Jihyun Choi

Biography

Born in Suwon, South Korea, Jihyun Choi trained at San Francisco Ballet School before being named an apprentice in 2022. She joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2023 and was promoted to soloist in 2025. 

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  • BORN  

Suwon, South Korea 

  • TRAINING  

San Francisco Ballet School  

  • SAN FRANCISCO BALLET 

Named an apprentice in 2022  

Joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in 2023 

Promoted to soloist in 2025

Repertoire - SF Ballet
  • ASHTON

Marguerite and Armand (Marguerite’s Double) 

  • BALANCHINE

A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Butterflies, Fairies, Courtiers, Divertissement Ensemble) 

Symphony in C (2nd & 4th movement) 

  • BARTON 

Mere Mortals (originated Ensemble) 
 

  • BLANC

Gateway to the Sun 

  • CANIPAROLI

Emergence  

  • LOPEZ OCHOA

Broken Wings (Deer, Cristina – Frida’s Sister) 

  • MACMILLAN

Song of the Earth 

  • ROBERTS  

Resurrection 

  • ROWE 

MADCAP (The Oom Pa Pa’s) 

  • SCHREIER  

Kin 

  • TOMASSON

Giselle (Peasants, Wilis) 

Nutcracker (Queen of the Snow, Party Guests, Snowflakes, Spanish, Mirlitons, Flowers) 

Don Quixote (Driads, Seguidilla) 

Romeo & Juliet (Juliet’s Friends, Citizens of Verona) 

Swan Lake (Pas de trois, Aristocrats, Swan Maidens, Russian, Swan Ensemble, Peasants) 

  • WHEELDON

Cinderella (Spring Corps, Courtiers) 

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