Jennifer Cichino

Jennifer has been dancing since the young age of 3. She entered the competitive world when she was just 9 years old. Since then she has gained numerous national titles and placed top 5 in various solo performances. Some of these top awards were gained at Beyond the Stars, Starbound, Nexstar, Revolution Talent, and the World Dance Championships regional and national competitions. She has studied all genres of dance throughout her career including jazz, contemporary, ballet, acro, tap, pom, and hip hop. She was the captain of her varsity high school dance team at Paramus Catholic and went on to become a part of the Montclair State Dance Team. Through her career on the team, she has gained two collegiate National Titles for Division III at the National Dance Alliance (NDA) Collegiate Championships in Daytona, Florida. She also held a captain’s position on the team’s Executive Board throughout her time on the team. She graduated from Montclair State University with a Bachelor’s degree in business management and a minor in public health.  Jennifer is eager to continue to share her love for dance with her students at DDA while instilling confidence and joy into each and everyone of them.