Jade Manns was born and raised in Calgary Canada. After high school she studied at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance under the direction of Summer Lee Rhatigan. Jade studied abroad at The Salzburg Experimental Academy of Dance (SEAD) and recently graduated from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Performance Studies. Jade is currently the fundraising intern at Movement Research. She is still figuring things out.