Miss Jane Player Privette

Miss Jane has called Sumter home for over 50 years. She ran her own baton and modeling school for several years in the Sumter Community at PARD and the Sumter YMCA and now teaches baton at Dreamworks Dance Academy. She has been with us since the beginning, loves our dance family, and is always willing to help.

She has been the entertainment director for the Iris Festival for years. With over 40 years of experience, she is the director of the Little Miss Sumter/Manning preliminaries and the Iris Festival Pageant. She worked as a realtor and administrative assistant at Alice Drive Baptist Church. She is married to Ken Privette, and they have five children, A LOT of grandkids, and great-grandchildren who love to dance.