{"id":15360,"date":"2020-03-15T19:53:34","date_gmt":"2020-03-15T23:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=15360"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:26:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:26:06","slug":"jillian-clare-director-writer-actress-to-the-beat-back-2-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/jillian-clare-director-writer-actress-to-the-beat-back-2-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Jillian Clare | Director| Writer| Actress | To The Beat! Back 2 School"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a>Born in Portland, Oregon, Jillian Clare has appeared on both the big and small screen in numerous projects, including her double award-winning portrayal of pre-teen \u2018Abby Deveraux\u2019 on NBC\u2019s Days of Our Lives,s and her most well-known character on the silver screen was in the hit Nickelodeon Victorious film Freak the Freak Out as Tori\u2019s rival, Haley Ferguson. Recent films include starring roles in The Kitchen, alongside Bryan Greenberg and Laura Prepon, plus the recently released faith-based holiday feature, By God\u2019s Grace. Miss Clare also stars in Alien Abduction by famed producers Lawrence Bender and Mike Fleiss for IFC \u2013 their highest-grossing film to date. No stranger to the stage either, Clare\u2019s background includes lead roles in musicals, original pieces, and iconic plays. Fall 2014 brought another dimension to Jillian\u2019s theater experience as she starred in Delusion: Lies Within \u2013 the pioneer production of horror theater produced by the Tony Award-winning team, Glendell Entertainment. Jillian also starred in the 2016 production of Delusion: His Crimson Queen.<\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul:<\/strong> What can fans expect in the sequel that was completely different from the first film?
\nJillian Clare:<\/strong><\/span> The humor in the second film has definitely aged up with the kids. We kept all the original cast, plus added more, so we really wanted the audience to feel like they\u2019ve grown up with them. Of course, there\u2019s lots of dancing, but we also have some amazing singing and even a little Shakespeare!<\/p>\n

Dance Mogul:<\/strong> How important was it to make a young dance movie that is authentic to the times that young people are in today?
\nJillian Clare:<\/strong><\/span> Dance is a beautiful art that has been around forever, and I think it\u2019s important to show kids of today\u2019s age how wonderful it is. With the rise of Instagram and TikTok, dance has become much more prevalent on social media, and I love that we are showing how it fits into their lives.<\/p>\n

Dance Mogul<\/b>: How was it working on and shooting the choreography?
\nJillian Clare:<\/b> <\/span>Filming in a dance studio is always a challenge with so many mirrors, but we worked it out! We had an awesome location called The House in Agoura Hills that served as our dance classroom in the film and our rehearsal space. Our lead choreographer Emily Lutes (she also plays Frankie in the film) is so incredibly talented and really brought it! Gabe de Guzman also choreographed his duet with Jayden Bartels in the film, and it\u2019s easily one of the coolest sequences! He\u2019s an amazing artist.<\/p>\n