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Actress Profile: Creative Loafing
BY KADEE BLAKELY
Published 08.22.07
As an accomplished actress and dancer, 12-year-old Charlottean Jaida Benjamin is living a life that many adults only dream about.
Jaida will begin touring nationally in the play Annie Sept 2007. "I do feel awkward because there are a lot of people wanting the same thing," she says, "but, in the end, Annie on tour is a team working together to put on one big show."
Last September, Jaida had a spot on The Martha Stewart Show for a special card-themed show.
This summer she's participating in a Shakespeare camp offered by the Children's Theatre at ImaginOn, to strengthen her acting skills.
As a junior dancer for the New York Knicks, Jaida has performed in front of as many as 50,000 people, but stage fright is low on her list of concerns. "Before I go on stage, I am a little nervous, but I pretty much am just confident and turn into a totally different person," she says. "I'm just not afraid and afterwards, want to do it again."
Jaida's most memorable experience has been her ad campaign with Target and the Charlotte-area Food Lion. She hopes to one day pursue a modeling and acting career in California. "New York has gotten me far," she admits, "but California will bring me to the level I need to be on".
As an accomplished actress and dancer, 12-year-old Charlottean Jaida Benjamin is living a life that many adults only dream about.
Jaida will begin touring nationally in the play Annie Sept 2007. "I do feel awkward because there are a lot of people wanting the same thing," she says, "but, in the end, Annie on tour is a team working together to put on one big show."
Last September, Jaida had a spot on The Martha Stewart Show for a special card-themed show.
This summer she's participating in a Shakespeare camp offered by the Children's Theatre at ImaginOn, to strengthen her acting skills.
As a junior dancer for the New York Knicks, Jaida has performed in front of as many as 50,000 people, but stage fright is low on her list of concerns. "Before I go on stage, I am a little nervous, but I pretty much am just confident and turn into a totally different person," she says. "I'm just not afraid and afterwards, want to do it again."
Jaida's most memorable experience has been her ad campaign with Target and the Charlotte-area Food Lion. She hopes to one day pursue a modeling and acting career in California. "New York has gotten me far," she admits, "but California will bring me to the level I need to be on".Sunday, August 05, 2007
Knicks City Kids All-Star Blog - 2006 NBA All-Star Games!
The KCK taking their show on the road MSG Photos HOUSTON, TX
February 15, 2006 -- Hi! I’m Jaida Benjamin and I’m 11 years old. This is my first year as a Knicks City Kid! We have gotten so many oppo
rtunities this year...in fact, we’re on our way right now to Houston, Texas to dance at the NBA All-Star Weekend, the best opportunity of all! Right now, 
we’re on the plane, I’m sitting in my chair and everyone is walking around, taking pictures and talking to each other. Everyone seems to be more excited than tired. I can’t wait to get off this plane so I can explore Texas (since I’ve never been there) and see the hotel! I am very nervous, but excited at the 
same time. I can’t imagine how many other children would love to have this opportunity, which is why I am so grateful to even be sitting on this plane. I am soooo psyched! I can’t stop thinking about how many people will come to the NBA All-Star Game, and how many people the KCK will be dancing in front of. I just hope that this weekend is fun, exciting, energetic, and positive for everyone!
Friday, August 03, 2007
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