James Whiteside is redefining the meaning of multihyphenate as a principal dancer and choreographer for the American Ballet Theater, hilarious pop music performer, drag queen, podcast host, and author of “Center Center”, available wherever books are sold in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook.
He began his ballet training at age nine at the D’Valda & Sirico Dance and Music Centre in Fairfield, CT. After completing his training, he was a principal dancer with Boston Ballet until 2012 and has been a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre since 2013, dancing principal roles in Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, Romeo & Juliet, Giselle, and many more. Additionally, Whiteside has choreographed for pop stars Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and Fischerspooner. He continues to choreograph for music videos, commercials, film and ballet including New American Romance, City of Women, and Danzón No. 2 for American Ballet Theatre, Past Present Future for Boston Ballet and Marilyn’s Funeral for The Juilliard School. His first film, “Daytripper”, premiered in 2023 on All Arts TV and is available on PBS’ website.
Off the ABT stage, Whiteside performs pop music under the stage name JbDubs. He writes and produceshis own music and choreographs his performances and music videos, which have viewership in themillions. Whiteside’s social media channels have nearly one million followers and his sponsorshipsinclude brands such as St. Germain, Sonos, Uber, and more. He also hosts his own popular podcast, “TheStage Rightside with James Whiteside.” Whiteside has completed Harvard Business School’s Crossover Into Business program.