Jada Jones

Jada Jones is a multidisciplinary performing artist born and raised in Charlotte, NC. She's of African American and Chinese-Malaysian decent and her maternal grandfather gave her the middle name Teoh Minwen, which she wears with pride. She is a big-time family girl and has a close relationship with her younger sister, who follows in her go-getter, independent footprints. Jada grew up in an empowering household, she was free to pursue her wildest dreams and followed her passion for artistic expression. She attended kindergarten at a magnet school for the performing arts and danced at the recreation center starting at age six. Her love for singing blossomed just as young. Jada was placed in honors chorus in kindergarten-she was a standout in a chorus that was comprised solely of 3rd-5th graders. In 5th grade, she auditioned for Northwest School for the Arts. She was accepted and spent the next six years fostering her acting, singing, and dancing skills there-winning Best Female Dancer in a High School Advanced Ensemble at the Musical Theatre Competition of America (2018). Simultaneously, she was discovered at her local recreation center by the North Carolina Dance Theatre and received a full scholarship to the Charlotte Ballet Academy. She danced in the youth summer program from interdisciplinary through high school, which helped her place in level 3 in the Ballet Academy-where she developed for 2 years-and move up to level 4. Due to the school's lack of inclusivity and early injuries that dancers are prone to, Jada decided to leave dance school and pursue an early graduation from high school. She graduated from Northwest School for the Arts a year early as an honor roll student. Upon graduation, she moved to New York City to pursue a career in acting. A few months into auditioning, she received a Broadway callback for Meredith Willson's The Music Man and a small role in Hamilton, before the coronavirus hit and shut down production. She moved back home to North Carolina, regrouped while auditioning for TV and film remotely, and inevitably took her talents out to Los Angeles. She's now based in Hollywood, CA and building her career in the City of Angels. She currently trains with Annie Grindlay. One other fun fact about Jada is that she is a social influencer. She began her online presence on YouTube and has evolved from an art student pursuing her passion to the non-college approach to adulting - which has spanned into an Instagram following with high engagement and a podcast called "Highkey Adulting" that can be found on iTunes.