Johnette Rutledge is a third generation dancer. She grew up in Minneapolis Minnesota, dancing and training with her family at the award winning, Summit Dance Shoppe. She is also a graduate of the Perpich Center for Arts Education. Johnette has broad performance experience, from Opera stages, to commercial, to theatre. She is well rounded and loves all styles of dance, and enjoyed a professional performance career for many years!  These days you will find Johnette and her family in California! She spends her weekends judging for National talent competitions, and travels as a freelance choreographer for studios around the country.  Her work has earned her multiple choreography awards at the National level, with routines varying in style from Jazz and Pom from University dance teams, contemporary at ballet competitions, and everything in between! She loves it all!  She also enjoys passing on her love of dance to young children as the Artistic Director, and owner, of New Foundation Dance in San Jose, CA. Most recently, Johnette was featured in Dance Teacher Magazine, speaking about dance after childbirth.