Jaden Murphy was born in Pittsburgh, PA, but was raised in West Palm Beach, FL. She began her dance training seriously in Florida around the age of 10. She trained at Southern Dance Theatre under the direction of Julie Bravata and Penni Greenly. Murphy continued her training at Alexander W. Dreytoos School of the Arts, with Jan Hannford and Heather Lescialle, the deans of the department. She had the great opportunity of working with Melissa Rector, Jennifer Archibald, Christopher Huggins, Levi Marsmann, Margo Sappington and many more. There she graduated in 2017 with training in Classical ballet, Pointe, Graham, Horton, Limon, and Broadway Jazz. She spent most of her summers at Orlando Ballet and Point Park University. Jaden returned to where she was born to continue her studies at Point Park University where she received a Bachelors in Fine Arts (BFA) in the Spring of 2021, graduating Magna Cum Laude, with a concentration in Ballet and a minor in Entrepreneurship. This program is under the direction of Garfield Lemonius. There she had the honor of working with artists such as Amy Hall Garner, Julia Erikson, Jason McDole, Jay Kirk, Rocker Verastique, Susan Stowe, Michelle Gifford and countless others. Murphy's performance experience includes "La Bayadere”, “Swan Lake”, and many more contemporary ballet works. Upon graduation, she received and accepted an apprenticeship with Pittsburgh's newest ballet company called Confluence Ballet Company. Jaden has recently, in her second season, been promoted to Company Artist. She is so excited to be teaching and dancing in the city she loves the most!