Paige Nyman is a principal dancer with Texas Ballet Theater and a board member and original cast member of Pointeworks. She performed in Pointeworks' inaugural season, dancing in Heather Nichol’s Meraki pas de deux and Melody Mennite’s Floreciente, helping to bring the company’s first productions to life.

Nyman began her dance journey in Kansas City, Kansas, and at 16, earned a scholarship to the Harid Conservatory, where she trained under esteemed instructors Svetlana Osiyeva, Oliver Pardina, and Victoria Schneider.

Since joining Texas Ballet Theater in 2009, her favorite roles include the title roles in Ben Stevenson, O.B.E.’s The Sleeping Beauty, Alice in Wonderland, and Cinderella, Svetlana in his Dracula, the Pas de Deux from Four Last Songs, and Marilyn Monroe in Image; as well as Waltz Girl in Balanchine’s Serenade; The Wife in Robbins’ The Concert; and featured roles in Bruce’s Rooster and Ghost Dances; and Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated. She has also loved performing in Stevenson’s Romeo and Juliet, Peer Gynt, Dracula, and Giselle; in Balanchine’s Allegro Brillante and Rubies; Tetley’s Voluntaries; Kylian’s Petite Mort; Garrett Smith’s Imbue; and Tim O’Keefe’s Violin Concert; and as the title role in Tim O’Keefe’s Giselle and Carlos Acosta’s Carmen.

With her artistry, versatility, and leadership, Nyman continues to shape the future of ballet, both on stage and behind the scenes through her work with Pointeworks.