Jordan (Mojzer-Brown) Britt

Owner/Director/Instructor/Competition Choreographer

Email: jmbdanceacademy@gmail.com

JMB Dance Academy is owned and directed by Ms Jordan (Mojzer-Brown) Britt. Ms Jordan has 20 years of dance training and over 13 years of dance teaching. She is one of the only dance instructors in the St. Cloud/Lake Nona area to be certified in all three levels of Progressing Ballet Technique , Acrobatic Arts Module 1 certified, AcroDance PreSchool by Acrobatic Arts, and Modules 1 & 2 of Alixa Flexibility. She holds her Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education and her Master of Education. She is also a member of the National Dance Education Organization and the Florida Dance Education Organization.

Ms Jordan started taking Acro lessons at 9 years old at a local studio in Pittsburgh, PA. She quickly fell in love with dance and started to take Ballet and Jazz classes. During high school Ms Jordan became an assistant dance instructor and substituted for the instructors on a regular basis. It was then that she realized she loved passing her knowledge and passion of dance onto other dancers.

While attending Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (SRU), Ms Jordan continued to take dance classes in the studio and in the classroom. It was during this time that she gained a deeper appreciation for Jazz and various genres of dance. After her freshman year of college, Ms Jordan became a dance instructor at Albright Dance Stars.

After graduating from SRU with a Bachelor of Science in Elementary and Special Education, she accepted a teaching position at Narcoossee Elementary School (NCES) and moved to Florida in 2013. While teaching at NCES, Ms Jordan became the dance instructor for the SPIRIT after school program. She taught boys and girls Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Ballet several days a week.

Ms Jordan’s dancers have won multiple National awards, double platinum, platinum, judge’s choice awards, and scholarships. They have also been accepted in Osceola County School of the Arts (Dance Major). Dance has taught Ms Jordan more than movement, it has taught her respect, discipline, and teamwork. She instills these life skills into her dancers during every class.

Carly Chernoff

Senior Instructor/Competition Choreographer/Social Media Coordinator

Ms Carly grew up in Boynton Beach, Florida and started her dance education at That's Dancing, at the age of 3. She joined her studio's competitive dance company, Fusion Force Dance Company, at the age of 11. She has trained in numerous styles of dance including ballet, pointe, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, tap, hip-hop, and modern. Ms Carly danced on her high school dance team where she was co-captain for her sophomore and junior years. During her senior year she named captain of the dance team.

During her four years at University of Central Florida (UCF), Ms Carly became involved with the student organization Knights & Damsels Dance Company. She served at the Artistic Lead from 2017-2018 before being promoted to Artistic Director from 2018-2020. Ms Carly graduated UCF in 2020 with a degree in Sport and Exercise Science.

Ms Carly has had the opportunity to dance in many events around the Orlando area including Orlando Magic games, Tedx Talks, Dancing for Diabetes, and UCF’s very own dance minor concert.

Ms Carly is excited to join JMB Dance Academy!

Kristen Funes

Instructor/Competition Choreographer

Miss Kristen holds a BFA in Dance from Shenandoah University. With over 15 years of teaching and performance experience, she was honored with the opportunity to perform over seas for an international tour, as well as spent time as an NFL cheerleader where she performed at home games as well as other events for the NFL. Kristen is trained in ballet, lyrical, jazz, tap and hip hop, however her true passion lies with teaching creative movement and early dance education to preschoolers. Miss

Kristen is very excited to join the JMB Dance family!

Fallon Snyder

Instructor

Ms. Fallon has been dancing for over 15 years with experience in competitive and conservatory ballet training. She first started dancing at the age of 2, and began competing at the age of 7 in jazz, contemporary, ballet, and lyrical. While competing, she has won various awards and scholarships through competitions such as Starpower and NYCDA including a triple threat award and a full scholarship to NYCDA's summer intensive, where she expanded her horizons in different styles of dance. She then began her ballet career at the Academy of Dance Arts in Red Bank New Jersey where she was trained in RAD technique and then performed with the Company of Dance Arts in ballets such as The Nutcracker, Cinderella, and The Wizard of Oz. She then moved on to train with the world renown Joffrey Ballet school, in New York City where she studied pointe, pas de duex, free movement, modern in Martha Gram technique, and continued classical ballet training. She then moved into the ballroom scene where she competed and taught both American rhythm and smooth styles such as salsa, rumba, cha cha, waltz, and tango to name a few. Ms. Fallon has taught at various award winning studios in New Jersey and Florida for the last 9 years; educating both recreational and competitive dancers. Her choreography has won 1st overall awards at both regional and national dance competitions as well as choreography awards in styles of: contemporary, lyrical, jazz and hip-hop. She continues to train both competitive and recreational dancers and shares her love of dance with all of her students!

Toniann Armijo

Instructor

For the past 32 years, ToniAnn Armijo has been shaping the lives of children and adults through dance. ToniAnn started her love of dance at the age of four in Hamden, Connecticut studying classical ballet with her teacher and a live pianist in the room. She continued her love of dance when she moved to South Florida and was fortunate to study with amazing teachers and choreographers. It was there she met Debbi Dee and instantly fell in love with the art of Tap. She continued to study under Debbi and became her assistant. ToniAnn aided Debbi Dee at conventions such as Dance Masters of Americaand master classes. ToniAnn has also been able to take classes with Henry LeTang, Savion Glover and Fayard Nicholas to increase her love and knowledge of Tap. Her favorite moment was being able to share the stage with Mr. Gregory Hines and other tap dancers at a concert in South Florida. ToniAnn has also been in many Taps instructional videos produced by Debbi Dee. ToniAnn’s talents do not stop at Tap. She was introduced to Modern/Contemporary Dance under the direction of Sandra Goodnough and fell in love with the art of that dance movement. She has danced professionally for two contemporary dance companies and was invited to Jacobs Pillow in Massachusetts. ToniAnn has taught for many studios and has taken classes with renowned choreographers to learn and grow her love for dance. Her love for dance goes beyond her technique. She pours her heart into each of her students and only wants them to love dance and create their own sense of self-expression. Her most influential teachers have been her students, who continue to challenge her to create.

Kailey vantassel

Instructor

Miss Kailey was born and raised in Palmer Alaska, she grew up dancing and developed a passion for teaching at a young age. She trained and performed in multiple styles of dance including ballet, lyrical, jazz, and hiphop continuously for over 15 years, as well as, participating in traveling competition dance teams. Competing in dance for 7 years and a competitive cheer team for 3.

Miss Kailey began teaching dance 10 years ago. During that experience, there are 3 years where she owned and operated a studio, teaching age groups ranging from 2-18 in 8 different styles along with running 3 different levels of competitive dance teams. As well as having a background in teaching a Pre School program for 3 years.

Miss Kailey’s favorite thing to do is share her love for dance with her students! Teaching in a progressive style that helps compliment and prepare any dancer no matter the age, level, or genre of dance for wherever their next step leads. Her goal in every classroom is to train up dancers with a confidence that will last a lifetime.

Alex Britt

Business Manager