Jaylen was born and raised in San Jose, California where she started dancing at the age of five. She attended Dancyn Studio joining the competition team early on until her senior year where she trained in jazz, tap, ballet, hip hop, lyrical, contemporary and pom. 

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After graduating from AMDA LA as a Dance Major, she has expanded her training to jazz funk, broadway styles, heels, singing, acting, and camera work. Her most memorable experiences were being in several dance productions by Justine Menter, Kyle Mchargh, Stephanie Landwehr and Tracy Silver. She gained a strong connection and inspiration from her teachers such as Gabe Ash, Gheremi Clay, Jessica Franco, Michelle Elkin and Stefanie Santiago. 

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With lots of experimenting Jaylen describes her favorite style as a blend of contemporary and hip hop. She loves bringing in that feeling and storytelling from her contemporary background while still hitting beats and grooves in the music. She also loves to choreograph and has grown a passion for creating films and concept videos. It has been said that Jaylen’s choices in dynamics and performance while dancing is very captivating as an audience member. When not dancing, she is very into fitness, health, music, editing, modeling and cooking.  

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Her goal is to be in TV and film and or live performances like concerts, award shows, tours and music videos. Jaylen sees herself being an actress in movies that involve her dance skills, it is her dream to one day work with Kenny Ortega. 

 

Jaylens motto she lives by is “Do something today that your future self will thank you for”, she found that remembering this everyday has led her to become the hard working and dedicated person she is.