Dayton Ballet Dancers

Originally from Michigan, Isaac Jones studied under the direction of Cyndi Buczek and Sergey Rayevskiy. He also trained at the summer intensives of Ellison Ballet, BalletMet, and the Russian Ballet Festival. He has danced as a trainee with Sarasota Ballet and as a company dancer with Eugene Ballet Company and the interactive performance group #instaballet. Isaac has also danced as a guest artist for Northern California Ballet, Ballet East, Detroit Dance City Festival, and the Brighton Dance Festival. He has performed featured roles in works by Toni Pimble, Septime Webre, Amy Seiwert, Suzanne Haag, and Stephanie Martinez. His repertoire includes works by Sir Frederick Ashton, Matthew Hart, Dennis Spaight, Ricardo Graziano, and Bruce Steivel. Some of Isaac's favorite roles include Tom Buchanan in Pimble’s The Great Gatsby, Solo Boy in Webre’s Fluctuating Hemlines, Cousin Kevin in Pimble’s Tommy: The Ballet, and Haag’s The Surrounding Third. He is also featured in Chris Rupp’s music video “I Can Only Imagine.” This is Isaac’s first season with Dayton Ballet.

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