John Lam
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- Boston Ballet (2003–2024)
- Boston Conservatory at Berklee (2024–)
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| Born | 1984 |
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| Occupation | Ballet dancer |
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John Lam (born 1984) is a Vietnamese-American principal dancer with the Boston Ballet.[1][2]
Lam's parents are Vietnamese refugees,[2] who settled in Marin County city of San Rafael in California and received U.S. citizenship.[3]
With the support of the Performing Stars of Marin, a community center for inner city youth, Lam started dancing at age four.[1][3] He studied at the Marin Ballet School from 1988 to 2000.[3] When he was 12 or 13 years old, Lam worked under the direction of Mikko Nissinen.[3] After two years, Nissinen moved to Canada, but Lam was too young to follow along.[3]
Two years after Nissinen left the Marin Ballet School, Cynthia Lucas, a principal dancer with the National Ballet of Canada, directed Lam to study and receive professional training at Canada's National Ballet School in Toronto[3] with financial support from the Pierino Ambrosoli Foundation.[1]
Fifteen years later, Nissinen saw Lam perform with the Canada National Ballet School and offered him a job with the Boston Ballet.