Jenna Herrera
Jenna Rae Herrera is from Ontario, California. She joined Ballet West II in 2007 and the main company in 2010. Jenna was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2015, to Soloist in 2016, to First Soloist in 2020, and to Principal in 2021. She trained under Cynthia Young, Laurence Blake, and Randall Graham. Jenna’s favorite leading roles she’s danced with Ballet West include Balanchine’s Rubies, Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated, Olga in Cranko’s Onegin, and Juliet in Smuin’s Romeo + Juliet. Jenna is also on faculty with the Ballet West Academy and has taught at the Ballet West Academy Summer Intensive, as well as at the Brigham Young University Advanced Ballet Intensive. She is currently enrolled at the University of Utah with the hopes of obtaining a bachelor’s in the Fine Arts.
