Biography
Sangmin Lee was born in Seoul, South Korea. He trained at Seoul Arts High School and Korea National University of Arts.
Lee’s repertoire includes Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella and The Dream (Oberon), George Balanchine’s Jewels (Diamonds), Mozartiana, Stars and Stripes (pas de deux), and Tchaikovsky Pas de Deux, Jorma Elo’s Bach Cello Suites and Le Sacre du Printemps, William Forsythe’s Approximate Sonata and Blake Works III, Jiří Kylián’s Petite Mort, Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo et Juliette (Romeo), Joseph Mazilier’s Le Corsaire, Mikko Nissinen’s The Nutcracker, Raymonda (Jean de Brienne), and Swan Lake (Siegfried), Jules Perrot’s Giselle, Marius Petipa’s Diana and Actaeon, Don Quixote, La Esmeralda, The Sleeping Beauty (Prince Désiré), and Talisman, Crystal Pite’s The Seasons’ Canon, Jerome Robbins’ Dances at a Gathering (Brown Boy), and Vasily Vainonen’s Flames of Paris (pas de deux).
He has received many awards, including the silver medal at the Arabesque Competition and gold medal at the Vaganova Prix in 2016, fourth place at the Moscow Ballet Competition in 2017, gold medal at Youth America Grand Prix in 2018, and silver medal at the USA International Ballet Competition in 2018.
Lee joined Boston Ballet as an artist in 2019. He was promoted to second soloist in 2023 and soloist in 2024, followed by his promotion to principal dancer in 2026.