Helen Jardon began dancing at age 5 in her hometown of Nottingham, New Hampshire. She later attended Nutmeg Ballet Conservatory, graduating in 2021, having performed lead roles such as “Swanhilda” in Coppélia. After attending a postgraduate program at Oklahoma City Ballet, she joined Cincinnati Ballet as a trainee. While at Cincinnati Ballet, she joined the company for “Snow and Flowers” in Victoria Morgan’s Nutcracker as well as for soloist roles in their family series.  Helen has also had multiple opportunities to choreograph.  Her most recent choreographic work, “Orion”, debuted with the Cincinnati Ballet trainee program. In addition to choreography, Helen has a strong passion for teaching with a great desire to grow the next generation of artists. This is her first season with Ballet Papillon.