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Tai Jimenez on Leading the DTH School

Tai Jimenez spent 12 years as a principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem. She joined the company at age 17 and later became a principal dancer with Boston Ballet in 2006 and has been a guest artist with New York City Ballet, among other companies. Jimenez, who has been chosen to lead the DTH School when its current director, Robert Garland, becomes the company’s artistic director, discussed her background, her journey in classical ballet, and her vision and hopes for the school. 

How did you get started in dance?

I arrived here on the earth in Rochdale Village, Queens. My mom says that I just never stopped dancing. I wound up in a little local neighborhood school where all of my other little girlfriends from Rochdale Village went, run by Joan Millen Mesh, who I believe was a graduate of Juilliard—and she was a Black woman. 

Miss Joan had a group of advanced dancers who were quite accomplished. When I was 9 years old, my mother got a call from Miss Joan, who wanted me to start taking class with the advanced dancers. I was t

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Tai Jimenez

Mastery is less about ultimate control than it is about maximum flow.

Tai Jimenez joined the Conservatory in 2014 as a ballet instructor, and is an assistant professor of dance.

Prior to teaching, she was a principal dancer with Dance Theatre of Harlem and a principal with Boston Ballet. She has appeared as a guest artist with New York City Ballet and other companies across the United States.

Jimenez made her Broadway debut as Ivy Smith (Miss Turnstiles) in the revival of On the Town, directed by George C. Wolfe. She originated the roles of Fran in Maria Irene Fornes's Letters from Cuba and Ysabel in Debbie Allen's Soul Possessed. She was a featured dancer at the Academy Awards, the Kennedy Center Honors, and in pop superstar Prince's concert video Rave Un2 the Year 2000. She has graced the cover of Pointe magazine and was profiled in Dance Teacher magazine. Her writing has appeared in Pointe and Dance Magazine. Jimenez writes a blog about life, dance, and spirituality at taijimenez.com. She has also taught at Harvard University, Phillips A

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DTH On Demand: LIVE Open Class

 Yoga Class
Special Guest Instructor
Tai Jimenez

Former DTH Principal Ballerina, Tai Jimenez’s Yoga class will include breath-work followed by an all-levels creative vinyasa flow.

TaiJimenez was a Principal Ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem and Boston Ballet. She has taught at Harvard University, The Boston Conservatory at Berklee and many other institutions. She is currently an instructor atJP Centre Yoga.

“As a teacher I hope to gently guide practitioners into that ever-present state of infinite possibility prior to judgement. I emphasize the use of the breath, proper alignment, intuition and imagination.”- Tai Jimenez

Photo Credit: Tai Jimenez | Photo by Cyrille Conan

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