Reaching for the stars....  

 From my earliest memory, creating something to fit an occasion, or a personal need was my driver. As a small child, I spent a great deal of time "figuring things out" so that I could craft something to fit whatever the need or interest was at that moment, whether it be building a fort, sketching portraits of my family and friends, or designing and making costumes for Halloween or a neighborhood "Let's put on a show" project. My grandmother, aunt, and mother were excellent seamstresses and that magical concept of creating something beautiful out of a piece of fabric fueled my interest in clothing and costume design and construction. The drive to create continued into my teen years where my interests led me to studies in voice, acting, music, dance, printing, and studio art. Before I graduated from High School, additional experiences included choreography, directing, and set design, which skills I honed in various venues. It didn't occur to me at that time that these "fun" experiences would lead me to my life's passion.

     That is the bit of "wisdom" that I pass on to my students - to "put the things that you have experienced, however unrelated as they may seem, in your back pocket and, someday, you may find you have accumulated a lifetime!" My professional career has included (surprise!) singing, dancing, acting, costume, hair and set designing, choreography, editing, and costume and set construction. I have had the great fortune to have worked and learned from some of the most creative in the performing arts field. It was to this end that JovoDance  was born.... the "place" where the sum of all my experiences and successes has found a home under one roof. Hopefully, anything that your production needs can be found there, also.

~Scott