 | | Jennifer Markham Ballet Having grown up in the Berkshires, Jennifer received her early dance education at Terpsichore Dance Center and the Cantarella School of Dance. At the age of fourteen, Jennifer was asked to perform with the Albany Berkshire Ballet and toured throughout New England, New York, and Pennsylvania with the company, dancing in a variety of ballets including The Nutcracker. Her ballet training has included working with Judi Drozd, director of Terpsichore Dance Center; Madeline Cantarella Culpo, Nancy Pierce, Deirdre Duffin Swindlehurst and Karen Knerr of the Albany Berkshire Ballet / Cantarella School; Patricia Strauss, Arthur Leeth and Erin Sung of Boston Ballet; Anna Meyers of the Dance Complex; and Zabelle Margosian. In 1999, Jennifer moved to Boston to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in History and Political Science from Emmanuel College. During college Jennifer was introduced to musical theater and has since danced in such musicals as The Wiz, Grease, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, and Oklahoma!, with the Emmanuel College Theater Guild, Boston Theater Bridge and Turtle Lane Playhouse. Jennifer currently teaches ballet at the Joanne Langione Dance Center and the Brookline Academy of Dance. |