CONTEMPORARY DANCER, CHOREOGRAPHER & TEACHER

Born and raised in Naarm/Melbourne, now based in Lutruwita/Tasmania, Jenni works as an independent dancer, teacher and award-winning choreographer/director nationwide. The geographical spread of her experiences deeply informs her values, where facilitating safe spaces is the prerequisite for playful practice and the creation of rigorous work.

Driven by the personal, political and transformational forces of the body, Jenni’s choreographic work intersects the dancing body with apparatus and hyper-design. Transfixed on unpacking socio-political themes that impact women and fascinated by the dynamics of sex and power, her works utilise tropes of popular culture, horror and comedy while exploiting tools like duration, tension and release - hoping to insight experiences of disturbance and delight....

Jenni is A 2010 graduate of WAAPA, receiving the Hawaiian Award for most outstanding graduate in her year. She participated in a 6 month international exchange at the Taipei National University of the Arts. 

Jenni was a formative ensemble member with Kyle Page and Amber Haines at Dancenorth (2015-2020). This profound tenure sparked Jenni’s passion for regional practice and community. At Dancenorth she performed extensively across remote, regional and metropolitan Australia as well as America, Mexico, Canada, Japan and Europe in a plethora of works including the multi award-winning ‘Attractor’ by Lucy Guerin & Gideon Obarzanek, ‘Dust’, ’Rainbow Vomit’, ‘Communal Table’ and ‘Spectra’ by Amber Haines & Kyle Page, ‘One Infinity’ by Gideon Obarzanek & Amber Haines and work by Ross McCormack, Stephanie Lake, Lee Serle, Alisdair Macindoe and Jo Lloyd.

Independently, Jenni regularly collaborates with Anna Whitaker (sound designer), Ashleigh Musk and GUTS Dance (NT) and is a creative associate at Tasdance. She has performed in work by Sue Peacock, Isabella Stone, Leigh Warren & Dances/SA Opera, collaborated with ROOKE Circus, Bridie Hooper, was a founding member of The Dance Makers Collective (NSW) and recently performed in the epic durational site specific ‘THAW’ with Legs On the Wall in New Zealand, Antwerp and London.






Jenni has acted as rehearsal director for Dancenorth and Australasian Dance Collective and regularly teaches bespoke workshops as well as classes for professionals, companies and tertiary institutions across the country, including sharing her practice with Aha Ensemble, SPRUNG, The Farm/Bare Bones and Norpa.

Fundamental to Jenni’s practice is the principle that positive self-esteem is essential for creative flow and group harmony. Her teaching practice is inspired by trauma-informed approaches that prioritise agency, care, curiosity and collaboration. Jenni’s classes and workshops aim to increase ease, flow and strength by gradually building the complexity of movement that traverses in and out of the floor. Jenni uses contemporary dance as a framework to re-imagine and deepen multiple influences, including Body Mind Centering - Bonnie Bainbridge-Cohen, Yoga, Gymnastics, Pole Dancing, Feldenkrais and Contemporary Dance Techniques.

Jenni’s work and practice have been supported by organisations and funding bodies including Dancenorth, Tasdance, Lucy Guerin Inc, Metro Arts, Phluxus2 Dance Collective, Guts Dance, Judith Wright Centre, AsiaLink, Regional Arts Fund, Arts Tasmania, RANT Arts, Creative Australia and a Chloe Munro Fellowship.

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