Jenna Turner is from Columbia, Maryland. She received her pre-professional ballet and contemporary dance training at The Kirov Academy, Washington DC and The Rock School for Dance Education, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, both on scholarship. She has competed at the Youth America Grand Prix competition, placing third in Hartford, Connecticut and second in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She debuted as a professional at Huntsville Ballet Company, Alabama as a principal dancer, then went on to join City Ballet of San Diego. During her professional career she danced the roles of Sugarplum Fairy in “The Nutcracker”, Christine in “Phantom of the Ballet”, Fairy Godmother in “Cinderella”, and many works by George Balanchine. With the arrival of Covid, Jenna decided to take a hiatus from her professional career to attend college: University of California, Santa Barbara on scholarship, where she received extensive modern dance training and had the privilege of touring internationally with their dance company, performing contemporary choreography by Meredith Ventura, Delilah Mosley, and Christina McCarthy. She graduated with honors, receiving her bachelor of fine arts degree in dance. She also received two awards: “Best Choreography” and “Generosity of Spirit and Professionalism”. Jenna is excited to resume her dance career, teaching and performing with Ballet Melange.