Party, and appeared on Comedy Central's
The Tonya Harding Story. Some of her favorite performing credits include Ado Annie in
Oklahoma, Patty Simcox in
Grease, and Cassie in
A Chorus Line.
In 2006 Jennifer directed and choreographed
Songs for a New World at The Pulse's Mainstage Theatre. Prior to that she directed and choreographed
Evita,
Footloose, and
A Chorus Line for the Colleen Dewhurst Theatre, Mt. Kisco, NY. She has choreographed numerous regional and national touring productions of such shows as
The Boyfriend,
Cinderella, and
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Jennifer has worked exclusively with Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford, NY, choreographing their productions of
Music Man,
Bye Bye Birdie, and
Guys and Dolls as well as working with the Random Farm Kids Theatre, Chappaqua, NY. Her original choreographic piece,
A Kid Inside was showcased in First Fridays in NYC. Additionally, she is the off-ice choreographer for Team du Coeur, a gold medaling competitive precision figure skating team and has choreographed for Team Elan, Detroit Figure Skating Club's World Champion Skating Team.
Jennifer began her dance instruction at the age of four at her home studio in Michigan where she soon became an apprentice teacher and eventually, after she moved to New York City, graduated to a guest teacher, choreographing many of their award winning competition routines. She previously was an instructor at the Northern Westchester Center for the Arts teaching Jazz, Tap, and Theatre Dance. Jennifer is a member of the Stage Society of Directors and Choreographers.
Jennifer resides in Yonkers, NY with her husband and two children.
