Jazz Khai Bynum
Ballet West II (2019-2021)
Ballet West (2021-present)
Jazz Bynum received a BFA in Dance at The Boston Conservatory at Berklee before becoming a trainee at Ballet West Academy in 2018. She is now a member of Ballet West II and is a ballet instructor as well. Bynum was also part of the team that revamped Ballet West’s policies to create a more equitable environment within the company for Black and Brown dancers. Bynum, along with fellow Ballet West dancers, was featured on the cover of A Ballet Education’s Fall 2020 issue, a “celebration of Black women in ballet.”
In April 2021, Bynum was promoted to the corps de ballet of Ballet West.
Source:
Jazz Khai Bynum, Ballet West
Roster for 21/22 Season Announced, Ballet West
See also:
BalletWest Revamps Policies To Make It More Equitable For Black And Brown Dancers, KUER
Video links:
Jazz Bynum – Dance Student Profile (Boston Conservatory at Berklee)
Classical Variation
Contemporary Classical (Variations)
Social media:
Instagram @_theresilientballerina_
LinkedIn Jazz Bynum