Spring Workshop - April 13, 2025

  Jennifer Rienert has owned and directed the NH School of Ballet Dance studio for the past 34 years-which has been in her family for over 60 years. As a student with her own school, she studied with her Aunt Suzanne Taylor and performed throughout New England with the NH Ballet Ensemble Dance Co. Growing up she was involved as a contestant with the Miss NH/ Miss America Pageant program as well as becoming Miss NH choreographer for several years and coaching students. She is an accomplished teacher and choreographer whose students have won many regional and national titles as well as overall high score awards, title competitions, auditions and college scholarships. Many of her students have obtained professional careers as dancers with Busch Gardens, Royal Caribbean and Disney Cruise Ships, Tokyo Disney, Parsons Dance Company, Beauty and Beast National Tour, Radio City Rockettes, New York City lead “Billy” in the Broadway hit show “Billy Elliot”, National Tour of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, National Tour of Flashdance and Finding Neverland, American Contemporary Ballet, LA Dance Project, Kizuna Dance and others. Along with her students who have careers in Jazz and Musical Theater she currently has 3 graduates also dancing in professional ballet companies and on tour with Cats! Jennifer has been a certified teacher with DMA since 1991 and has served on the board of directors for Chapter 5 New England for over 15 years, including serving as President. She continues to open the door for her students by directing and choreographing several productions of Nutcracker each year, teaches master classes throughout New England and adjudicates dance competitions throughout the U.S and Canada both regionally and nationally. She enjoyed writing articles for many years on ballet for the dance magazine “Dance Studio Life” and currently resides in Hooksett, NH with her husband. She is incredibly proud of her 2 daughters also in the dance industry both living in NYC as professional dancers and choreographers.

  Mary Beth Marino received her B.A. in Theatre with a dance emphasis and business minor from the University of New Hampshire. Mary Beth has made dance education her primary focus by teaching, choreographing and adjudicating on the regional and national level for over 20 years. Mary Beth is a Senior Lecturer at the University of New Hampshire teaching jazz, tap and dance history. She currently adjudicates for Dance Masters of America, Step up to Dance, Connecticut Invitational, and Dancexplosion National Talent Tour. Her master class credits include Plymouth State College, Dean College, Dance Masters of America and the Dance Teachers Club of Boston and Maine. She directs the tap program at NH School Ballet, where her choreography has been recognized on the regional and national level. In 2017, Mary Beth set concert work for the Panda Project in Chengdu China with the Confucius Institute. Most recent musical theater choreography credits include Prescott Park Arts Festival and the Hackmatack Theater.

Nick has been dancing and acting for just over two decades with a decade of teaching and choreography experience. He’s most notably known for his role as Mush in the Movie “Newsies” where he also toured with the same company for a year and a half. Nick has danced for NBC, Dabang National Tour, and Telemundo just to name a few. Most recently Nick was seen in the hit Broadway show “The Prom: Musical” where he made his Broadway debut. Nick currently Choreographs across the country for a plethora of studios and company’s and is a Competitive Coach at Palaestra Gymnastics in Derry NH.

  Emily is a professional dancer, teacher, and choreographer located in New Hampshire. She is a summa cum laude graduate of Point Park University with a BFA in Dance, with a focus in Modern and Ballet, and a minor in Biology. Emily is currently performing as a company member of NSquared Contemporary Dance Company located in Southern New Hampshire. She has danced with BalletX, Complexions, Alonzo Lines, Boston Dance Theatre, and American Ballet Theatre. Emily has performed and worked with Jae Man Joo, Julia Erickson, Kwang Suk Choi, Garfield Lemonius, LeeWei Chao, Jay Kirk, and other faculty at Point Park University. Beyond performing and choreographing, Emily actively participates in The Miss America Organization, serving as Miss New Hampshire 2024. She has earned the overall talent award at the Miss New Hampshire competition two years in a row for her self-choreographed dance performances. She is also passionate about teaching, is certified in Pilates and Nutrition, and hopes to help athletes with health, well-being, and injury prevention in the future.