Raymond Tilton was born in San Marcos and trained at San Elijo Dance Academy and San Francisco Ballet School prior to joining San Francisco Ballet from 2010-2015. Raymond danced works by numerous Choreographers such as: George Balanchine, Christopher Wheeldon, Yuri Possokhov, and Helgi Tomasson Alexi Ratmansky among others. In 2015, Raymond joined the Diablo Ballet where he has been featured in roles such as George Balanchine’s Apollo, Who Cares, Valse Fantasie, and Wheeldons Mercurial Maneuvers, among others. In 2019, Raymond became the School Principal of the Diablo Ballet School as well as a Company Teacher.