Daniel McCormick

Birthplace
San Francisco, USA

Training
Ballet San Jose School, San Francisco Ballet School; Houston Ballet School

English National Ballet
Joined 2017, promoted to First Artist 2019, Soloist in 2020 and First Soloist in 2022. Leading roles with the Company include Ali in Le Corsaire, the Nutcracker in Wayne Eagling’s Nutcracker and Lescaut in Kenneth MacMillan’s Manon. Notable roles include the Pas de Trois in Derek Deane’s Swan Lake, Spanish in Eagling’s Nutcracker and one of the Four Fates in Christopher Wheeldon’s Cinderella. Created roles include William Forsythe’s Playlist (Track 1, 2).

Previous companies
Houston Ballet (2016/2017 season)

Career highlight
Performing Flames of Paris pas de deux at the War Memorial Opera House with the San Francisco Orchestra and Jiří Kylián’s Stepping Stones with Houston Ballet. Winner of the 2018 Emerging Dancer Award.

Other info
Enjoys exploring, the beauty and art of nature, music and different cities.