Joined Ballet West II: 2012
Joined Ballet West: 2013
Promoted to Demi Soloist: 2016
Promoted to Soloist: 2018
Promoted to Principal: 2022

Jordan Veit is from Seattle, Washington.  He joined Ballet West II in 2012 and the main company in 2013.  Jordan was promoted to Demi-Soloist in 2016, to Soloist in 2018, and to Principal in 2022.  He began his dance training at Pacific Northwest Ballet.  With Ballet West, Jordan has danced the leading roles of Romeo in Smuin’s Romeo + Juliet, Lensky in Cranko’s Onegin, the Sugar Plum Cavalier in Christensen’s The Nutcracker, Frederick in Stevenson's Dracula, and Prince Desire in Sklute’s The Sleeping Beauty, among others. He has originated roles in works by Juliano Nunes, Sophie LaPlane, Nicolo Fonte, Val Caniparoli, Edwaard Liang, Matthew Neenan, and Africa Guzman. In addition, he has guested with Royal Danish Ballet, Houston Ballet, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Los Angeles Ballet, and Utah Metropolitan Ballet.

Follow Jordan on Instagram @jdveit.

Click below to see Jordan’s roles.

2022-23 Season

  • Onegin (Cranko) Lensky
  • Return to a Strange Land (Kylián)
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow Cavalier, Spanish, Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Cavalier
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute) Prince Desire, Bluebird, Prince Floristan

  • Les Noces (Nijiska) Groomsman

  • Light Rain (Arpino)

ON TOUR

  • Orange (Nunes) – Ballet West in the Garden, Red Butte Garden Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • Galantheae (LaPlane) – Ballet West in the Garden, Red Butte Garden Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, Utah

2021-22 Season

  • Dracula (Stevenson) Frederick, Innkeeper
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Snow Cavalier, Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Cavalier
  • Romeo + Juliet (Smuin) Romeo, Paris
  • Glass Pieces (Robbins) “Rubric”
  • Carmina Burana (Fonte)
  • Galantheae (LaPlane) Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Orange (Nunes) Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • The Solo Year (Neenan) – Ballet West in the Garden, Red Butte Garden Amphitheater, Salt Lake City, Utah
  • In Time (Saunders) – Utah Arts Festival

2020-21 Season

  • Tides (Archibald)
  • Faraway Close (Fonte)
  • Precious Gems
    • Aria (Caniparoli)
    • Variations For Four (Dolin) Water
  • The Solo Year (Neenan) Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • The Solo Year (Neenan) – George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Center, Park City, Utah

2019-20 Season

  • Le Chant Du Rossingnol (Balanchine) Warrior
  • Prodigal Son (Balanchine)
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Grandfather, Nutcracker Prince, Spanish, Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Cavalier
  • Giselle (Sklute, after Coralli and Perrot) Peasant Pas de Quatre

ON TOUR

  • Giselle (Sklute, after Coralli and Perrot) – The Soraya, Los Angeles, California
  • Sweet and Bitter (Guzmán) – Laguna Dance Festival

2018-19 Season

  • Jewels (Balanchine) Emeralds, Diamonds
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Nutcracker Prince, Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Cavalier
  • Swan Lake (Sklute, after Petipa and Ivanov) Spanish Escort, Italian Escort
  • Onegin (Cranko) Lensky, Old Man, Neighbor
  • But a Dream (Adams) Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Constant Light (Liang) Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Nutcracker Prince, Arabian – Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.
  • Fox on the Doorstep (Fonte) – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York
  • Sweet and Bitter (Guzmán) – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York

2017-18 Season

  • Carmina Burana (Fonte)
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Grandfather, Nutcracker Prince, Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers, Sugar Plum Cavalier
  • Cinderella (Ashton) The Dancing Master, The Prince’s Friend
  • Return to a Strange Land (Kylián)
  • The Shakespeare Suite (Bintley) Romeo
  • Jabula (Weir) National Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Sweet and Bitter (Guzmán) National Choreographic Festival (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • Dances for Lou (Caniparoli) – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York
  • Sweet and Bitter (Guzmán) – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York

2016-17 Season

  • Madame Butterfly (Welch) Flame Koken, Porter, Sailor
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Grandfather, Nutcracker Prince, Spanish, Chinese Warrior, Waltz of the Flowers
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute, after Petipa) Prince Floristan, Bluebird, Beauty Cavalier
  • Chaconne (Balanchine)
  • Facades (Smith)
  • The Green Table (Jooss) Young Solider, Gentleman in Black
  • Dances for Lou (Caniparoli) National Choreographic Festival (George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, Salt Lake City)

2015-16 Season

  • Overgrown Path (Kylián) “A Blown-Away Leaf,” “Come With Us,” “Words Fail,” “In Tears”
  • Symphony in C (Balanchine) Second Movement
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Nutcracker Prince, Spanish, Chinese Warrior, Arabian, Waltz of the Flowers
  • Romeo and Juliet (Cranko) Paris, Benvolio, Carnival Dancer
  • Rite of Spring (Fonte)
  • In Memoriam (Ruud) (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Fragments of Simplicity (Oguma) (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Lyric Pieces (Lang) (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • Who Cares? (Balanchine) – Northrup Auditorium, Minneapolis, Minnesota

2014-15 Season

  • Giselle (Sklute after Perrot and Coralli)
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Mother Buffoon
  • Swan Lake (Sklute, after Petipa) Courtier, Spanish Escort
  • Square Dance (Balanchine)
  • Almost Tango (Fonte)
  • In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated (Forsythe)
  • Homage (Adams) Innovations (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Facades (Smith) Innovations (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

ON TOUR

  • The Sixth Beauty (Neenan) – Joyce Theater, New York City, New York
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Austad Auditorium, Ogden, Utah
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) – Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C.

2013-14 Season

  • The Firebird (Christensen) Monster (Kingsbury Hall, Salt Lake City)
  • The Nutcracker (Christensen)
  • The Sleeping Beauty (Sklute after Petipa) Beast
  • Rite of Spring (Fonte)
  • The Sixth Beauty (Neenan) Innovations (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Inverted Affect (Gum) Innovations (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)
  • Great Souls (Ruud) Innovations (Rose Wagner Theater, Salt Lake City)

2012-13 Season

  • The Nutcracker (Christensen) Bear, Russian
  • Cinderella (Ashton) Courtier, The Shoemaker
  • Jewels (Balanchine) Rubies, Diamonds
  • Without Fall (Ruud)
  • Aladdin (Robinson-Harris, Dolkas) Aladdin, Snake Charmer

Lensky in Cranko’s Onegin

Romeo in Smuin’s Romeo + Juliet

Caniparoli’s Aria

Frederick in Stevenson’s Dracula

Photos by Beau Pearson