Jariana Figueroa (Jari) is 14 years old, this is her 2nd year on Refresh Squad.
Jari has been dancing at Stars R Us dance studio since she was 3 1/2 years old under the direction of Kara Nolte. Jariana is on the competition team with Stars R Us. Her favorite styles of dance are Lyrical, Contemporary, Hip Hop and Jazz.
Jariana was recently accepted into Joffrey School of Ballet in NYC and was awarded a half scholarship in their summer intensive Musical Theater program. With Joffrey, Jari studied and performed in Hamilton, Moulin Rouge, Six and Legally Blonde.
Jariana is signed with Now Talent Agency. She has made a St. Louis Zoo commercial, performed in two VBS music video, and is currently hosting the TV show Missouri STEM Explorers!
On her free time Jariana likes to play the piano. Her favorite piece to play is Beethoven’s Für Elise.
A fun fact about Jariana is that she owns a hairless cat named Jracarys!
You can follow her on Instagram at: @jariana_tinydancer
Jariana Figueroa