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Adrienne Clark Whitworth

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Hi, I'm Adrienne. I'm going to quickly introduce myself so that you can get to know me as you follow my journey as an Arts Bridge teacher. I was born and raised in Salem, Utah. I am the youngest is of 8 children and I love being with my family. Soccer was one of the main activities that we shared as a family. Every child started playing very young and continued playing through high school. I did not want to break that chain, so I too played soccer. When I was 8 years old my best friend Kandalyn was always going off to dance class and I got very interested in this. With a lot of pushing from me, my mom signed me up for dance class the following year so that I could be with Kandalyn. Jazz, Tap, and Ballet class was soon one of my favorite times of the week. I continued dancing Ballet, Jazz, Contemporary, Tap, and Modern at Lifehouse Performing Arts Academy for 9 years, until I graduated high school. While dancing I somehow managed to keep soccer a big part of my life. ...
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