Jasmine Jimison

Biography

Born in Palo Alto, California, Jasmine Jimison trained with Kristine Elliott and at Bay Area Dance School and Menlo Park Academy of Dance before joining SF Ballet School. She was named an SF Ballet apprentice in 2018 and joined the corps de ballet in 2019. She was promoted to soloist in 2021 and principal dancer in 2024. 

Snapshot
  • BORN 

Palo Alto, California 

  • TRAINING 

Kristine Elliott  

Bay Area Dance School 

Menlo Park Academy of Dance 

San Francisco Ballet School  

San Francisco Ballet School Trainee Program 

  • SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 

Named an apprentice in 2018 

Joined the Company as a member of corps de ballet in 2019 

Promoted to soloist in 2021 

Promoted to principal dancer in 2024 

Repertoire - SF Ballet
  • ASHTON

Marguerite and Armand (Marguerite) 

  • BALANCHINE

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Divertissement Pas de deux, Lead Butterfly, Helena, Hippolyta’s Hounds, Courtiers) 

  • BARTON

Mere Mortals (originated Ensemble) 

  • BLANC 

Gateway to the Sun
 

  • BREINER

The Queen’s Daughter (Daughter) 
 

  • CANIPAROLI

Emergence 

  • FORSYTHE  

Blake Works I (Featured Role) 

  • LANDER

Études (Excerpt) | (Ladies in White, Ladies in Black) 

  • MACMILLAN

Song of the Earth 

  • MORRIS

Sandpaper Ballet 

  • NEUMEIER

The Little Mermaid (Wedding Guests, School Friends, Bridesmaids) 

  • RATMANSKY

Chamber Symphony in Shostakovich Trilogy 
 

  • ROWE

MADCAP (The Mirror)  

  • SCARLETT

Die Toteninsel 

Hummingbird (Principal) 

  • THATCHER  

COLORFORMS (originated) 

  • TOMASSON

7 for Eight 

Don Quixote (Seguidilla, Bridesmaids, Driads, Cupid, Little Cupids) 

Giselle (Giselle, Solo Wilis) 

Nutcracker (Queen of the Snow, Sugar Plum Fairy, Grand Pas de deux, Bridget, Ballerina Doll, Snowflakes, Spanish, Flowers) 

Romeo & Juliet (Juliet, Juliet’s Friends) 
Swan Lake (Odette-Odile) 

The Sleeping Beauty (Fairy of Playfulness, Little Lilacs, Enchanted Princess/Bluebird Pas De deux, Nymphs) 

  • WHEELDON

Cinderella (Stepsister Clementine, Spring Principal, Puppeteers, Spring/Lightness Corps, Courtiers) 

Repertoire - SF BALLET SCHOOL
  • TOMASSON

Blue Rose 

Meistens Mozart (Pas de deux) 

  • BALANCHINE

Serenade (Russian Corps) 

Stars and Stripes (Liberty Bell, Baton Girl) 

  • HELIMETS  

Skoromoshina 

  • SOFRANKO

Rendezvous 

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