{"id":2810,"date":"2018-10-17T15:25:19","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T15:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobballet.org\/?p=2810"},"modified":"2025-04-21T07:16:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T07:16:28","slug":"imani-sailers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobballet.org\/index.php\/2018\/10\/17\/imani-sailers\/","title":{"rendered":"Imani Sailers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Imani Sailers<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Nashville Ballet (2018-present)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\"WEB-Imani-Sailers-by-Chad-Driver.jpg\"Imani Sailers was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and began her dance training at the Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center at age three. During her early years, Sailers had the honor of dancing at the White House for Former First Lady Michelle Obama\u2019s 2010 Inaugural White House Dance Series and performing in Alvin Ailey\u2019s Memoria with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Sailers attended various summer courses at institutions like Pacific Northwest Ballet, Charlotte Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and The School at Jacob\u2019s Pillow. For advanced training, Sailers attended and graduated from Indiana University\u2019s (IU) Jacobs School of Music in 2017 with a B.S. in Ballet with an Outside Field in Political Science and a Philosophy minor. At IU, Sailers performed works by George Balanchine, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and more.<\/p>\n

Sailers joined NB2 in 2017 and was promoted to company apprentice after one year. In 2018, she was named one of Pointe Magazine\u2019s \u201cStars of the Corps\u201d. After one season as a company apprentice, Sailers was promoted to company dancer in 2019. During her time at Nashville Ballet, Sailers has performed roles in Nashville\u2019s Nutcracker, Artistic Director Emeritus Paul Vasterling\u2019s Lucy Negro Redux and Carmina Burana, Christopher Stuart\u2019s Seven Deadly Sins, Val Caniparoli\u2019s The Lottery, and more.<\/p>\n

Named one of Nashville Lifestyles Magazine\u2019s \u201c25 Most Beautiful People\u201d in 2019, Imani Sailers has taken to Nashville and enjoys teaching aspiring dancers at Rejoice School of Ballet. In her free time, Sailers loves to explore the city and trying new local restaurants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Source:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Imani Sailers, Nashville Ballet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

See also:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Meet Imani Sailers, the Rising Nashville Ballet Dancer Advocating for Black Representation, Dance Magazine<\/a>
\nImani Sailers: Destined to Dance, Pride of IU Stories<\/a>
\n2018 Stars of the Corps: Nashville Ballet’s Imani Sailers, Pointe Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n

Video links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Behind the Scenes of The Red Shoes with Imani Sailers<\/a>
\nMeet Imani Sailers | Ballet – BSOF<\/a>
\nModern Masters: In the Studio<\/a><\/p>\n

Social media:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Instagram @isailers216<\/a><\/span>
\nTwitter @isailers216<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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