Jennifer Martin began her formal training at the Northeast Atlanta Ballet in Atlanta, Georgia under the direction of Jennifer Gordon. During her time with the Northeast Atlanta Ballet, Martin had the privilege to perform numerous full length ballets and contemporary works. 

Upon graduating from the Paideia School and the Northeast Atlanta Ballet, Martin attended Butler University where she graduated with honors with a BFA in Dance Performance and a Minor in Business. During her training at Butler, she danced roles such as the Lilac Fairy in The Sleeping Beauty, and the Arabian Soloist in The Nutcracker. During her training at Butler, Martin had the opportunity to study contemporary repertoire by Paul Taylor, Nacho Duato and William Forsythe. Martin was a Dean List recipient and received the Most Valuable Understudy Award and Most Improved Award from Butler Ballet for her dance and academic achievements.    

After graduating from Butler University, she joined Nevada Ballet Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada as a trainee before being promoted into the company. During her time with Nevada Ballet Theatre Martin performed works such as James Canfield’s premier of The Nutcracker and Danny Ezralow’s Read My Hips. From there, she joined Ballet Tucson. She has had the opportunity to perform a variety of works and premiers from choreographers such as George Balanchine, Kiyon Ross, Amanda Morgan, Daniel Precup, and Chieko Imada. 

Videos featuring Jennifer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bYTm6hRIuI&t=3s