FACT SHEET


Full Name: Janeen Jae Best

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Age: 37

Eye/hair color: eyes -green/hair -blond

Height: 5'8"

Born: Los Angeles, CA

Raised: Jackson, Mississippi

Currently resides: Los Angeles

Parents/siblings:
Mother- JoBee Croskery (Artistic Director of Mississippi Ballet Theater)
Father - James Best (best known as "Rosco" on Dukes of Hazard)
Sister- JoJami Tyler ( the best sister in the world and former dancer)

Marital Status: Husband - Michael Damian

Pets: 2 dogs
DeeDee- Australian Shepard
Remy - Dalmatian

Education: Professional Children School - NY

Current occupation: Produce feature films

Took first dance class at age: 2 1/2
My mother was my teacher. I can't remember the dance subject. I think it was dance/babysitting.

Dance subjects studied: Ballet - Jazz - a little bit of Modern & Tap( which I was very bad at)

Which dance studios/companies, etc. have you trained with?
Mississippi Ballet Theater - principal
Dallas Metropolitan Ballet - soloist
School of American Ballet - scholarship 4 years
Joffery Ballet
David Howard
Phil Black
Hinton Battle
Jaime Rogers

Favorite dance subject: Salsa.

Best dance advice you've ever been given: If you love it, work harder than the rest and never give up. Study with the best even if you have to leave home to do it.

Favorite quote: "95% of success is just showing up".

Interests other than dance: Studying French, writing screenplays, watching foreign films, reading as much as possible and jumping horses.

Message to your Solid Gold fans: Thank you for watching. Your support of Solid Gold kept all the dancers employed in a job that we trained for our entire lives. Please continue supporting dance projects so that the art form can continue to grow and sustain our next generation of dancers.