Ms. Jaimi Cullen
International Guest Teacher
Born in Rochester, NY, Jaimi started her dance training at the Draper Center for Dance Education, followed by Ellison Ballet Professional Training Program in NYC. She placed in the Top 12 at the Youth America Grand Prix finals and was a National YoungArts Foundation Finalist for Ballet in 2011. Jaimi joined Tulsa Ballet II that same year. She was promoted to Apprentice the following season, Corps de Ballet one year later, Demi Soloist in 2018, and Soloist in 2021. Jaimi has performed soloist roles in many classical ballets, such as Don Quixote(Holmes), Giselle, The Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker (Angelini), Cinderella, and Dracula (Stevenson). She has also performed principal and soloist roles in works choreographed by Nacho Duato, Wayne McGregor, Jiří Kylián, George Balanchine, Jerome Robbins, Derek Deane, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Alejandro Cerrudo, and more.