HÉCTOR JAIME (they/she/he) was born and raised in Mexicali, Baja California, México. They began their training with Manuel Torres in El Centro Estatal de las Artes (CEART). They were one of the recipients of The Herb Alpert Foundation Scholarship when they attended the California State Summer School for the Arts (CSSSA) in 2015. Héctor graduated from the Alonzo King’s Lines Ballet BFA Program in San Francisco affiliated with Dominican University of California. Post graduation, they had the opportunity to be a member of Sean Dorsey Dance, Dawson Dance SF, and Detour Dance Company. Héctor has always been inclined to teaching and is now a ballet and contemporary dance instructor at Stapleton School of Arts. Recently, Héctor became part of the 2022 LatinXtensions Cohort, a 12-month program advising emerging Latinx dance artists in developing their professional artistic practice. Encouraging them to start their own company, Xochipilli Dance Company' based in the Bay Area. This is Héctor’s third season with Sean Dorsey Dance.