Our Steps

Interview with John Jennings recorded on Jul 24, 2018/conducted by Kristyn Fontanella.

John Jennings began dancing competitively for the Kenny Verlin School and then the Donny Golden School, where he won the World Championships in 1988, becoming Donny’s second male world champion.

John is a certified adjudicator and teaches at the Shea-Jennings School of Irish Dance in New Jersey.

The full interview with John is available upon request at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library.

Transcripts and audio of the full Our Steps Oral History Collection is accessible at the Jerome Robbins Dance Division of the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts.

From Sinéad Rushe´s commissioned essay for Our Steps´ Dialogue Section in July 2025.

Sinéad is Lead Acting Tutor at RADA London and Artistic Director of Creative Actor Training.

To access the full essay from Sinéad, head to the Dialogue Section on www.our-steps.com. Link in Bio!