JT Church - Dancers, Timeline and Facts

Even before he rose to stardom by participating in some of the most watched TV dance competitions, the image of JT Church received a major boost when he won some of the most prestigious dance competitions in USA like NUVO Mini Male Breakout Artist. However, he got a breakthrough in his career when he got entry into the prestigious ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation’ TV reality show that was broadcast on the Fox Television network in the year 2016. It was a part (13th season) of the ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ franchise. JT Church participated in the auditions and was one among the ten dancers selected for the show.

He partnered with another young and popular dancer Robert Roldan in the competition. He gave a very good performance in all the episodes of the show and was widely acclaimed by the judges. However, he lost in the show’s finals and stood as a runner up. Despite losing in the finals, JT Church emerged as one of the most talented young dancers in America. Many critics now opine that he has a bright future due to his patience and perseverance for dancing.

In the recent years when there are lots of fly-by-night dance stars who are just flashes in the pots rather than with any kind of long-term career ambitions, it is natural to want to know as to what makes JT Church special. One main reason which makes him stand out from the other dancing stars of his age is that he has mastered some of the most difficult dance moves at a very young age. This makes it possible for him to compete even against some of the stars who are much older than him. The second is his focus on a dance form that is not much popular these days, viz. Jazz, which differentiates him from his contemporaries.

Since JT Church is just ten years old, he is too young to have any affairs. He has also stayed away from all kinds of controversies regarding his career. He is said to have good relations with his dancing partners and other stars while he was participating in the TV dance competitions. Despite being very young, JT shows a lot of interest in charitable activities. In the year 2014, he participated in a charitable dance event, organized for the benefit of breast cancer patients called ‘20th Annual Dancing for a Cure.’ Other stars in the ‘So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation’ show have also participated in the event. The event was a big success and helped in raising lot of funds for the breast cancer patients.

JT Church had a very good childhood with his caring parents and loving siblings. His father John and mother Leslie are in the realty business and are affluent by the standards of Virginia. Looking at JT Church’s interest in dance, his parents sent him to Gainesville Dance Center in Virginia. The Center is the largest dance training institute in Virginia and boasts of some of the best dancers in USA as its Alumni. But the institute is very expensive. He got a very good beginning in dance after studying there. His brother, Bradley Church, is a skateboarder and does not show any interest in dancing. But he always encourages his kid brother to build a career in dancing.

JT Church was named as the NUVO Mini Male Breakout Artist for the year 2016.