Jennie Harrington

Birthplace
London, UK

Age started dancing
Five

Training
Montford Dance and Stage Academy (1987-1998), English National Ballet School (1998-2000), London Studio Centre (2001-2003)

English National Ballet
Joined 2003. Retired from the stage in September 2019 with her final appearance in Akram Khan’s Dust. Joined the Artistic team as Assistant Artistic Coordinator in 2018, became Artistic Coordinator in 2020 and Artistic Scheduling Manager in 2023.

Favourite roles
Being one of Aurora’s friends in The Sleeping Beauty

Favourite production
Swan Lake

Career highlight
Joining English National Ballet; dancing at the Concert for Diana (2007) and at the Closing Ceremony of the London Olympic Games (2012). Performing Akram Khan’s Dust at Glastonbury Festival (2014) and winning the Company’s first ever Corps de Ballet Award (2016), an award presented to an exceptional Artist of the Company who has gone above and beyond the call of duty over the previous season.

Favourite costume
Swan tutu from Swan Lake since it was the very first tutu ever made for me.