"Jaya Dave is a high school senior who has trained at Washington Rock Dance for the past 14 years. At her time at WRD, she has trained pre-professionally in ballet and modern dance as well as training in contemporary, jazz, hip-hop and tap. Jaya has furthered her training and has been accepted to and attended the Ailey School Professional Division Summer Intensive as well as the American Dance Festival Pre-Professional Intensive. Jaya is also an engaged member of the community. She has served as a dance teaching assistant for children for seven years. She has also performed in many community outreach events at various elementary schools. She has participated in a local Dance for Parkinson’s program as a co-instructor. Jaya has advocated for her art form, by presenting research to the board on the benefits of arts education in order to have a dance program reinstated at her public school."

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The Governor’s Awards in Arts Education began in 1980 to promote awareness and appreciation of the arts, recognizing the creativity, talent and leadership of the award winners. Each year, awards are presented to approximately 20 educators and 80 students. National and statewide organizations select the students for their exemplary work in creative writing, speech, dance, music, theatre and visual arts and the leaders for their exceptional commitment and contribution to arts education. The program also recognizes arts educators and arts education advocates, whose leadership has helped nurture the development of students in the arts across the state.

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The Governor’s Awards event is a partnership of the Arts Ed NJ, the Department of Education, Art Pride New Jersey Foundation, the Department of State and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. Additional support is provided by: the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics; Art Educators of New Jersey; Art Administrators of New Jersey; Dance New Jersey; New Jersey Council of Teachers of English; New Jersey Speech and Debate League; New Jersey Music Educators Association; New Jersey Performing Arts Center; Writer's Theatre of New Jersey; Speech and Theatre Association of New Jersey; New Jersey Thespians and Young Audiences of New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. The cooperating organizations, award sponsors and individual members of the planning council dedicate their time to make sure that excellence in the arts is rewarded, and work tirelessly throughout the year to plan this special event. The Governor's Awards in Arts Education ceremony are a major collaborative effort of the arts, education and state government.