Jennifer Benham

JENNIFER BENHAM

Jennifer grew up in Washington State where she began her ballet training at the age of four. After dancing at Academy of Ballet Arts, Washington State Ballet, and Columbia Dance Ensemble she was rewarded a scholarship to dance at The School of Oregon Ballet Theatre. There she received excellent training in different styles, mainly Balanchine, and Vaganova.

At age sixteen she was asked to tour with Oregon Ballet Theatre's professional company on their Nutcracker tour. She then graduated High School early to dance as an apprentice to the company the following year. After her year with the company, she got to spend the summer training at Pacific Northwest Ballet.

Following her experience she decided to continue on with her education by attending Brigham Young University on a dance scholarship. This is her third year dancing on Brigham Young University's Theatre Ballet Company. With them she has toured to California, Nevada, and Colorado. She is receiving a double major in Dance and Athletic Training at BYU, where both Her and her husband are finishing up their degrees.

Jennifer has had wonderful opportunities to teach here in Utah as it has become one of her passions along with dancing. She loves to help the students grow in their ballet technique, as well as assisting them with injury prevention. She is proud of the accomplishments of the students at Center Stage, and is excited to be involved.