Whitney Rose Pynn grew up in the little town of Sayville, NY.

The daughter of Ray Pynn, a sign maker, and Lydia Pynn, a registered nurse; Whitney is the middle of three sisters, Vanessa (older) and Taylor (younger).

She spent the majority of her adolescence focused on becoming a professional ballet dancer.

Whitney attended The School of American Ballet for six years starting at the age of 10.

While at SAB, she performed "The Nutcracker," "Sleeping Beauty," "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Coppelia" and "Harlequinade" with New York City Ballet, as well as "Le Corsaire" and "Mozartiana" with American Ballet Theater.

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