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Our Staff A resident of Covington, La., is the owner & director of Dancescape Studio. She has 30 years of dance and performing experience in the local community. She has also been teaching dance for 17 years. Ms. Jessica's training began under the tutelage of the late Rosemerry Fuhrmann Hanian of Creative Dance Center. Ms. Boudreau has performed in and choreographed over thirty plays for local community theaters and high schools. Her performances have included the likes of the New Orleans Opera. She also has extensive experience teaching music and creative movement in local schools in both St. Tammany and Tangipahoa parishes. Ms. Boudreau also sits on the board of several local theaters. Ms. Jessica has studied many different varieties of dance including East Indian and African. She has brought her knowledge of dance to her own studio. After Hurricane Katrina, Ms. Boudreau relocated Dancescape studio. The new location better suits the needs of the staff and students. Ms. Boudreau strives to share her love of dance and performance with the community for years to come.  A resident of Covington, La. Ms. Boudreau has been an instructor at Dancescape for the past 4 years: bringing her unique style and expertise in Hip Hop technique. She began dancing at the age of 3 and trained under the late Rosemerry Fuhrmann Hanian of Creative Dance Center. During high school, Ms. Boudreau took a break from dance to pursue her love for sports and continued this into college. She also served as the director for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Covington and Hammond for 5 years. During her time there, she organized a dance and cheer program for the local participants. Years later, Ms. Boudreau returned to her first passion, dance, hoping to inspire and instill confidence in her students. She continues to enjoy her rewarding career at Dancescape.  A Covington native, began dancing at the age of 6 at Creative Dance Center under the direction of the late Rosemerry Fuhrmann Hanian. In 2000, she became an instructor here at Dancescape and was named Assistant Director soon after. Mrs. Pounds founded a Liturgical Dance Group at St. Scholastica Academy, where she attended high school. Since graduating, she has returned to S.S.A. to choreograph for the group. She has also performed in and choreographed many musical theatre productions for local theaters and high schools. Mrs. Pounds attended Southeastern Louisiana University where she majored in Early Childhood Education and Child Development. She also studied ballet and modern dance at Southeastern and was chosen to perform with the legendary Skip Costa of New York. She has also performed with the Southeastern Dance Department, Fellom Ballet, Izzy Moving Dance Theatre and B.C. Fields Dance Company. In 2007, she graduated Suma Cum Laude from Southeastern with a Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education. Mrs. Pounds currently teaches Pre-Kindergarten at Christ Episcopal School in Covington, continues to serve as our Assistant Director and instructs ballet and modern classes. She resides in Covington with her husband, John.  Ms. Jennifer 'J.B.' Buck
1049B Ronald Reagan Memorial Hwy.
Covington, Louisiana 70433
(985)892-1859 |
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