Springs Native Danced his Way Around

Anative of Colorado Springs, Jordan McHenry left the mountains to study dance performance at The Ailey School of Fordham University in New York City, where he received his bachelor in fine arts. He has an MFA in choreography from (and was a Leverhulme Choreographic Scholar at) Laban Conservatoire of Dance in London, England.

Jordan’s career spans film (Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan,” starring Natalie Portman), fashion (New York Fashion Week and two international Vogue issues), and dance performance (Cirque Du Soleil’s Zumanity from 2010 - 2015 and the Martha Graham Company for their historic 90th season international tour). Before returning to the Springs in 2018, McHenry was involved in numerous international engagements including teaching at the fifth No Borders Project in Chiang Mai, Thailand, as well as choreographic residences at Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Center and Tanztendenz in Munich, Germany. His experience in global and local art institutions has instilled an impassioned desire to support cultural organizations in his hometown. Specifically, Jordan champions the vitality of the Pikes Peak region’s creative sector and advocates for the arts on economic and educational issues. Jordan’s contributions to Arts Vision 2030, the region’s cultural plan, include increasing awareness of local creative happenings through quality media coverage of the arts.

Currently, Jordan is proud to be an artist with the local Ormao Dance Company and an adjunct professor at Colorado College.