{"id":5125,"date":"2013-05-13T18:16:32","date_gmt":"2013-05-13T18:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dancemogul.com\/news\/?p=5125"},"modified":"2013-05-13T21:11:22","modified_gmt":"2013-05-13T21:11:22","slug":"janelle-ginestra-be-the-best-you-that-you-can-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dancemogul.com\/news\/janelle-ginestra-be-the-best-you-that-you-can-be\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Ginestra \/ Be the Best “You” that You Can Be"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dance Mogul Magazine prides our selves in bringing you as close to success as possible. We are proud to present Janelle Ginestra , who we like to call success in motion. We feel she is success in motion because she is currently on P!nk”s ”\u00a0Truth about love tour”. She is someone that can provide insight to the youth and \u00a0what it means to tour the world as a dancer as she still\u00a0experiences\u00a0her journey. Her talent and future are limitless and her journey shows that with some hard work and dedication that success is only a matter of<\/strong> time.<\/p>\n

Janelle\u00a0Ginestra\u00a0began dancing in Santa Clara, CA at age 2. As a young child, she enjoyed dancing for local shows and competing in dance competitions, where she received highest honors and praise for her spunk, sassiness, personality, and of course being a powerhouse for her age. At age 7,\u00a0Janelle\u00a0and her family moved to Los Angeles where she pursued acting. Upon arrival in Los Angeles, some of\u00a0Janelle\u2019s early jobs were related to dance. As an actress,Janelle\u00a0was a guest-star and co-star on many TV shows and also was a lead actor on two TV pilots. At age 12,\u00a0Janelle\u00a0moved to Modesto, CA where she began to choreograph and dance for a local rap artist named Jiggy. They would rehearse and practice in\u00a0Janelle\u2019s garage for hours on end. This is where\u00a0Janelle\u00a0primarily trained from the ages of 12-18, training herself, and her friends. <\/strong><\/p>\n

In addition to local shows and concerts with Jiggy, who opened for performers like Paul Wall and E-40, she also took up competitive cheerleading. Not only competing in cheer, and winning several national championships, she also did a competitive pom team, where she learned clean lines and sharp technique skills.\u00a0Janelle\u00a0joined a company called JAMZ Cheer and Dance, and quickly became a head instructor, teaching kids and teenagers all over the United States, dance routines and cheer routines, in a positive, happy environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

At age 18,\u00a0Janelle\u00a0moved to North Hollywood, CA. She has worked as a successful dancer and has been in multiple dance shows from being a contestant on BRAVO reality TV show \u201c Step It Up and Dance\u201d, to being a reoccurring dancer on FOX\u2019s hit show \u201cGlee\u201d. She is very involved in the dance community, working on different jobs for dance shows, music videos, award shows, including dancing for Beyonce at the Billboard Awards.\u00a0Janelle has been on tour with Chaka Khan, where she not only danced but was the assistant choreographer, also did several shows dancing for Colby Odonis, and dancing and choreographing for Canada\u2019s Superstar Anjulie.\u00a0Janelle\u00a0is currently working alongside YouTube sensation Dejan Tubic, where they are \u201ctaking the world by storm\u201d according to FOX news LA.\u00a0Janelle\u00a0has been in several movies, the most recent film being Honey 2 where she plays the role of Juvey Dancer, and her biggest role being the lead chipmunk a.k.a chipette “Britney” in Alvin and the Chipmunks 2.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Janelle\u00a0has worked with many well-known and respected choreographers including, Adam Shankman, Brian Friedman from\u00a0So You Think You Can Dance,\u00a0<\/i>and Zachary Woodlee of Glee.\u00a0Janelle\u2019s most recent television appearances include Glee, Community, America\u2019s Got Talent, Bunheads, and X-Factor not only where she danced for multiple contestants, but also choreographed.\u00a0Janelle\u00a0teaches master dance classes world-wide, where she inspires dancers of all ages and abilities. She is currently on tour with P!NK, traveling the world, living out her dream.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul: Who were some of your early\u00a0inspirations?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JanelIe Ginestra:<\/strong> Shirley temple was my idol as a child and then of course Britney Spears through my teens.<\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul: Were your parents supportive of your passion for dance?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JanelIe Ginestra:<\/strong> My parents have always been the most supportive parents ever. They kind of had no choice as well, because I hated school and just always wanted to be some form of an entertainer. Hehe<\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul: When did you know that you could become a professional?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JanelIe Ginestra:<\/strong> When I was 18. I saw how big dance was becoming and I knew I had to jump on the band wagon.<\/p>\n

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Dance Mogul: How did you develop your work ethic?<\/strong><\/p>\n

JanelIe Ginestra:<\/strong> Coming from a middle class family, I always had what I wanted but it was never just handed to me. I always worked really hard for my money and since it was my own, I valued it. Starting from when I was young and a childhood actor until now. I know you have to work hard to succeed and also to pay the bills, so since I need both of those things, I will continue to work my ass off.<\/p>\n