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As I got older, I started to do it more and more, and I wanted to learn all of the different types. I grew up doing modern, so I wanted to learn ballet, tap, jazz, and African - just everything.

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Jillian Hervey
Age: 35
Born: 1989
Born: June 19
Actor
Dancer
Singer
LA
California
Jillian Kristin Hervey
Different
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Modern
Ballet
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African
Everything
Jazz

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