About your instructor: A special opportunity to learn with the MRPAC’s Artistic Director!

Jennifer Rathbun began dancing at the age of three, and has never really been able to stop.  Over the past 23 years, she has taught all styles and ages at various metro-Boston dance studios and in public schools, specializing in young dancers at the early childhood and elementary school levels.  

Alongside her teaching career, she previously served as Director of School Outreach at Community Music Center of Boston where she oversaw music, dance and drama outreach programs in the Boston Public Schools, reaching over 3,000 children annually.  She is currently the Artistic Director of the Marilyn Rodman Performing Arts Center in Foxboro MA, managing headliner talent acquisition and all aspects of production.  She is an experienced stage manager, special event producer and teacher-trainer.  

Miss Jenn is certified in group exercise by AFAA, is also a former Zumba instructor and currently teaches senior group fitness classes for the Hockomock YMCA.  She realized a lifelong dream to become a RYT 200 hour yoga teacher during the pandemic.  Her graduate work at Lesley University in Elementary Education focused on integrating the arts into learning. A passion for the performing arts, the development of individual creativity and artistry, and the transformative power of creative youth development continue to inform her professional practice whether working with students or educators.