01/07/2026
✨ We’re excited to share this incredible duo with our community! ✨
We’re proud to celebrate Laryn St. Germain and Jaiden Wade, two amazing dancers who are stepping into the spotlight and showing what’s possible when passion, talent, and determination come together.
💃 Meet Laryn
Laryn is a 30-year-old dancer and singer with a deep love for music and performance. With her big heart, soulful energy, and joyful spirit, she lights up every room she enters. When she’s not dancing, she enjoys movies, spending time with her dogs Murphy and Mia, her cats Oliver, Stitch, and Lilo, and being with her family, especially her parents Melanie and Steven.
🕺 Meet Jaiden
Jaiden is a 25-year-old actor and dancer who attends MSDC. He is Deaf and communicates using ASL. Jaiden starred in the 2024 original feature film I Heard It Through the Blueberry Vine and brings powerful stage presence, humor, and heart to everything he does. His dreams include becoming a famous actor and working as a mechanic.
Together, Laryn and Jaiden are giving back to the community and proving that adults with developmental disabilities can do anything they set their minds to.
👏 Huge thanks to Phillip McFarland and Tabitha Johnson, who are excited to be choreographing this inspiring dance!
💙 Want to support this dynamic duo?
Cast your vote here 👉 https://givegrove.com/dwts2026/vote/marshall-starke
Let’s cheer them on and show our support! 💫
We are delighted to introduce our next dancers - Laryn St. Germain and Jaiden Wade!
Laryn is a 30 year old woman with Down Syndrome, but don't let that fool you. This soulful music loving dancer/singer will blow your mind with her big heart and moves. She loves movies, her two dogs Murphy and Mia, and her three cats Oliver, Stitch, and Lilo. She loves her parents Melanie and Steven, and the rest of her family.
Jaiden is a 25 year old actor and dancer who attends MSDC. He is Deaf and communicates using ASL. He starred in the 2024 original feature film "I Heard it Through the Blueberry Vine." Jaiden is a very passionate and caring individual with a strong friend group, a great sense of humor, infectious personality and stage presence. He hopes one day to become a famous actor and work as a mechanic.
This duo is ready to give back to the community and show that adults with developmental disabilities can do whatever they set their minds to.
Phillip McFarland and Tabitha Johnson are excited to be choreographing this dance!
To vote for this dynamic duo click here: https://givegrove.com/dwts2026/vote/marshall-starke
