Faculty

Jenna Patton

Middletown Arts Connect After School Program

Jenna Patton was born and raised in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA, training with Sugarloaf Ballet Company from the time she was 7 until high school graduation. She went on to attend Brenau University, graduating Summa Cum Laude with a B.A. in Dance and minors in both Theatre and Film Studies. During her time at Brenau, Jenna was a member of Gainesville Ballet Company, where she performed roles such as Peter Pan (Peter Pan), Dew Drop Fairy (The Nutcracker), and Toto (Wizard of Oz), and served on the faculty! As a dance major, she was thrilled to work with guest choreographers such as Autumn Eckman, Joshua Blake Carter, and Kaitlin Arena. Jenna brought two of her own choreographic works to the concert dance stage, and she also assisted with choreography for several musical theatre productions, most notably “9 to 5.” In addition, Jenna has been deeply involved in the Atlanta film industry, having worked as Sadie Sink’s (Max) photo double in the fourth season of Stranger Things. She began her professional career right out of college as a company artist with Ekklesia Contemporary Ballet, where she has been thrilled to help create God-glorifying art, and a guest artist with Dimensional Dance. Outside of the ballet studio, Jenna is a self proclaimed coffee aficionado, a bookworm, and an unabashed theater kid.