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Jones continued to train diligently throughout her childhood, learning several dance styles and how to sing and act. Her toolkit included classical ballet, neoclassical ballet, hip hop, and jazz, as well as the foundations of tap, acro dancing, and ballroom dancing. Most importantly, she trained in the foundations of dance first.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was very blessed,\u201d Jones said. \u201cMy instructor that trained me up my whole life really, really dug into the classical technique and strengthening the foundation so that you can build properly off of that, rather than bypassing what could be \u2018boring\u2019 or \u2018tedious\u2019 to just skip ahead to the cooler or flashier tricks, possibly leading to long term injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several opportunities allowed Jones to experience the semi-professional world of dance as a child with shows like \u201cThe Nutcracker,\u201d but an ankle injury forced her to take a step back right before a planned move to New York to continue training. Instead, Jones taught and choreographed for local schools and focused on her musical career. Eventually, that brought her to Nashville and Lebanon, where she eventually founded her own dance studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At Belamour Academy, Jones puts all her experience as a dancer and a teacher into practice as she creates a joy-filled, Christian environment that teaches dancing fundamentals safely. Her success as a child and now as an entrepreneur is a gift from God,\u201d Jones said, \u201cbecause her disorder meant she was projected to die, and to this day, she is supposed to be immobile \u2014 not teaching dance on the regular.\u201d Jones doesn\u2019t plan to quit any time soon, either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy instructor that I grew up with was leaping around well into her 60s and 70s; she is the healthiest, loveliest lady who is going to live forever,\u201d Jones said. \u201cI love her, she\u2019s amazing, and with God at my side, that\u2019s going to be me.\u201d GN<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" JOY AND laughter fill the hallways of Belamour Ballet Dance Academy, bright colors swirling gracefully as dancers of all ages practice their craft. The academy is a beloved location for many families in Lebanon, as students gain both a mastery of classical ballet and a solid foundation of leadership \u2014 and at the forefront of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":22561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-stories"],"yoast_head":"\n