Jonathan Jordan is a native of Phoenix,
Arizona. He danced with Le Jeune Ballet de France, Ballet Metropolitan
de Monterey and ARKA Ballet before joining The Washington Ballet,
where he just completed his ninth season. He has also performed
with The Trey McIntyre Project and The Copenhagen International
Ballet for the SommerBallet Project under the artistic direction
of Alexander Kolpin. Most recently, Mr. Jordan was invited to perform
with Chritopher Wheeldon's Morphoses for its Australia season.
Mr. Jordan began his ballet training at the Tucson School of Ballet
and the Phoenix School of Ballet. He continued to train at the Kirov
Academy of Ballet in Washington, DC. After graduation, he furthered
his training with Roudolf Kharatian at The Washington School of
Ballet and has pursued training in the martial arts.
Mr. Jordan was a finalist at the 2000 Varna International Ballet
Competition and the 2000 Paris International Ballet Competitio.
He was awarded the bronze medal at the 2003 New York International
Ballet competition. He is a recipient of the 2008 Metro DC Dance
Award for Outstanding Individual Performance. A frequent guest artist
and coach, Mr. Jordan also teaches at the Washington School of Ballet
Mr. Jordan was named Associate Artistic Director of ARKA Ballet
in 2007. |