Jamie Dee Clifton

Jamie Dee Clifton is a former principal dancer with Charlotte Ballet (formerly North Carolina Dance Theater) under the direction of Jean-Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride. Throughout her career she has had the pleasure of dancing works by such choreographers as Jiří Kylián, George Balanchine, Dwight Rhoden, Twyla Tharp, Ohad Naharin, and Stanton Welch.

She is a native of CA, received her training at Orange County Regional Ballet. After receiving the California Alliance for Arts Education’s 2000 Emerging Young Artist Award, she joined the American Repertory Ballet in New Jersey where she spent two seasons. Jamie accompanied Nai Ni Chen Dance Company on their 2002 China Tour and has been a guest artist with L.A. Chamber Dance. She danced for seven years with BalletMet Columbus where she received the 2008 Violetta Boft Award, followed by several more seasons as a principal dancer with Charlotte Ballet. Some of her favorite roles include Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, Odette in Swan Lake, Aurora in The Sleeping Beauty, and Daisy in The Great Gatsby.

“If you want to become the best version of yourself, it helps to have a mentor. As a young dancer, I didn’t know how to make that leap from student to professional. From audition logistics to technical and artistic expectations, I was clueless. I would have benefitted greatly from having a mentor who could help inform me and point me in the right direction. Not everyone has access to an experienced mentor in their own community. so I am thrilled to expand access to mentorship with Creative Generations. I love the opportunity to share what I have learned with my students, helping to prepare them technically, artistically, and emotionally for the road ahead.” ~Jamie Dee Clifton