Table of Biography
James B. Whiteside is a well-known American ballet dancer, model, choreographer, and recording artist. James B. Whiteside is now a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and a former principal dancer with Boston Ballet.
Early Life and Childhood
James B. Whiteside was born on July 27, 1984, in Fairfield, Connecticut, U.S. His current age is 38 years old. However, there is no information about her parents and other family members.
He holds American nationality but his ethnicity is unknown. He was raised in Bridgeport and Fairfield. When he was nine years old, he started taking dancing lessons at the D’Valda & Sirico Dancing and Music Centre.
He began studying jazz, tap, and acrobatic dance when he was young but did not start learning classical ballet until he was an adult. Later, he studied at the Virginia School of the Arts, where David Keener and Petrus Bosman oversaw his training.
Career and Professional Life
Ballet
James B. Whiteside first joined Boston Ballet II in 2002 before transitioning into the company’s corps de ballet in 2003. In Boston Ballet, he received promotions to soloist in 2006, first soloist in 2008, and principal dancer in 2009.
Whiteside departed Boston Ballet and became a soloist with American Ballet Theatre in September 2012. In October 2013, he was promoted to principal dancer.
Caption: James B. Whiteside performing on American Dance Ballet
Source: Dance Informa
Moreover, he appeared in Justin Peck’s Tribeca Film Festival-premiered short film Early Sunday Morning and gave a guest appearance with the National Ballet of Canada.
He played the title role in Arthur Pita’s dance/theater piece The Tenant in 2018 at New York City’s Joyce Theater. His choreographed performance, New American Romance, made its debut in 2019. The Stage Rightside with James Whiteside is the name of the Premier Dance Network podcast series that Whiteside broadcasts.
Modeling
James B. Whiteside was signed by Wilhelmina Models and has posed for brands like MAC, Glossier, Koio shoes, Capezio, Marc Jacobs, and Capezio.
Music
Under his stage name JbDubs, Whiteside creates dance halls, rap, and electronic pop music. He composes and produces his music, as well as writes, directs, and produces his music videos.
His song “I Hate My Job” has received airplay on websites including PerezHilton.com, HuffPost, After Elton, Instinct, Shangay Spain, Up2U Thailand, and MTV3. The Here TV network programs BOOMBOX and She’s Living for This have both used his music.
In 2011, Jmes issued his self-titled album. In 2012, he released his second album, Oink. He issued an extended play called Hey JB! in 2013.
Drag
Whiteside goes by the stage name Ühu Betch when he performs as a drag queen in New York City. He is a part of the drag group Dairy Queens. At Drag Queen Merch, he sells items under his brand.
Personal Life
James is a straight-gender person. As for his marital status, James is currently in a relationship with Augie Schott since 2021. He has previously dated Dan Donigan for 12 years.
This couple was in an open live-in relationship and lived in Manhattan. However, things between them didn’t go well so they decided to separate and ended their relationship in October 2020.
Caption: James B. Whiteside with one of his dance partner
Source: Instagram
James B. Whiteside – Net Worth 2023
This veteran American ballet dancer has earned a hefty amount of money throughout his dance career. He has a net worth of $5 million as of 2023. But he hasn’t disclosed his salary and other asset values.
Social Media
Reflecting on his social media presence, he is very active on social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. His official Facebook account ‘James Whiteside’ has more than 65K followers.
Likewise, his Instagram account ‘@jamesbwhiteside’ has gained more than 378K followers and has shared 3,054 posts. Similarly, he joined Twitter in April 2009 and has more than 7.1K followers on his ‘@JamesBWhiteside’.
James B. Whiteside – Body Measurements
Coming to his physical appearance, he has a well-maintained fit body personality. He has a height of 6 feet 1 inch and a weight of 79kg. However, there are no details about his body size, dress size, waist size, shoe size, and so on. He has a pair of brown eyes with brown colored hair.
Caption: James B. Whiteside posing for a photo
Source: Instagram