Putting Smiles on Faces
With Her Dancing

Jenn Clements ’07 of Wolfeboro has been dancing ballet since she was three and plans to continue dancing when she heads to college next year. In between classes and sports commitments (she’s a varsity field hockey and lacrosse player), and her own ballet classes, she shares her love of dance with the young and the old right here in the Wolfeboro community.

Once a week she heads to a local ballet studio to teach ballet to beaming three year-olds. “It’s my favorite thing to do. They are so driven to do well and want to learn.”

Last summer she brought one of her dance routines to the Adult Day Center at nearby Huggins Hospital. The center serves mainly community members afflicted with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia. Clements would perform Faith Hill’s “Breathe” on pointe for the attendees, her grandmother among them.

She says the experience was very rewarding, and she continues to share her love of dance and Alzheimer’s awareness with other communities as a participant in local and state pageants where she has the opportunity to speak about the disease and it’s impact on families.

“People don’t realize how it affects families and how families suffer from it as well as the patients,” she said.

On March 17, Jenn was crowned Miss New Hampshire National Teenager and will be competing for Miss National Teenager in July in Nashville, Tennesee. l