About the Artist

Jena Barton is a Philadelphia-based dancer, choreographer, and educator. She holds a BFA in Dance Choreography and Performance from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Currently, she is Adjunct Faculty at Temple University where she completed her MFA in dance while working as an Instructor of Record and Graduate Teaching Assistant. Previously, Jena has developed and implemented movement curriculums for Greene Towne Montessori School, Friends Central Lower School and taught dance regularly at local studios in Connecticut, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. As a 200hr CYT, she teaches adults at Studio 34 Philadelphia and has created kids' yoga curriculums across the Philly area. Before moving to Philadelphia, Jena toured up and down the East Coast with the West Virginia Dance Company and was a company dancer with Theatre West Virginia. Notably, she has performed in works by Germaul Barnes, Justin Tornow, Michael Job, Duane Cyrus, Kara Janelle Wade, Latasha Barnes, Fairul Zahid, and Xiang Xu. At NDEO’s 2023 National Conference, Jena served as a panelist discussing labor rights and pedagogy. She is the 2024 recipient of the Sarah Hilsendager Professional Dance Educator Award and received a completion grant from the Graduate Board Fellowship Committee in support of her MFA thesis research.

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