Jennifer Hill-Barlow (Co-Artistic Director)

Jennifer received her early training from: the Clytie Adams School of Ballet, the Ballet West Conservatory, the Boston Ballet School, the University of Utah Concurrent Program and the State Berlin Ballet School in Germany all on scholarship. She continued her studies at the nationally ranked University of Utah Ballet Department, and was the recipient of the four year, full tuition Willam F. Christensen Scholarship and a full teaching fellowship grant.   At the U of U Jenny was a member of the Utah Ballet Company for four years as an undergraduate and served as the company's Ballet Mistress along side of Attila Ficzere during her gradute studies. She performed many Principal roles including Giselle in Giselle and Swanhilda in Willam F. Christensen's Coppelia'; which she was cast and personally coached by Mr. Christensen himself. She received her BFA Ballet Performance(98) and MFA Ballet Teaching/Choreography(03) from the U of U.

Jenny's professional experience includes dancing as a company member with the Cincinnati Ballet Company and the Gaungzhou Ballet Company in China where she danced numerous principal and soloist roles in the following ballets: "Rubies," "Lady of the Camillias," "Don Q Pas de Deux," "Moody Moves," "Butterfly," "Sleeping Beauty," "Swan Lake," "Con Amore'," "Il Distrado" and "The Princess and the Pea." She has been a guest artist with Ballet West in their productions of: "Rosalinda," "Sleeping Beauty," and "The Nutcracker." She spent two seasons performing at the Tuacahn Performing Arts Center where she performed in the following musicals: "Utah!," "Oklahoma" and "The Sound of Music." With Tuacahn Jenny served as the shows dance captian and choreographed the pre-shows. Most recently Jenny and her husband Blake lived in New York where Jenny spent two seasons performing in the Radio City Christmas Show starring the World Famous Rockettes.

She has taught, directed and choreographed for over 13 years, and has been on faculty with the: the Ballet West Academy in Salt Lake, the Ballet West School in Ogden, the Cincinnati Ballet School, Clytie Adam's School of Ballet, Westchester Ballet and countless other private studios in: New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, California, Washington and Utah. She has also taught at Brigham Young University where she served as the Co-Artistic Director of the Ballet Showcase Company and she is currently on faculty with the prestigious University of Utah, Ballet Department. She has choreographed for: the University of Utah Ballet Department, Brigham Young University Dance Department, Youth American Grand Prix, Tuacahn, Layton City Arts Council, Clytie Adam's School of Ballet and the Ballet West Academy. Jenny is a proud member of both A.G.M.A. and A.G.V.A. performing unions and is a memebr of the Corps de Ballet International. Jenny is married to Blake Barlow, and they are the proud parents of their son, Dash Barlow.

Blake Barlow (Co-Artistic Director)

Blake received his early training from The Jr. Shakespeare Company in Salt Lake and the University of Utah's Theatre School for Youth. Blake then received a four year scholarship to study with the Actor Training Program at the University of Utah, graduating with a BFA in Theatre, and a minor in Child Drama. During his time at the U, Blake spent 2 summer seasons with the Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora, CA where he earned his Actor's Equity card, and was one of 5 senior students selected as a Pioneer Theatre acting intern. After graduation Blake moved to New York with his wife and acted in several productions in Manhattan including the Sam Shepherd Festival with the Michael Chekhov Theatre Company, Kate Crackernuts at The Flea Theater and played the lead role of Berenger in Ionesco's Rhinoceros at Altered Stages. Blake worked as a Sundance Theatre Artist in Residence. He has directed for the University of Utah's Theater School for Youth, The Jr. Shakespeare Company and Stage Right Theatre Company.   Blake and his wife Jenny co-choreographed the Manhattan Temple Jubilee which was performed at the famous Radio City Music Hall in New York.