Jaime Borkan

Jaime Borkan is originally from Chicago, Illinois and spent her youth primarily training at Extensions Dance Company under the tutelage of Lizzie Mackenzie. Borkan has previously performed with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, Odyssey Dance Theater under the direction of Derryl Yeager, as well as with C5, Create With No Limits, and Royal Caribbean International as a dancer/aerialist. She also has performed as a company member with Chicago Repertory Ballet and as a company apprentice with Peridance Contemporary Dance Company in New York City.

Borkan graduated summa cum laude, earning her BFA in Dance and a minor in Business Administration from The Ailey School/Fordham University. Borkan currently performs as a member of Bruce Wood Dance. She has had the privilege to perform works by Bryan Arias Omar Roman de Jesus, Garrett Smith, Kate Skarpetowska, Gregory Dolbashian, as well as artistic director Joy Bollinger. She has also had the pleasure to work with renowned choreographers Karine Girard, Gustavo Ramirez, Didy Veldman, Sharon Eyal, Norbert De La Cruz III, Jessica Lang, Hope Boykin, Harrison McEldowney, and Jeremy Plummer.