J'aime Crandall

J'aime Crandall (born April 28, 1982) is an American ballet dancer. She is a principal dancer at Royal Danish Ballet.[1]

J'aime Crandall
Born (1982-04-28) April 28, 1982
Virginia, U.S.
EducationKirov Academy of Ballet
Occupationballet dancer
Years active2001–present
Career
Current groupRoyal Danish Ballet
Former groupsUniversal Ballet
Dutch National Ballet

Early life and education

Born in Virginia, she grew up in Arizona, and trained in a ballet school in Phoenix. When she was 13, she was admitted to the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C.

Career

In 2001, she joined Universal Ballet in Seoul, South Korea and was promoted to demi-soloist the following year. Her repertoire there where her repertoire included works by Petipa, Balanchine, Brian Yoo and Oleg Vinogradov. In 2003, she became a member of the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam. In 2008, she joined the Royal Danish Ballet in Copenhagen as member of the corps de ballet, becoming a soloist in February 2011 and a principal dancer in December the same year. She has danced leading roles in The Sleeping Beauty, Études, La Sylphide and The Nutcracker.[1][2][3]

Selected repertoire

Source:[1]

References
  1. "J'aime Crandall". Det Kongelige Teater. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
  2. "J'aime Crandall". Den Store Danske (in Danish). Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  3. Peter Thygesen (April 27, 2012). "Danmarks nyeste primaballerina mestrer den forfinede, slebne lethed". Politken. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
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