Jalen Williams

Dancer

Jalen Williams began dancing in his hometown of Saint Petersburg, Florida at the age of six. He was enrolled into Perkins Elementary for the Magnet Arts. He continued training in dance as a focus, throughout the Pinellas county schools, at John Hopkins Middle, and Gibbs High School. During his time in school, he received a scholarship from a small studio, The Academy of Ballet Arts, under the artistic leadership of Suzanne Pomerantzeff. After graduating from high school, he furthered his training at the Ballet Department at the University of Utah, receiving his BFA in Ballet Performance and Pedagogy. After graduating from Utah, he has had opportunities to dance professionally as a Soloist for The Ballet Theatre of Maryland, Ballet Virginia, and he is currently in his second season at the The Dayton Ballet.