Jennifer Efre Deberry, 30, dance teacher at Dance Effect Studio, 10351 Royal Palm Blvd., Coral Springs, Florida, "charged with having a sexual relationship with a 15-year-old boy" Profile from Dance Effect Studio website: JENNIFER EFRE DEBERRY Artistic Director - Company Director/Choreographer Dance Instructor Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Contemporary/Lyrical, Hip-Hop, Acro Born and raised in South Florida, Jennifer has been trained in Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary/Lyrical, Modern, and Acrobatics. She has competed in Dance at the regional and national level for many years and has earned numerous high scores, special awards, titles, and scholarships. In 1996, Jennifer was honored with the title of “Distinguished Performer of the Year” for the state of Florida by LA Underground. Jennifer’s experience includes performing in “The Nutcracker” with Ballet Nova of South Florida, and she was cast as the Arabian soloist for two consecutive years. She has also appeared in the ballet “Coppelia”, and performed as Belle in Broward Ballet Theatre’s production of “Beauty and the Beast”. In college, Jennifer studied dance under the direction of world renowned dancer and choreographer Clarence Brooks, where her dancing and choreography were featured in several performances and productions. Jennifer was also a member of the dance team at FAU for the 2001-2002 season. Jennifer began student teaching at age 13, and has continued to teach since. At The Dance Effect, she teaches Ballet, Pointe, Tap, Jazz, Hip Hop, Contemporary/Lyrical, and Acrobatics. Jennifer directs and produces TDE’s annual Holiday Shows and Recitals, as well as their award winning Petite, Junior and Senior Competitive Company. Jennifer’s goal as a teacher is to provide an education, and to inspire young dancers to achieve their goals and fulfill their dreams. In December of 2009, Jennifer experienced her greatest achievement… the birth of her son Justin James DeBerry. Sun-Sentinel: Coral Springs dance teacher charged with having sexual relationship with minor (Sept 8 2013) Coral Springs Police arrested Jennifer Efre Deberry, 30, of Coral Springs, after an eight-month investigation into a sexual relationship she allegedly was having with a teenage boy ... The boy said he met Deberry at the Dance Effect Studio when he was 13 and that they began a sexual relationship when he was 15, according to the complaint affidavit. Police said the relationship lasted from September 2012 to January of this year. In their last encounter on Jan. 26, Deberry and the minor spent five hours alone together at the boy's Coral Springs' home, according to the complaint affidavit. Their "intimate relationship" was documented in 117 pages of text messages from November 2012 through January of this year, said police. South Florida: Coral Springs dance instructor charged with having sexual relationship with teenage boy (Sept 9 2013) Tags:
Below are links to a ~2012 capture of the Dance Effect Studio's website from Wayback Machine. The actual images of the pages have been removed on demand of the website developer/owner. You can view the pages as long as they remain accessible at WayBack . He's also demanding that individual images not be shown, but unless he's the original photographer or has actually purchased the exclusive rights to those images, he has no standing to make such demands. However, I never downloaded or posted any of those images -- you had to navigate through WayBack to find them, and you still do. http://web.archive.org/web/20120629103142/http://thedanceeffect.com/http://web.archive.org/web/20120629103136/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_schedule.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20120618080431/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_faculty.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20120602054951/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_fees.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20120602054940/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_company.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20120602055010/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_gallery.htmlhttp://web.archive.org/web/20120714044339/http://thedanceeffect.com/dance_contact_us.html
NBC Miami: Fla. Dance Studio Instructor Arrested for Sexual Relationship With 15-Year-Old: Coral Springs Police (Sept 9 2013) Detectives arrested Jennifer Efre Deberry, a 30-year-old instructor and manager at Dance Effect Studio, after an 8-month investigation that uncovered 117 pages of text messages between Deberry and the victim detailing their sexual relationship, police said. She was charged with felony lewd and lascivious battery and taken into custody Friday, Coral Springs Police said.... Messages exchanged through texts, Facebook and e-mail accounts made it "very evident they were involved in some kind of relationship," Kmiotek said: "Oh my love its so amazing that today was so incredible for you ;D It really was very incredible for me too <3 It was so perfect and amazing and making love with you was just the greatest feeling in the whole world <3 XOXO," read one of the texts, according to the arrest report.Deberry, who is married, also allegedly sent the minor messages about building a future together: "I hope one day I will be their daughter-in-law. I can't believe how I want to spend the rest of my life with you and I'm sure of it <3 I love you more than anything and I have loved you for a long time." NBC Bay Area: Fla. Dance Studio Instructor Arrested for Sexual Relationship With 15-Year-Old: Coral Springs Police (Sept 9 2013)
WSVN: Dance teacher accused of sex with minor (Sept 9 2013) Coral Springs Police arrested 30-year-old Jennifer Deberry on Friday. Police said she met a 15-year-old boy at the Dance Effect studio near Coral Springs Drive and Royal Palm Boulevard. The relationship lasted for several months. The boy provided more than 100 pages of incriminating text messages.
WTLV / WJXX: Dance Effect Studio Instructor Arrested for Sexual Relationship With 15-Year-Old: Coral Springs Police (Sept 9 2013) Jennifer Efre Deberry, an instructor and manager at Dance Effect Studio at 10351 Royal Palm Blvd., was charged with felony lewd and lascivious battery and taken into custody Friday, Coral Springs Police said. Deberry first met the male victim at the dance studio when he was 13-years-old, according to an arrest report. The sexual relationship began when he turned 15, sometime in September of 2012, and lasted until Jan. 26, 2013, police said. The last time the two were together sexually, they spent more than five hours alone together at Deberry's house in Coral Springs, the report said. Detectives arrested Deberry after an 8-month investigation during which they obtained 117 pages of text messages between Deberry and the victim, detailing their sexual relationship, police said.
Broward - Palm Beach New Times Blog: Jennifer Efre Deberry, Coral Springs Dance Teacher, Had Sexual Relationship With Student, Police Say (Sept 9 2013) After an eight-month investigation, a dance instructor from Coral Springs has been arrested for having a sexual relationship with one of her male students. On Friday, Jennifer Efre Deberry was booked on felony lewd and lascivious battery by police. ...Police say the two first met at Dance Effect Studio, a strip-mall outfit located off Royal Palm Boulevard. According to this 2009 Dance Magazine article, Deberry was the studio's artistic director. Police say that she first met the victim when he was 13 but that the relationship didn't begin until the boy turned 15, around September 2012. ..."Its hard to imagine that it would ever possibly get any better than this weekend was. I'm going to miss you all day tomorrow until I see you, but it will feel great when I do. I love you."
UK Daily Mail: Married dance instructor, 30, 'had 4-month sexual relationship with 15-year-old student and said she wanted to spend the rest of her life with him' (Sept 9 2013) Jennifer Efre DeBerry 'exchanged hundreds of texts with the boy last year' One read: 'Making love with you was the greatest feeling in the world'
Huffington Post: Jennifer Efre Deberry, Florida Dance Teacher, Arrested For Sex With Minor [VIDEO] (Sept 9 2013) The two exchanges messages such as "I love you so much" and "Making love with you was the greatest feeling in the whole world," according to the arrest report. Police say [Jennifer Efre] Deberry first met the victim when he was 13 but the sexual relationship did not begin until he was 15. However the electronic trail of love missives indicate that the feelings may go back much longer. One text noted "I love you more than anything and have loved you for a long time." Deberry, who Local 10 reports is married with children, also alluded to a future with the teen in the following message: "I hope one day I will be their daughter in law. I can't believe how I want to spend the rest of my life with you and I'm sure of it."
Local 10: Dance instructor accused of having sexual relationship with boy, 15: Jennifer Efre Deberry charged with felony lewd, lascivious battery (Sept 9 2013) Friends told Local 10 the 30-year-old woman is married and has kids. Business records say the dance studio where the two met is run by the accused woman's family. It's unclear how the relationship came to light. Police say the last time the two had sex was back in January at Deberry's home. In January, police took a sworn statement from the victim who said he had been involved in a sexual relationship with Deberry since September of 2012. Deberry was released on $10,000 bond on Sunday.
HeartThrob, I am the website developer who "asked" for the website images and the links to it to be removed as a courtesy to, and out of respect for the children who can be seen on the pages of the website. Please do not characterize my request as a demand. It was never presented that way. As you can imagine, as the website developer, I know these people. For the record, I support you in exposing people like this teacher, and I have absolutely no issue with your presentation here. I only ask that you expose her alone, and not allow anyone to be able to navigate through Wayback, where they might see the children's images. Their photos do not advance your noble cause. Thank you for understanding. Also, for the record, I have taken the responsible steps through Wayback to disallow them from archiving the website. I would ask that you please further remove all links to the 'old' website for the school. It truly does not tell you any more about the predator. Again, I support your work here.
