Jenny Fairman is a performing artist from Lincolnshire, Illinois. She grew up dancing and training at Lincolnshire Academy of Dance under artistic director Brenda Didier. Jenny graduated from the University of Iowa in May 2023 with her Bachelor of Fine Arts in Dance, Bachelor of Arts in Enterprise Leadership, and Certificate in Arts Entrepreneurship with Distinction and Honors in Dance. During her time at Iowa, she was a member of the dance department’s resident touring company (UI Dance Company) for two years and she performed at the American College Dance Association North Central Conference in the spring of 2023. At Iowa, Jenny also had the privilege to work with many renowned choreographers, including Stephanie Miracle, Melinda Jean Myers, Danielle Russo, Kristin Marrs, Armando Duarte, Eloy Barragán, Alex Bush, and Kieron Dwayne Sargeant, as well as guest artists Shannon Alvis and Thomas DeFrantz. She was also a member of the piccolo section in the Hawkeye Marching Band during her four years at Iowa. Outside of Ardent, Jenny is passionate about sharing her love for dance and community recreational programming through her work as a Recreation Assistant with the Des Plaines Park District, in the HR department and as an After School Club Site Director at the Deerfield Park District, and as a Dance Instructor at the Lake Bluff School of Dance. She is excited to be dancing as an Apprentice with Ardent this season and to be making her professional dance performance debut!