KENNA GOLD
KENNA GOLD (Mission Viejo, California) moved at age 15 from her native California to Philadelphia to train at The Rock School for Dance Education on a full scholarship. She performed lead roles in The Nutcracker and contemporary ballets. As a trainee with Orlando Ballet, she danced the role of Swanilda in an excerpt from Coppelia, and in Robert Hill’s “Requiem”. She has competed and placed in YAGP regionals including first place in Ensemble at the New York City finals. She has also participated in summer programs at American Ballet Theatre, Miami City Ballet, Houston Ballet, Joffrey Chicago and Bolshoi Ballet. Since joining the company, she has performed leading roles including the Sugarplum Fairy in The Nutcracker; Myrtha in Giselle; Daisy in Jorden Morris’ The Great Gatsby; Mina in Michael Pink’s Dracula; and Nathalie in Jorden Morris’ Moulin Rouge® The Ballet.
This is Kenna Gold’s third season with Orlando Ballet.