November 2004 - Jacob Rutledge

Home: Creston, Iowa
Specialties: Tap, Lyrical and Tumbling
Years Dancing: 10 years
Age: 14

I started dance with only tumbling and thought it was great fun. I moved from a baby class of beginners to a flip flop class in two years, then discovered tap and jazz. I now take about every type of dance I can and have found it helps me in sports too.

I love to compete and have been doing that since I was 7. This last year I won the first ever Mr. Teen Spolight in Branson Missouri, and that was an awesome experience.

This year I am dancing in several ballet companies in our states capital city and preparing to compete for the title of Mr. Teen for Dance Masters of America chapter 34.