J'aime Crandall Explained

J'aime Crandall
Birth Date:28 April 1982
Birth Place:Virginia, U.S.
Education:Kirov Academy of Ballet
Occupation:ballet dancer
Years Active:2001–present
Current Group:Royal Danish Ballet
Former Groups:Universal Ballet
Dutch National Ballet

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: J'aime Crandall. Det Kongelige Teater. April 28, 2020.
  2. Web site: J'aime Crandall. Den Store Danske. May 1, 2014 . Danish.
  3. Web site: Danmarks nyeste primaballerina mestrer den forfinede, slebne lethed. Peter Thygesen. Politken. April 27, 2012. May 1, 2014 .