Jerri Kumery

BALLET MASTER

Hometown: Tulsa, OK // Joined: 2007

Jerri Kumery began her studies with Roman Jasinski and Moscelyn Larkin in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and later studied at the School of American Ballet. In 1977, she was invited to dance with the New York City Ballet under the direction of George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins and performed with NYCB for ten years. Beginning in 1987, Ms. Kumery became a répétiteur for The George Balanchine Trust and also served as répétiteur for Ballet Teatro Lirico Nacional and Pacific Northwest Ballet. From 1990-2007, Ms. Kumery was Ballet Master/Associate Artistic Director of North Carolina Dance Theatre under the direction of Salvatore Aiello. Ms. Kumery was awarded an Arts & Science Council Fellowship for her meritorious contribution to the artistic community in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is the curator of The Salvatore Aiello Trust.