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CONNOR JONES PERFORMS AS ODETTE IN OKC BALLET’S SWAN LAKE . PHOTO BY KATE LUBER.
Finding balance OKC BALLET PRINCIPAL COURTNEY CONNOR JONES JUGGLES MOTHERHOOD AND LIFE ON STAGE
BY APRIL DEOCARIZA . PHOTOS PROVIDED AND BY KATE LUBER AND JANA CARSON .
Little dancers may have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads, but for Courtney Connor Jones, that vision is her reality. As a principal dancer with the Oklahoma City Ballet, Connor Jones has portrayed leading roles on stage including the Sugar Plum Fairy in The Nutcracker and Juliet in Romeo & Juliet . Off stage, she is wife to fellow OKC Ballet dancer Sam Jones and mom to 4-year-old daughter Gwyneth. Balancing her busy dance career with the demands of family life keeps Connor Jones on her toes, literally.
28 METROFAMILYMAGAZINE.COM / SEPTEMBER 2020
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