Meet Our Team!
Row 1 L-R:: Scarlett, David, Scott, Dani, Jaylynn, Jocelyn, Blake
Row 2 L-R:: Kaley, Summer, Chloe, Audrey, Lee, Kendylle
Row 3 L-R:: Erin, Lily, Becky P, Maureen, Lauren
Row 4 L-R:: Jamie, Keiara, Kyle, Amber, Alex
Not Pictured:: Tessa, Shyla, Becky C, Chanel, Jordan, Chelsea, Cheryl, Kelsey
Scarlett
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David
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Scott
Scott is 5 years old and has been dancing since he was 2. He started just dancing rise and shines at exhibitions but now dances in competitions doing solos, a duet, and team dances with the national champion tiny tots. He loves clogging but also loves hip hop and acro. Scott can't wait to have his new sister Amaya as a dance partner so they can do duets.
Dani
Dani (9) has been dancing since she was 3 and clogging since she was 5. She enjoys both contemporary and traditional clogging, and has the most fun when she learns a dance that’s really fun to do and sounds really fun. One of her favorites is “My Boogie Shoes”. She has made so many friends and memories during this experience and her confidence grows every time she puts on her shoes.
Jaylynn
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Jocelyn
Jocelyn is a 9-year-old homeschool student who loves to read, shop, go to Disney & perform. She first started taking dance classes a few months shy of turning 2. At 3, she started taking classes at Dance Connection which included clogging and loved it so much that she joined the Clogging Connection Competition Team shortly before turning 5. In addition to clogging she takes every form of dance offered at Dance Connection plus tap. Jocelyn’s appearance on stage doesn’t stop with dance, she has also performed in 11 local theater productions since turning 5.
Blake
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Kaley
Kaley attended her first Clogging competition at just 9 months old and have been clogging for 23 years this November with her family, Clogging Connection. She became the youngest ever certified F.C.C instructor at 13 and since then she has taught all around Florida and nationally around the US. She was inducted into the ACHF All American team in 2007 and after that was inducted into the ACHF team of the decade and the Cadence national team. She has won numerous grand champion awards alongside her team and recently became the reigning Miss Southeastern Clogger Queen as well as the overall contemporary ambassador for Americas Clogging Hall of Fame. She's worked professionally as a dancer and actor at Busch Gardens, Tampa and currently teaches all genres of dance at Dance Connection and direct/choreograph Clogging Connection. Her favorite thing in the whole world to do is clog, so she is elated at any experience to share that.
Summer
Summer is 11 years old and in 6th grade at Mulberry Middle School. She started dancing when she was 4 years old and joined the Clogging Connection Competition Team at 7 years old. Summer competed in the Miss Southeastern Clogger pageant in December 2017 and was crowned 2018 Junior Miss. When she isn't clogging she enjoys boating, fishing, shopping, and taking a wide variety of dance classes at Dance Connection (Home of Clogging Connection). She recently joined the FFA at her school and looks forward to showing livestock this upcoming year.
Chloe
Chloe has been clogging for about 4 years, and 1 year with Clogging Connection. She loves learning new dances and holding on to the ones she already knows. She is currently a senior at Lakewood High School, and can’t wait to find out what the future in clogging looks like!
Audrey
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Lee
Lee is 12 years old and in 7th grade. She started clogging at 6 and joined Clogging Connection about a year ago. Lee's first competition was in Kissimmee just this past February. When Lee is not clogging she enjoys boating, hanging out with friends, and shopping. Lee is so glad she joined Clogging Connection and is looking forward to all the years to come!
Kendylle
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Erin
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Lily
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Becky P
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Maureen
Maureen took her first Clogging class at age 10. She has traveled the country performing and competing. She has won Overall Grand Champion Traditional Clogger and many other awards with her Clogging family. In 2011 she was selected to the prestigious America’s Clogging Hall of Fame’s All American Team. Maureen has been teaching Clogging for 10 years and recently became an FCC certified instructor. She is proud of her award winning Clogging students and to have received several Choreography awards in the Dance competition world. She loves Clogging alongside her daughter and her teammates who she considers her family.
Lauren
Lauren began Clogging at age 5. She has been a Grand Champion soloist and National Title winner. She has enjoyed traveling and competing with her award winning team. She was inducted into America’s Clogging Hall of Fame’s All American Junior Team in 2012. Lauren is a Senior at Howard W. Blake High School for the Performing Arts. She also loves Ballet, Pointe Jazz, Modern and Tap. She will double major in Dance and Physics next year in College. Lauren is affiliated with the prestigious American Ballet Theater in New York and she is thrilled to be Choreographing a few Modern routines for Dance competition students this season. She has grown up Clogging with her team and loves the family feel, the laughs and many memories to last a lifetime.
Jamie
Jamie started Clogging in 1980 at just 10 years old and four short years later he began teaching and became a certified F.C.C (Florida Clogging Council) instructor. He was also later nominated for the F.C.C hall of fame. Jamie is also a certified national instructor and began Clogging Connection as an exhibition team which later evolved and became the competition team you see today. Jamie has competed all across the US and has also coached his team to many victories, some of them at the Americas Clogging Hall Of Fame where one year they won BOTH contemporary and traditional grand champion team. Jamie alone was awarded caller of the year several times, was inducted in to the all star team and then in 1999 the team of the millennium.
Keaira
Keaira has been dancing since the age of 2 and took her first clogging class at the age of 5. She loves to dance in many forms including ballet, tap, jazz, baton, modern, musical theater, and, of course, her #1 — clogging! When she isn’t dancing, Keaira loves watching classic musicals, listening to music, reading, archery, the beach, and hanging out with friends. Keaira loves being a part of the Clogging Connection Competition Team family!
Kyle
Kyle has been clogging since the age of 5. He was inducted in America’s Clogging Hall of Fame & NCHC All-Star Team in 1995. Kyle is a Florida Clogging Council Instructor and teaches at numerous workshops and conventions. Kyle also has performed in professional theater, Seville Dinner Theater, and was a lead vocalist at Six Flags Amusement Park in Largo, Maryland. He has also worked professionally as a dancer and actor at Busch Gardens, Tampa. Kyle is a member of the Clogging Connection Competition Team and enjoys sharing his love of dance with everyone he meets.
Amber
Amber is 21 years old, started dancing at age 2 and joined clogging connection at age 7. She did musical theatre for 13 years for clubhouse kids and the Plant City children’s theatre. She also joined the 2018 Howloscream team at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay as a scare actor. She Graduated from Plant City High School, was a Varsity cheerleader all 4 years, and also a All-star cheerleader for Brandon All-stars winning 5th in the nation at Summit in 2016. When she’s not dancing she enjoys going to Disney World, hanging out with family, shopping, and going to the beach! Clogging was very new to her but opened up a new opportunity and she’s loved it ever since.
Alex
Alex is 27 and has been dancing since she was 3. She has danced everything from ballet to hip hop. She took her first clogging class when she was 10 and has never looked back! This will be her 10th year teaching clogging to her young beginner and intermediate students at Judy's Dance Academy. Alex has traveled the country performing and competing with Clogging Connection for the past 14 years. In 2009 she was inducted into the prestigious America’s Clogging Hall of Fame’s All American Team. Alex loves dancing along side her son Scott and can't wait to share the clogging world with her newborn baby girl Amaya.
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Tessa
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Shyla
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Becky C
Hi I’m Becky C, I’m 35 years old I work in Dade City at Heritage Park Health and Rehab for going on 11 years. I started clogging around the age of 10 years old in Trilby. Shortly after that I joined Clogging Connection Competition Team in the 90 ‘s and took a break. I currently take clogging classes at Dance Connection and enjoy dancing and making memories with my daughter, Chanel. I’m so excited to be a part of this clogging family once again! I enjoy spending time with my kids and my Yorkies. I enjoy dancing and being a football mom, dance mom, and going fishing and to the beach!
Chanel
Hi my name is Chanel, a 14 year old 8th grader at Pasco Middle Sschool in Dade City who hopes to be a veterinarian in the future. I’m currently a dancer at Dance Connection who is taking modern, acro, jazz, hip hop, and clogging classes. I am a former Pasco Middle School cheerleader. I enjoy competing in pageants, going to church, making new friends, shopping, and Starbucks. I look forward to a great year with my new clogging family!
Jordan
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Chelsea
Chelsea is a 22 year old UCF graduate with a degree in Criminal Justice. This will be her first year with Clogging Connection and she is looking forward to making new friends and learning new things! In Chelsea’s free time she enjoys photography and traveling with her family. Chelsea is most excited to be dancing beside her mom Cheryl.
Cheryl
Cheryl is the proud mother of 3 adult children and GiGi to 2 grandkids. She is a Middle School Assistant Principal in Riverview, who loves traveling and spending time with her grandchildren. This is her first year with Clogging Connection and she is looking forward to making memories with her daughter Chelsea and the rest of the Clogging Connection family.
Kelsey
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