Born in San Juan/Puerto Rico, Jaime Martinez grew up in Columbia/South Carolina, where he studied with Ann Brodie and Naomie Calvert. He trained at North Carolina School of the Arts and American Dance Machine in New York. He was a founding member of the Parsons Dance Company in 1985, where he has taught nearly 400 master classes, in- cluding residencies at Juilliard School. Winner of a New York Dance and Performance Bessie Award in 1998, he performs in prestigious venues (Ballet du Rhin, Ballets Jazz de Montréal, New York City Ballet and many others) and in all Victoria Thierrée Chap- lin’s shows.