Jennifer Welsman was born in
Penticton, British Columbia
Penticton ( ) is a city in the Okanagan, Okanagan Valley of the British Columbia, Canada, situated between Okanagan Lake, Okanagan and Skaha Lake, Skaha lakes. In the 2021 Canadian Census, its population was 36,885, while its Census geographic un ...
. At an early age, she got involved in dance at the Penticton School of Dance, later becoming a member of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School in 1993.
In 2001, she had her first lead role in a ballet as Clara in ''
The Nutcracker
''The Nutcracker'' (, ), Opus number, Op. 71, is an 1892 two-act classical ballet (conceived as a '; ) by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, set on Christmas Eve at the foot of a Christmas tree in a child's imagination featuring a Nutcracker doll. Th ...
''. She also plays the China Doll in the Canadian-based kids show The
Toy Castle. She has also danced Aurora in ''
The Sleeping Beauty'',
Review: Sleeping Beauty is a sparkling fairy tale for adults
/ref> Odette and Odile in ''Swan Lake
''Swan Lake'' ( rus, Лебеди́ное о́зеро, r=Lebedínoje ózero, p=lʲɪbʲɪˈdʲinəjə ˈozʲɪrə, links=no ), Op. 20, is a ballet composed by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1875–76. Despite its initial failu ...
'', and Tiger Lily and Mrs. Darling in the ballet version of ''Peter Pan
Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie. A free-spirited and mischievous young boy who can fly and never grows up, Peter Pan spends his never-ending childhood having adventures on the mythical ...
''.
She married violinist Simon MacDonald in 2005 at Skaha Lake, British Columbia, Canada.
References
External links
Profile
at Royal Winnipeg Ballet
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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Canadian ballerinas
Canadian female dancers
People from Penticton
Royal Winnipeg Ballet soloists