| Background |
Daniel Ulbricht was born in St. Petersburg, Florida, and began his dance training at the age of 11 at the Judith Lee Johnson Studio of Dance, studying with Lenny Holmes. He also studied at Les Jeunes Danseurs with Javier Dubraq and attended the Chautauqua Summer Dance Program, training with Jean Pierre Bonnefoux and Patricia McBride. In 1999, Mr. Ulbricht was invited by the School of American Ballet (SAB), the official school of New York City Ballet, to continue his training during their Winter Program. As a student at SAB, Mr. Ulbricht performed with New York City Ballet as a Jester in Peter Martins' The Sleeping Beauty. In December 2000, he became an apprentice with New York City Ballet and in November 2001 he joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet. In January 2005, Mr. Ulbricht was promoted to the rank of soloist and principal dancer in May 2007. |
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| Featured Roles Since Joining NYCB |
Since joining New York City Ballet, Mr. Ulbricht has danced featured roles in: George Balanchine's: - George Balanchine's The Nutcracker™ (Soldier, Chinese Tea, and Candy Cane)
- Ivesiana
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (Puck)
- Mozartiana (Gigue)
- Prodigal Son
- La Sonnambula
- Stars and Stripes
- The Steadfast Tin Soldier
- Tarantella
- Tschaikovsky Suite No. 3
Peter Martins': - Eight More
- Fearful Symmetries
- Les Gentilhommes
- Harmonielehre
- Jeu de Cartes
- Naïve and Sentimental Music
- The Sleeping Beauty (Bluebird)
- Swan Lake (Jester)
Jerome Robbins': - Fancy Free
- Fanfare (Tuba)
- The Four Seasons (Fall)
- Interplay
Richard Tanner's: and Lynne Taylor-Corbett's: Mr. Ulbricht originated featured roles in: - Melissa Barak's Call Me Ben
- Mr. Martins' Friandises, Grazioso, Romeo + Juliet (Mercutio)
- Robert La Fosse's Land of Nod
- Alexei Ratmansky's Namouna, A Grand Divertissement
- Christopher Wheeldon's Shambards
He originated corps roles in: - Susan Stroman's Double Feature
- Mr. Wheeldon's Carnival of the Animals and Variations Sérieuses
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