Ashton Benn

Ashton grew up in Dallas, where she trained at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts. This was the perfect preparation for an institution that also played a pivotal role in the CVs of several of her JUNIORS colleagues: the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. As a USC Presidential Merit Scholarship holder, she attended the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, graduating in the summer of 2024 with a bachelor's degree in dance, while also completing a master's degree in arts and culture journalism. During her first-class education, she danced in works by Jiří Kylián, Ohad Naharin, Kyle Abraham and Aszure Barton and many others. For the 2024/25 season, Ashton moved to the Netherlands, as a participant in the Young Talent Programme of the famous Scapino Ballet Rotterdam, performing in choreographies by Nanine Linning, Marcos Morau, and Ed Wubbe, amongst others. In the 2025/26 season, Asthton joined the Gauthier Dance JUNIORS.