Jenna Coker-Jones

Jennifer Coker grew up in Virginia Beach, VA as an only child. Needless to say, entertaining herself was a big part of her childhood. Her (now not so hidden) secret was that she spent the early years of her life heavily involved in baton twirling competitions. Sometimes clocking in 5-7 hours of practice a day, bruises, and knocking out her front two baby teeth, she finally nailed her first 1-spin. (where you throw the baton up and turn 1 time and catch) By the age of 9 she was already at the Advanced Level and racking up National titles (from The National Baton Twirling Association) along the way. In the 4th Grade, she auditioned for her local theatre's production of The Sound of Music. She ended up landing the role of Marta, and from then on the baton got picked up less and less. She had her eyes set on New York City. She became a pro-theatre kid at the age of 12, and spent summers traveling with her Dad (& Mom) to whatever city her Dad was working in on business. On these long exte