Jeanette began her Performance career as a child dancing jazz, funk, hip hop, modern, ballet, belly dance and salsa in Santa Cruz, California. Upon leaving Santa Cruz, she relocated to Long Beach for a bachelor’s degree in journalism, French, international studies and dance while performing various dance and acting gigs in Southern California: Super Bowl XXXVII (pregame and halftime shows), NBA Summer Pro League, ABA Basketball, Nickelback music video, Everclear music video, Budweiser commercial, Franklin and Bash, and a Timbaland music video.

After L.A., Jeanette relocated to New York City to advance both her performance and writing careers. In 2007, Jeanette was hired as the assistant choreographer in Club Maeva in Manzanillo, Colima, Mexico, and then later became the chief choreographer of Club Med in Cancun, where she also picked up aerial arts.

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Jeanette continued working as the Choreographer while training in aerial circus in Turks and Caicos and then Florida, before moving back to New York City to advance her careers in musical theatre dance, aerial, pole/acrobatics, and performance writing.

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Her and her family relocated back to California in 2011, where Jeanette opened up the only aerial and pole studio in Santa Cruz — Aerial Arts Santa Cruz — quickly becoming the premier location for all things aerial, pole and acrobatics, as well as serving as a venue for her own self-produced works.

After selling Aerial Arts Santa Cruz, Jeanette now entrepreneurs Stellaria Creative Company, which specializes in atmospheric entertainment, experiential guerrilla marketing and interactive aerial theatre.

Jeanette writes and produces shows, collaborates with solo artists and groups, and is available for hire as a choreographer and/or to teach private lessons in dance and aerial.

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Please send all inquires to Jeanette at jeanettebent@gmail.com or 831-440-6422, or see more at JeanetteBent.Rocks